Bluebird Bitter (Bottle)
(Batch of Bluebird Bitter)
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
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
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
From Oct 2005
Pours a nice gold with a small head that dissipated quickly.
The smell is quite fruity and malty; a sign of good things to come.
The taste is also fruity with maybe a lemony note in the background but up front, it's about the malt. A very drinkable English Bitter, it's one of my favourites of the style.
Pours a nice gold with a small head that dissipated quickly.
The smell is quite fruity and malty; a sign of good things to come.
The taste is also fruity with maybe a lemony note in the background but up front, it's about the malt. A very drinkable English Bitter, it's one of my favourites of the style.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2017
at 16:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Rating from bottle collection/historic notes. Bottle, source not noted. Poured a hazy, amber colour with a small white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit and bread. Moderate sweetness, fairly high bitterness. Medium body, light texture. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2016
at 11:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - deep amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - lemon zest, biscuits and a slight metallic note. Taste - more lemon zest. Cola. Metallic again. Palate - light bodied with a crunchy texture and a long dry minerally finish. Overall - solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2016
at 17:53
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Shelton Brothers. Clean malt nose with some prune and light grass. A touch of toffee. Well-balanced on the palate with body, but feels light and refreshing. Light bitterness on the finish. Could drink this all day really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2016
at 13:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle, 4.2%. Clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit, hop and a little biscuit. Flavour is malt, caramel, biscuit, medium sweet, biscuit, hop, grass and a little bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2015
at 14:02