Borrowdale Bitter
Tirril Brewery in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
5.97
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A rosy amber ale, with good depth of malt character balanced with classic British hops for a good bitterness and hoppy finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Creamy off white head stayed on a clear copper coloured body.
Medium bodied, soft & creamy.
Sweet, berries, malt & caramel tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Always well kept
Medium bodied, soft & creamy.
Sweet, berries, malt & caramel tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Always well kept
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jun 2026
at 20:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Gluten Free. Orangey amber colour, foamy off-white head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, toffee, alittle orange citrus. Taste is sweet malty, toffee, with some nutty & bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2020
at 18:30
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Panda to home, thanks to SHIG, 29/07/20. Lightly hazed amber with a decent egg shell white cap formed of bubbles. Nose is biscuit crumbs, brown bread, stewed fruits, light caramel. Taste comprises brown bread, caramel wafer, dried fruits, straw. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so offering ... on the thin side all round.
Tried
on 31 Jul 2020
at 16:37
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle shared with Grumbo: Poured a carbonated amber orange with a tan frothy head. Aroma is light malty. Taste is just okay malts, blandish with a bitterish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2020
at 14:41
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
25/7/2020. Bottle from Beer Cockermouth (beergb.com), and shared with the SHIG at our second Cumbrian bottle share. Pours clear pale amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Light aroma of caramel, malt, hops and fruit. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, average to soft carbonation. Not much to it/
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2020
at 10:14
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ White Cross, Lancaster. Clear brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 090220
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2020
at 19:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ the White Cross, Lancaster. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, fruits, hops and has a nice smooth fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2020
at 19:28
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ale, half-pint, at The Stonewell Tap in Lancaster. Shared with Finn. Firm off-white head over an amber coloured body. Lacing rings down the glass. Moderate smell of earthy malts and mid-sweet fruits. Taste of almond, nuts and stewed fruits. Ends dry fruity. Satisfying. (06.02.2019).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2019
at 13:11
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Fra cask på Stonemill, Lancaster. Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Filmskum. Spotlacing. Metallisk blomsteraroma. Smaken marmelade. Søt.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Feb 2019
at 19:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at the White Cross, Lancaster. Appearance - golden amber with a decent head. Nose - tangy orange and a hint of apple. Taste - more of the same. Palate - light bodied with a tangy texture and a long dry tangy finish. Overall - somewhere between an amber and a bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2017
at 08:04