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Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.28
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4% on draught, 4.5% in bottles. previously Butcombe Bitter.
The West Country's favourite beer derives from pure Mendip Spring Water…notably bitter, clean tasting, refreshingly dry and distinctive. Made with 100% best Maris Otter malt (the Rolls Royce of malts), together with a blend of (never divulged) English hop varieties…Butcombe Bitter is a moreish Mendip masterpiece!
See: Classic Amber
Smell: Hoppy, Malty, Pepper
Taste: Clean, Dry, Notably bitter
Permanent beer, Available year-round.
The West Country's favourite beer derives from pure Mendip Spring Water…notably bitter, clean tasting, refreshingly dry and distinctive. Made with 100% best Maris Otter malt (the Rolls Royce of malts), together with a blend of (never divulged) English hop varieties…Butcombe Bitter is a moreish Mendip masterpiece!
See: Classic Amber
Smell: Hoppy, Malty, Pepper
Taste: Clean, Dry, Notably bitter
Permanent beer, Available year-round.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Duke of St Albans, Highgate on 7th October 2025. Clear, rich dark coppery brown with shallow, yellowy white foam and scant lacing. Mild maltiness in aroma. Richly fruity in-mouth with berries on a strong malt substructure. Some earthy pungency and a few grasses make for a glorious blend. Earthy malt finish. Medium bodied with a velvet smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
at
Duke of St Albans
on 07 Oct 2025
at 21:21
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating - From the cask at the Forum in Jersey. Pours a light brown with a off white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, cereal & malt. Light bitter finish. Decent bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2025
at 15:36
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
0.5 l bottle shared at home. I only took nunerical notes while having this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2025
at 14:17
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Brun med beige skum. Lukter karamell, brød og malt. Soft, med smak av karamell, nøtter og brød.
Tried
on 01 Sep 2024
at 13:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
--Bottled, from Systembolaget. -- Clear nut brown, mid sized head. Leafy nose with dark bread. Mid sweet with light body and well rounded mouthfeel. Caramel and leafs on a slender, crisp body. Mid bitter finish. Relaxed and well brewed,
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2024
at 19:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear copper colour, small head. Nuts and toffee aroma. Malty taste with nutty notes and an agreeable bitterness.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2024
at 20:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear copper colour with a low head. Grassy aroma with notes of caramel. Flavour is grassy with light notes of toffee and roasted malt.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2024
at 14:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Fairly clear copper, white head with lots of lacings. Nose is nutty malt, leafs, wet hay. Taste is medium bodied with medium bitterness, dry and bitter finish. Bubbles are small, somewhat sticky liquid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2024
at 14:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Flaska från SB. Klar bärnstensfärgad vätska med lågt skum. Doft och smak av löv, nötter, bröd, karamell och en för stilen snäll beska. Gott
Tried
on 01 Aug 2024
at 11:24