Forward's Choice

Harvey's in Lewes, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Winter

Score

6.42

ABV: 3.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 7

It is easy to convert drinkers to this 3.5% very moreish bitter, which is named Forward’s Choice in honour of local and national Rugby clubs. Maris Otter malted barley and four varieties of English aroma hops combine to produce a balanced beer with a lingering dry finish.

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5.6

Finn (18010) reviewed Forward's Choice from Harvey's 10 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Amber. Klar. Forsiktig karamellaroma. Myk munnfølelse. Smaken umodne plommer. Tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried from Cask at Calthorpe Arms on 11 Feb 2025 at 20:29

RuneBlix (26068) reviewed Forward's Choice from Harvey's 10 months ago

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

Half-pint. Crystal clear amber body, filmy layer, upper part lacing on the glassware. Moderately caramel malts on the nose, hints of green hops as well. Mixed flavour profile of mild caramel malts, grass, and mid-dry hops. Distant bittersweet end. Clean taste and easy to drink. (London, 11.02.2025).

Tried from Cask at Calthorpe Arms on 11 Feb 2025 at 20:15

6.2

thejackpacker (3383) reviewed Forward's Choice from Harvey's 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask at The Hursts Arms, Eastbourne. Aroma was a bit off, like feet. Golden appearance. Very dry ending. Classic Harvey's bitter you could drink for hours. (23/10/2021) ---- Cask at The Hursts Arms, Eastbourne. Little to no aroma. Caramel colour. So easy going and a good cask bitterness to it. Exactly how a British best should be! 3.2 to 3.6. (29/12/21). ---- Cask at The Hursts Arms, Eastbourne. No aroma. Mahogany colour. Slight sweetness with good bitterness. Supremely drinkable. 3.6 to 3.5. (29/12/22). --- Cask at The Hursts Arms, Eastbourne. Rating declines but this time it was very easy going but with little excitement at all. 3.5 to 3.2.

Tried from Cask on 23 Oct 2021 at 19:43

6.4

Harrisoni (26137) reviewed Forward's Choice from Harvey's 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Cask handpull at Lord Nelson Brighton. Clear amber brown colour thin head. Not great condition. Some biscuit malt some gooseberry. Decent Harveys flavour. Some yeast. Some light biscuit malt. Some sour English hop finish. Fine.

Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2018 at 14:57

MusingAnorak (11835) ticked Forward's Choice from Harvey's 8 years ago

Tried from Cask on 18 Nov 2017 at 14:14

Tdtm82 (4812) ticked Forward's Choice from Harvey's 10 years ago

Traditional signature Harvey's. Benchmark lacing. Full-on fruity yeast esters. Soft malts. Way easy to drink.

Tried on 20 Oct 2015 at 12:39

6.9

Scopey (25061) reviewed Forward's Choice from Harvey's 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Lord Nelson, Brighton. This one elevates me to the illustrious #1 Harvey’s rater position! It pours clear dark amber with a medium white head. The nose is rich, toasty, very earthy, light brett and wood. The taste is bitter, woody, leather, earth, toasty grain, light toffee, cereal, light lemon zest and some spice with a dry, earth finish. Light body and soft carbonation. Mighty flavoursome for the abv. Tasty session gear.

Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2015 at 07:09