Best Bitter
Northern Monk Brew Co. in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Collab with: Other Half BrewingBitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.80
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We selected a blend of modern and traditional UK hop varieties, taking the floral orange character of East Kent Goldings and pairing them with Ernest, a relatively new variety born of the UK hop breeding programme, which brings pungent stone fruit and citrus aromas. For malt, we selected floor malted Golden Promise from Fawcetts in Castleford and backed this with a blend of pale crystals, lightly toasted amber malts and a touch of oat malt for mouthfeel and foam stability. Finally, we fermented with a true Yorkshire ale strain for a classic ester profile which will take your mind straight to that cosy corner of your favourite ale house.
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Fergus (31329) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Clear nutty, brown orange coloured pour with a white head. Aroma is nutty cereal, grass. Aroma is. Nutty, grassy, malts, cakey, spicy. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty, spicy, Cerele. Palate is semi sweet highish carbonation.
DvdP (5043) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
High pressure can, big foam party. Big chunks of strong foam sticking to the glass, orange and cloudy beer. Smells a tad like marmelade. Taste is quite bitter up front, with something nutty in the back. Slight notes of bitter citrus. Too carbonated.
Kraddel (15844) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Yay, I found another bitter! I'd really like more if this style in Belgium. Pours fairly unclezr, darker shade of blonde. Small white head. Scent is weak, mild malty sweet impression from both malts and aromatic ( yet low intensity) hops. Taste is surprisingly bitter, much more so than the style usually is. Maltyness isn't as fresh as I had hoped, mild caramel, mild honey. Slight signs, yet noticeable, oxidation ( bbd is 1 month from now, bought it 2 weeks prior, from a fridge in a shop, and kept in fridge since) perhaps stored to warm before, perhaps just a fast deteriorating beer? Anyway' the beer itself is OK but not nearly as refined as what I had hoped for. Less malty, more bitter than is styletechnical. Certainly not a bad beer, just not what I had hoped to find.
Taboada (8803) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
440mml. can. @"Aguiño", 08/08/2020
[#3.483 Global - #397 England - #22 Northern Monk]
Rich Deep golden colour with a médium frothy White head. Aroma is earthy, peppery and nutty. Taste is nut, Sharp spices, hay and pepper. Lingering bitter finish. A bit harsh but Good for the style.
Next one please!
Fisler (3085) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Northern Monk habe ich echt in mein Herz geschlossen und auch hier wird erneut abgeliefert, top notch Bitter! Irgendwie kriegen die da einen Dreh rein, der einen einzigartigen Getreide-Crisp-Geschmack ins Glas pfeffert. Großes Tennis!
LazyPyro (9998) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can. Slightly hazy golden amber with a frothy white head. Aroma of toffee and grains, light grassy peppery hops. Taste is bitter, malty, toffee, grains, slightly nutty, light peppery hop spice, lingering bitter finish. Medium body. Lovely Bitter.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Westhill SS. It pours rich deep golden colour with a fluffy white head. The aroma is earthy, nutty, brown bread, leather, leafy, hint of stone fruit and some spice. The taste is fairly sharp, assertive bitterness, leafy, grassy, floral, spice, wood, tannin, nut, grainy, cereal, soapy and brown bread with some spice through the finish. Average body and moderate, foamy carbonation.
tiong (21350) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
440ml can. Stingy hoppy, biscuity malty and slightly grassy with some nutty notes, grass, hay and floral notes. Decent, but a bit harsh and unbalanced.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can at home in Hackney - sourced from All Good Beer HD. Pours clear orange-gold with a frothy, white head. Holds assertive leafy hop character, nips of grass, sun-kissed grains, orange rind. Light bodied with active carbonation. Finishes with sturdy leafy bitterness, some earth, more lightly toasted grainy malts, citrus peel accents. Delivers on the style pretty well.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Best Bitter from Northern Monk Brew Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can 440ml. @ home in the conservatory.
[ As Northern Monk / Other Half Best Bitter ].
ABV: 4.3%. Clear medium to light orange amber colour with a large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, pale malt, light nutty, moderate hoppy, fruity hops, light grass. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, pale malt, sweet malt - caramel, toasted, light nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20200621]
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