Bluebird Bitter (Bottle)
(Batch of Bluebird Bitter)
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.44
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It is, quite simply, a wonderful beer. It is exceedingly pale (21-22 units colour), with just a hint of colour in its cheeks from the dash of crystal malt. It has a massive orange fruit aroma from the challengers, balanced by biscuity malt.
Juicy malt and tart hops vie for attention in the mouth while the finish is tart and hoppy but well balanced by creamy malt. The bitterness rating is a substantial 36-38. The tangy fruit lingers on the back of the tongue until it develops a hint of orange liqueur.
Malt - Maris Otter pale malt and crystal malt
Hops - Challenger
Juicy malt and tart hops vie for attention in the mouth while the finish is tart and hoppy but well balanced by creamy malt. The bitterness rating is a substantial 36-38. The tangy fruit lingers on the back of the tongue until it develops a hint of orange liqueur.
Malt - Maris Otter pale malt and crystal malt
Hops - Challenger
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7/10
One of the 300 Beers To Try Before You Die. Very nice bitter. Bottle from local supermarket, drank at home.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2026
at 17:00
7/10
Tasted at Snallygaster 2025.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2025
at 01:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Aug 2025
at 20:15
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 09-05-15 - 500ml bottle, pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of citrus, lemon, biscuit & malt. Medium body. Moderate bitter finish. Very enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2025
at 15:10
7/10
Bottled at home. Orange tan pour. Biscuits, toffee, bitters. Pretty good overall
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Creamy white head on an unclear golden coloured body.
Traditional Bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, soft & foaming on the tongue with sharp dry back.
Malt, berry, zesty citrus & resinous tastes with a bitter hopped finish.
That's a great Bitter.
Traditional Bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, soft & foaming on the tongue with sharp dry back.
Malt, berry, zesty citrus & resinous tastes with a bitter hopped finish.
That's a great Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2025
at 17:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a dark gold with small fluffy white head, nice retention and lacing. Aroma of grains, bread, citrus and spice. Taste is quite doughy and bready at first then citrus, grass and spice hop profile comes in finishing with some burnt toast and toffee notes. Nice balance between malts and hops here, fairly complex for a bitter. Light to medium bodied, slightly chewy. Excellent bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle 0,5ltr: Clear copper coloured Bitter brew, with an good hoppy taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:40
7/10
Bottle online from Beers Of Europe. Pours a clear golden colour with a large thick foamy white head. Aromas of caramel, tea and leafy hops. Has is very similar to the aroma with more caramel, tea and leafy hops with added notes of biscuits and peppery spice. Light notes of citrus coming through also. Very malty with some earthy hops lingering on the finish. Medium body, low carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Good traditional Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2022
at 18:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from local Asda. Nice aroma of biscuits, malt and a hint of lemon. Pours golden amber with a small transient white head. Medium carbonation. Malts and biscuit again in the mouth, but now with some bitter hoppiness, which lingers in the finish. A really good traditional bitter- itโs nice to have a beer which tastes of beer for a change !
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2020
at 19:13