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Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.28
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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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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.
gave a cheers!
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
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.
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
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