Anspach & Hobday The Ordinary Bitter

The Ordinary Bitter

 

Anspach & Hobday in Croydon, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.96
ABV: 3.7% IBU: - Ticks: 41
The original session beer, Ordinary Bitters formed a cornerstone of English drinking culture. Perfectly balanced between malt sweetness and hop bitterness, our interpretation is brought up to date with the use of US Chinook hops. Delicate hop aromas of pine, spice and dark fruits are followed by a smooth, full bodied palate with notes of biscuit and caramel. Brewed with EKG and Chinook.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask @Pikkulintu Ruttopuisto, Helsinki. Wednesday cask. Light amber/golden, clear, lovely looks. Light nutty caramel, malty, smooth. Delicious cask.

Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2023 at 08:56


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5

Nitro @BXL Beerfest. Hazy amber, very smooth foam, lovely mouthfeel. Bitter, light hoppy, malty. Great Bitter.

Tried on 01 Oct 2023 at 12:14


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Handpump @Luppolo Station (Rome). Ambrata carica, appena torbida, schiuma bianco sporca media. Al naso note di malto, leggero tostato, terroso, floreale e leggermente erbaceo. In bocca è bilanciata, attacco maltato, leggermente nocciolosa, chiusura amara, leggera e pulita. Corpo leggero, carbonazione soft. Ottima.

Tried on 30 Sep 2023 at 16:37



6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Klar bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, leicht hopfiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, leicht hopfig, etwas Karamell. Mittlere Süße mit mittlerer Bitterkeit, leichter Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

Tried on 26 May 2023 at 08:56


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

(Draught at Craft Beer Co Covent Garden, London, 23 Nov 2022) Amber colour with creamy, tan head. Malty, slightly roasted nose with notes of caramel, nuts and toast. Malty taste with toast, caramel, roasted nuts and a balanced earthy bitterness. Light body, quite dry. Tasty and well made bitter. Very nice.

Tried on 14 May 2023 at 20:34


8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft @ Tilquin English Beer Festival '23. Servie en version nitro avec une robe excellente et une mousse qui remonte délicatement à la surface.
Couleur pâle/dorée, col crémeux onctueux blanc-cassé assez tenace.
Arôme est frais avec une belle note de malts céréales, Marris / biscuité - le tout sublimé par un houblonné frais finement herbacé/terreux avec un léger rétro-nasal épicé du Chinook (anglais, je suppose).
Palais est léger avec un malté/grains bien présent le tout est doux et soyeux en bouche, onctuosité rappelant une version cask. Malté biscuité avec une pointe de rondeur de caramel, repris de suite par l'apport des houblons. Houblonné tout autant délicat surfant sur un style classique anglais avec un EKG en dominance et un léger rétro-nasal fleuri.

Tried from Draft on 02 May 2023 at 09:19


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

29/IV/23 - on tap @ Tilquin English Beer Fest, BB: n/a, as “Ordinary Bitter Smooth” (2023-391) Thanks to all for sharing today’s beers!

Clear copper orange beer, big creamy off-white head, stable, non adhesive. Aroma: malty, grains, hay, cow fodder, metallic touch. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very malty, grains, a gentle bitterness, a bit metallic, more malty. Aftertaste: bitter, grains, hay, a bit metallic still, hoppy, grassy finish. Not bad, not great.

Tried from Draft at Gueuzerie Tilquin on 29 Apr 2023 at 15:40


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

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Light malt aroma. Malt and light caramel flavor with light floral notes. Medium bodied. Light caramel and light floral notes linger.

Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2023 at 21:00


6

Tried from Cask on 28 Jan 2023 at 12:51