Summa This
Branscombe Brewery in Seaton, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.10
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Amber best bitter, rich and malty with a very smooth bitter finish.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at JDW EASTBOURNE. Lovely appley aroma, just like summa that. Good memories. Amber colour with lasting foam. I mean it's alright, close to summa that, but lacking profoundness..
Tried
from Cask
at
London & County (JDW)
on 29 Dec 2025
at 18:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Copper brown with a frothy white head and a sweet malt aroma. Light bodied, sweet and malty with some fruity notes, a sprinkling of floral hop bitterness and a dry bittersweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
at
Shrewsbury Hotel
on 29 Oct 2025
at 11:20
20/09/2014. GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, St. Davids Station Approach, EXETER, Devon, England
Tried
on 11 Nov 2022
at 09:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2022
at 17:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Is very slow to clear, but eventually pours “bitter brown” with a small off-white head and good lacing. Not much of an aroma – ust vague hints of autumn fruits. In the mouth it starts off with sweet malts on a caramel base with some underlying bitterness. Later on there is some general fruitiness, and you notice it’s all a bit watery. Finish is slightly nutty. A decent bitter, if nothing else.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2022
at 22:09
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
18/3/2022. Cask at Hamilton Hall, Liverpool Street Station. Pours clear dark amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, fruit, bread. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Okay.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Mar 2022
at 16:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at The Berkeley (JDW), Bristol 14 February 2022. Golden in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Stone fruit character, a touch of floral hop, and some rich tea malts leading to a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2022
at 15:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured a golden with a white lacing head. Aroma is malty, light fruity. Taste is bitter forward some floral fruit, malty backbone.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 10:23
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at the briar Rose bingoham. A clear orange golden coloured pour with sticky white head. Aroma is nutty, buttered bread, twig, wet grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, bitter grassy, hop, sileage. Nutty malts,. Palate is light, watery, lowish condition
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 10:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Briar Rose, 12/02/22. Clear golden with a good sized lasting off white head ... good lacing ensues. Nose is fruit loaf, bready notes, grains, straw. Taste comprises caramel, dried fruit esters, dates, fruit cake. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close. Decent well kept bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2022
at 10:14