Bakewell Best Bitter
Peak Ales in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.30
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Bakewell Best is a robust amber coloured ale. It is dry and firmly bitter, with some roasted malt flavours and plenty of grassy hops.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Third of a pint at the Dronfield Camra beer festival. Very thin beige head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness. A little toffee in the aftertaste.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2019
at 13:18
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Aroma 5 Appearance 2 Taste 5 Palate 2 Overall 12
Clear caramel color with a small layer on top. Moderate intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a soft carbonation level. A bit over to the sweet side. Unbalanced in a way. Toffee and caramel malty stuff in the flavor. Some carbonation would have lifted this one a lot!.
[Cask at Chelmsford & Mid Essex Winter Beer Festival -17]
Brewery #1709
Clear caramel color with a small layer on top. Moderate intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a soft carbonation level. A bit over to the sweet side. Unbalanced in a way. Toffee and caramel malty stuff in the flavor. Some carbonation would have lifted this one a lot!.
[Cask at Chelmsford & Mid Essex Winter Beer Festival -17]
Brewery #1709
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2017
at 11:35
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
By gravicask at Chelmsford & Mid Essex Winter Beer Festival. Shared with Cunningham. Clear golden-brown coloured body. Naked at the top. Restrained aroma of earth and caramel. Blended taste of nuts, caramel and Citrus. Oily hops to a mild bitter ending. Okay, rather anonymous though (17.02.2017).
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Feb 2017
at 09:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On cask at the Yorkshire Bridge by Bamford. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - sweet malt and cake. Taste - more sweet malt then dry astringent malt on the finish. Palate - close to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a long dry finish, though a touch astringent. Overall - solid but not worth the revisit.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2016
at 08:38
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried at the Red Lion Bakewell. Amber colour with a white head. Aroma is fruity caramel. Taste light sweet to a light bitter finish.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2016
at 10:10
6/10
Tried
on 16 Oct 2015
at 08:25
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear amber, nose is soapy lemon, taste is dry, thin, dull toffee.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2015
at 13:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours clear pale gold with a thin white head. Aromas of caramel, light herbal note. Taste is thin, herbal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2015
at 13:11
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle at home .. copper ... thin white lacing .. soft fruit .. soft malt nose ... soft toffee fruit .. soft malt ... dull fruit ..
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2015
at 13:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Cask (Nottingham Beer Festival 2014) - Amber in colour. Apricot, peach and some hoppy notes in the aroma. Hoppy and fruity taste with apricot, peach and grapefruit. A great bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2014
at 14:19