Devon Amber
Salcombe Brewery Co. in Kingsbridge, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.19
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An amber best bitter. This easy drinking malt driven bitter has a dry yet sweet finish.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Anchor, Hartland. Sold as Amber. Golden, or at least light amber. Clean with a touch of grass. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2025
at 17:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tight white head on a slowly carbonating unclear amber coloured body. Malt, tea & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & cloying. Malt, tea, berries & toffee tastes with a bitter finish. Standard Bitter
Tried
on 06 Jul 2024
at 16:02
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Almost clear amber pour and a fine thick tan head Solid lacing Ok intensity in the aroma Soft carbonation level and a mellow sweetness Mild bitterness Bready, fruity and herbal flavor [Cask at The Old Contemptibles (Nicholson’s) in Birmingham, England] Brewery #2549
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Sep 2023
at 21:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Crown & Anchor, Euston. Pale amber with lace. Spicy hop nose with light, nutty, toasty malt. Crisp and light, spicy hops, vey mild but well balanced and enjoyable.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2023
at 13:40
10/11/2017. IMPERIAL, New North Road, EXETER, Devon, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 28 Jan 2023
at 08:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from a Morrison's in Devon: BBE June 2022. Drank at home on 25th September (after driving to Maidenhead and back to watch Grimsby draw 1-1). It's Devon Amber in colour, clean and clear, white head. Decent enough blend with a malty flavour with a hop bitterness in it's make up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2021
at 06:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the Tipsy Merchant Budleigh Salterton. Golden with white head. Solid malty base, lots of god hops. Very easy-drinking and delicious!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2018
at 19:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottle leggero ambrata limpida poca schiuma discreta nota maltata poco fragrante luppolatura contenuta filo caramello
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2017
at 17:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Gravity dispense from the Salcombe Brewery Stall @ Salcombe Crab Festival, 30/04/17. Golden amber with a decent beige cap. Nose is toffee, fruit loaf, caramel, light spice, biscuit crumble. Taste comprises vanilla, caramel, straw, grains, brown bread. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with light hop notes. Decent cask exponent of the style.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2017
at 10:24
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Fra cask/gravity på Old Fire House, Exeter 28 Sep 16. Amber. Syltynt skum. Like tynn fruktaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Uvariert & vassen.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2016
at 04:48