Willys Brewery Original Bitter

Original Bitter

 

Willys Brewery in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.15
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 8
ABV may vary slightly
 

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Willys. Pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light caramel and light floral hops. Taste veers towards the tannic. Weak tea finish. OK.

Tried on 11 Aug 2025 at 13:54


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Tried on 19 Feb 2023 at 12:14


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

half pint on tap at the brewpub. Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.

Tried from Draft at Willy’s on 19 Jul 2018 at 14:28


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

5/5/2018. Cask at Willy's Brewpub, Cleethorpes. Pours dark gold with a creamy just off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, vanilla, fruit and flowers. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Medium body, creamy texture, soft carbonation. Tangy finish. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 05 May 2018 at 13:08


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Tried on 23 Jan 2016 at 08:56


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Tried at Willy’s Cleethorpes. Golden Amber colour with a thin white head. Aroma was weak malts taste a touch dull mid sweetness.

Tried on 22 Aug 2015 at 11:30


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Tried on 03 Apr 2015 at 17:54


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

At last I’ve got round to reviewing a beer in Willy’s: two hand-pulled pints before ’The Town’ won 5-1 later in the day (10 Oct 2012). The beer has changed a little over the years and now sits at 3.8% ABV: still amber, clear and clean looking along with it’s biege foaming head. Always fresh, you can see the brewing kettle and the rest of the brewery from a window towards the back of the bar! The nose was a mixed bag of malts (biscuity) and hops (fruity): the taste also a pleasant blend of flavours, the semi-sweet biscuity malts just about winning the battle for dominance over the fruity, yet bittering hops. Very easy to drink and flavoursome session beer, always have two pints to make sure you’ve enjoyed it, I do.

Tried from Can on 12 Nov 2012 at 02:23