Beacon
Eden River Brew Co (prev Eden Brewery (Cumbria)) in Penrith, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.18
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Beacon has a special place in our hearts as the first beer we ever brewed. We'll be honest in our experimental beginnings it was far from 'the best' at all. But three brews later we had perfected our gorgeous, light chestnut best bitter. We use traditional floor malted Maris Otter barley and personally choose a classic blend of English hop varieties to make what we call 'the best of the bests'.
Previously available as Eden Best.
Maris Otter Barley / Crystal / Chocolate / Goldings / Fuggle / US-05 / 4.0%
Previously available as Eden Best.
Maris Otter Barley / Crystal / Chocolate / Goldings / Fuggle / US-05 / 4.0%
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tight creamy white head on an unclear amber coloured body. Medium bodied, soft with sticky back. Sweet, berry, malt & caramel tastes with a tangy lightly hopped finish. Deece.
Tried
on 08 Mar 2024
at 21:59
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to Ashton McCobb. Slight gusher. Pours clear amber with a thick white head off-white head. Aromas of brown bread, biscuit and butter. Taste has a hint of iron, more bread and butter. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2021
at 13:33
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample thanks to Grumbo: poured a copper clear with a white head. Aroma is buttery, hoppy, fruity, malts. Taste is sweet, little butterscotch, fruity, malty.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2020
at 19:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
10/11/2020. Bottle from Tebay Services. Pours clear pale amber with a small lasting frothy off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, slight butter, fruit and nutty biscuit. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily watery texture, a little too fizzy. Decent sessionable bitter, just would have preferred a bit less fizz.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2020
at 14:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Wainwright, Keswick. Traditional session bitters are sadly conspicuous by their absence these days, so I always try to have them for their rarity value. This one's light amber with a white head. It tastes of toffee and twigs, with a mellow fruity background. It is in fact an archetypal session beer, and as such so much better for a mellow lunchtime drink or relaxing after work drink than all the bland gold's that dominate the market these days. In 2009 I would never have guessed that now, 10 years on, l would be saying I wish there were more session bitters around!
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2019
at 05:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear amber body with a thin off-white head. Low carbonation. Patchy lacing. Aroma of earthy hops and wood. Flavour of toffee and stewed apple. Thin body with a watery texture. Soft fizz. Simple and easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 22:29
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Handpull cask from the Eagle and Child, Staevely. Light brown, clear with a small foamy off-white head. Very little aroma: some grass, some white pepper. Sulphurous bittersweet taste with malt overtones. Sourish finish with a metallic aftertaste. Pretty terrible.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Sep 2017
at 12:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Rheged. Appearance - golden amber with a nice fluffy head. Nose - cornflakes and a hint of something citrus. Taste - lemon barley water, a bit like shandy. Palate - light bodied with a creamy texture. Decent bitter finish. Overall - decent scoop.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2017
at 15:44
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival (2014), Nottingham Castle, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EL. [ As Eden Best ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, open and frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, frruity, caramel, pale malt, vomit notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, caramel, fruity, yeast notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141011]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Feb 2016
at 06:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Calans, Hebden Bridge. Dark gold with a creamy head. Malty in its nose, with s light malty session texture.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2016
at 01:39