Sainsbury's Basics Bitter

Basics Bitter

 

Sainsbury's in Holborn, Greater London, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter Regular
Score
4.26
ABV: 2.1% IBU: - Ticks: 22
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5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Deep amber in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. A malty bitter, with plenty of caramel, a few hops, vague toastiness and gently bitter finish. Ok.

Tried on 03 Feb 2019 at 16:58


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

can at home ... copper ... thin white lacing ... soft sweet dry woody nose ...soft fruits ... thin musty toffee .. light woody malys ... dull toffee

Tried from Can on 09 Apr 2015 at 13:26


4.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5

Can at home. Pours clear golden, quite fizzy, nose is toffee, lemon, taste is dry, burnt toffee, thin.

Tried from Can on 04 Apr 2015 at 11:47


4.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

50cl can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - light ginger biscuit. So far so good, but light cardboard smell just lurking there. Taste - a suggestion of the toffee and biscuits and then it’s suddenly gone. Palate - light bodied and then almost finished before you’ve swallowed it. Overall - if I did adhere to some sort of maximum number of beers per day or week, this certainly wouldn’t count.

Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2015 at 16:42


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

440ml can from Sainsbury. Pours clear amber with a short-lived white head. Aromas of malt, wort. Taste is sweet, thin finish

Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2015 at 13:23


4.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Golden with no head. A dour tasteless brew with a small sweetness rather than any real bitterness. Malt aroma.

Tried on 30 Oct 2013 at 15:50


3.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Wässrig bitterer Antrunk, zum Ende trockener werdend. Laff, sehr langweilig. Trocken bitteres Ende ohne wirkliche Aromen. 9/6/7/5/5/5

Tried on 22 Mar 2013 at 13:49


4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

99p for 4 cans from Sainsburys. Thin white head which disappears quickly. Clear amber pour. Not bad especially for the price

Tried from Can on 02 May 2012 at 14:26


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

440ml can. Pours dark orange with a large, frothy head. Aroma is caramel and boiled sweets. Taste is a bit grainy, watery but not that bad. Little boiled sweets on the finish. Good mouth feel for the strength.

Tried from Can on 29 Jun 2011 at 13:19


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4

440ml can. Golden amber with a fast fading white head; caramel malt aroma; thin caramel malt flavour with some damp cardboard to finish. Not great, but what do you expect for 25p a can?

Tried from Can on 09 Jun 2011 at 12:53