Gem
Bath Ales in Bristol, Bristol, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.19
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Cask ABV: 4.1%
Bottle ABV: 4.8%
With its rich aroma of hops and malt, and a long, deep, bittersweet finish, Gem has been carefully crafted into an exceptional best bitter. A quintessentially English beer, brewed with skill and passion, Gem is Bath Ales' flagship brand.
Bottle ABV: 4.8%
With its rich aroma of hops and malt, and a long, deep, bittersweet finish, Gem has been carefully crafted into an exceptional best bitter. A quintessentially English beer, brewed with skill and passion, Gem is Bath Ales' flagship brand.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
I was at the 30th CAMRA Cotswold beer Festival when I reviewed this beer (July 2006). The fest is held in a 15th Century ’Tithe Barn’, which is a full mile from the nearest road, nor is it on a flight path to anywhere, so peace and quiet is the order of the day, unless the local town band are playing. Gem in my opinion, is a gem. Gravity poured, straight out the barrel in such wonderful surroundings, how could it not look, smell and taste fantastic? A slight hint of chocolate, because of the crystal malt used during brewing, can be detected if you only take a small mouthful, but who wants to do that, when there are over 40 other beers to sample? It is fruity and also hoppy, in fact it is a fine example of a good British Strong Bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2012
at 05:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Jan 2007: I think Bath Ales produce fantastic beers, so when I came across this 500ml brown bottle, locally, I had to get it. I wasn’t dissappointed. Looked fine in a Gordon’s thistle glass, amber, with a good head. I was not expecting the bannana, vanilla, sweet caramel aroma. You do not get it with the cask version. No taste of the above aroma, thank God, although it is fairly sweet for a Brit bitter. Mouthfeel is fine, the flavour stays and a bitterness does arrive, but you have to wait for it. I prefer the cask, but this is still a good beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2012
at 05:41
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Pale brown colour. Weak aroma of malts and sweet candy. Nice smooth texture. Light on flavour. Has some yeast and fruity malts.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2011
at 02:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
[Second re-rate 25/12/2013, bottle from Mum & Dad as Muddy Wellies Original Ale – cheers!] Caramel, sweet, not much character but quite drinkable. 5/3/5/4/11
[Re-rate 26/11/2011, Bottle from Muddy Wellies’ stall at Cirencester Christmas Market] Deep amber with a moderate, off-white head. Rather fizzy. Sulphurous, farmyard flavour. Is there something wrong with this bottle? Not to my taste, I’m afraid. 6/4/4/2/9
[First rate: 14/4/2009 Bottle from Mum & as Bath Gem - cheers!] Amber with a small white head and soft carbonation. Tastes quite sweet, with lots of caramel and vanilla. Smooth, easy drinking and a little different to your average English ale; just a smidgeon of bitterness in the aftertaste. Pleasant enough, but unremarkable. 6/3/7/4/13 Score based on average of all rates.
[Re-rate 26/11/2011, Bottle from Muddy Wellies’ stall at Cirencester Christmas Market] Deep amber with a moderate, off-white head. Rather fizzy. Sulphurous, farmyard flavour. Is there something wrong with this bottle? Not to my taste, I’m afraid. 6/4/4/2/9
[First rate: 14/4/2009 Bottle from Mum & as Bath Gem - cheers!] Amber with a small white head and soft carbonation. Tastes quite sweet, with lots of caramel and vanilla. Smooth, easy drinking and a little different to your average English ale; just a smidgeon of bitterness in the aftertaste. Pleasant enough, but unremarkable. 6/3/7/4/13 Score based on average of all rates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Dec 2011
at 15:56
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
0.5 lt bottle from Berrmerchants.Orange/golden with a creamy off-white head. Caramel malty aroma with some grassy hop notes.Caramel malty taste, some grass hops and fruits. Dry finish. Aroma is more intense that the taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2011
at 02:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
En ESB-liknande eller som själva kallar den Premium amber ale. Massor av karamellkaraktär men tillräcklig humlebeska för att skapa bra balans. Både godissöt och torr, stram humle skapar sensationer i munnen. Välbalanserad. Mycket lyckad.
Tried
on 23 Aug 2011
at 12:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle, BBE 29.09.11
Rather light aroma has caramel, sweet bread-like malt and toffee. Flavour is bitter and bready, it has sweet toffee. Quite ok brew, but too much bread and toffee for me here.
Rather light aroma has caramel, sweet bread-like malt and toffee. Flavour is bitter and bready, it has sweet toffee. Quite ok brew, but too much bread and toffee for me here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2011
at 04:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Medium coarseish offwhite head. Brown body with light carbonation. Earthy caramelly prunes aroma with fruity notes. Dry-sweet fruity caramelly earthy taste with roasty spicy cinnamon notes. Smooth, soft mouthfeel. Mid-bodied. Dryish roasty spicy buttery aftertaste with earthy resiny notes. Raisins, honey, and chocolate also show up. Lovely balance and drinkability. Also quite subtle, complex and elegant. (0.5l bottle from beermerchants.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2011
at 12:26
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
500ml bottle. Pours dark amber with no head. Aroma is dark fruity malt, some coffee and boiled sweets. Taste starts with some fruity malt and has a light coffee, low bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2011
at 15:20
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap, pours bronze. Aroma and flavour of toasted malt, light hops, with a bitter aftertaste. Drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Mar 2011
at 04:16