The Ordinary Bitter
Anspach & Hobday in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.98
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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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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap (!) at de molen. Pours deep copper, big frothy head. Aroma is grain, caramel malt, herbal hop. Light to medium body. Flavour is light malt, hoppy and herbal, caramel. Lovely bitter. So much flavour at the ABV.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2021
at 12:12
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
330ml can: BB 13th Oct 2021. Drank at home on 30th Mar 2021. This was the only 'normal' beer I had during a drunken BBQ for my dogs 8th Birthday. Clean and clear amber bronze body, off-white topping. Nice, easy drinking beer with enough going to to enjoy right to the finish, nothing spectacular, just a good blend of hops and malts without any citrus or piney esters/flavours.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2021
at 10:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
44cl bottle from Abeervinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours medium hazy, reddish dark amber, with fine whitish foam. Aroma is earthy and malty. Body is average, with quite some carbonation for a bitter. Taste is moderately bitter. Final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2020
at 20:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cans from Lupe Pintos (2020) and Great Grog (2024). Hazy amber body with a beige head. Steady carbonation. Good lacing. Aroma of nuts, copper and dried leaves. Flavour of earth and stewed tea. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. An excellent Bitter. I’d like to try a boozier version.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Nov 2020
at 13:31
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Appearance: Dark golden, some light brown. Clear. Small, light tan head. Aroma: Malt, toasted. Some sweet fruits. Taste: Medium malt, some dark fruit. Some hops. Late bitterness. Bought: qoqa.ch, 440 ml can, CHF 4.83 Info: 22/8-2020, BB: 4/6-2021
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2020
at 15:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pretty damn happy to have found a fresh Bitter in Belgium, a style I advocate on importing or producing more around here. This one - from A&H - I expect to be true to style, such as some of their other, well brewed beers i've had. sounds like a blast ! Pours clear copper, with a small, dense head, creamy and slightly darker white. Scent shows a whole lot of caramel, refined, grainy (bready) touch. Taste is full, crispy malty, caramel, breadcrust. easy drinkable. mild bitterness (grassy) . Going towards metallic, but isn't quite that just yet. a fine, easy drinkin beer, but sadly not the most smooth bitter i've had. Still happy to have found this though.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2020
at 11:08
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Copper-amber beer, big bubbled at first, with a cream-amber, good head (Aaaaagh!! a bitter with a HEAD???). Felt, olivebranches, moss, herbs, bark, earthy, crystal malt. Very well-smelling, in fact. Dry, bitter, with just a touch of crystal malt. Tannines, oakleaf, oakgalls. Very dry, bit astringent, light body, undercarbonated. Gentlemen, we are in the presence of a little gem. I can't but love it, longing to taste it from cask.
Tried
from Can
from
Billie’s Bottle Shop
on 30 Jul 2020
at 20:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
440ml can - Pours a dark amber colour with a small cream coloured head that settled. Aroma is malty and fruity, caramel, dark berries and earthy hops. A moderately sweet, moderately bitter taste, sweet malts, caramel, dried apple and raisins with a hoppy bitterness to finish. A lot of flavour for the ABV.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jul 2020
at 18:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Appearance is murky amber, with a 2-finger foamy beige head. Aroma is hops- pine hints, citrus fruit, bit of malt. Taste is caramel, malt, hoppy fruit, toffee and raisin, biscuity malt, pineapple and mango hints. Like a traditional malty bitter with hints of modern IPA on top. Good stuff, quite full in the mouth for the abv.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2020
at 09:52