Barnsley Bitter
Acorn Brewery in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.48
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Our award winning Barnsley Bitter is brewed using the finest quality Maris Otter malt and English hops. Chestnut in colour, having a well rounded, rich flavour, it retains a lasting bitter finish. Brewed using yeast strains used in the 1850’s to brew ‘Barnsley Bitter’.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Reliance, Leeds. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light malt, light butterscotch. Taste is light sweet, creamy texture. Sweet, nutty finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2015
at 11:01
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at GBBF 2015. Orange-brown, clear, low foamy head. Spicy hop nse, leafy, bad, touch of caramel. Caramel, light chocolate, peppery hops with some citrus and mineral. Nice bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2015
at 04:10
Tried
on 12 Jun 2015
at 13:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
From cask at The West Riding, Dewsbury, on The Transpennine Real Ale Trail with KL and LH 09.05.15. Deep golden. Dense and persistent off-white head and lacing. Superb aroma and taste of malt, toffee, nuts, English hops and grass. Similar aftertaste lingering on. Very quaffable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 May 2015
at 09:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at CP&K. It pours clear brown with a medium off-white head. The nose is bitter-sweet, brown bread, wood, light toffee and nut. The taste is rather bitter upfront, pine-needles, varnish, earth, light caramel, nut, brown bread, mild astringency and chewy malt backdrop with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Good level of bitterness and high drinkability. A rather nice bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Apr 2015
at 08:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the CP&K, Pimlicococo, 15/10/14. Clear copper with a decent off white head. Nose is toffee, biscuit malt, nutty, light fruit vibes. Taste comprises more biscuit malt, toffee, dark fruit rinse, suggestion of coffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with a bitter wash. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2014
at 04:18
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ GBBF14. Smooth nice bitter-ale start. Fresh, nice ale aroma with a smooth maltiness, that is not extremely dry, but still nice and easy to drink. Fresh and smooth. The aftertaste is even floral, nice smooth bitter malts, fresh, deep, easy to drink. Great Bitter!
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2014
at 13:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Plough, Doncaster. Light copper brown, hazy (from the cold) with a small white head. Massive lacing. Very faint fruity aroma. Taste is a fairly straightforward bitter, getting more bitter through the taste profile. Not all that exciting. Looking at the high rates, I wonder what I’m missing...
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2014
at 12:07
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
How: Cask.
Where: Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), London.
Appearance: Light brown colour with a white head.
Aroma: Coffee, roasted malt.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet, sour, coffee, roasted malt. Burned bitter finish.
Where: Great British Beer Festival (GBBF), London.
Appearance: Light brown colour with a white head.
Aroma: Coffee, roasted malt.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Sweet, sour, coffee, roasted malt. Burned bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2013
at 22:58
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Found as Reliance Best Bitter at the said premises in Leeds. This is a mid-brown ale although only with a medium bitterness. Next to no head and a good session brew.
Tried
on 30 Aug 2013
at 05:28