Original
(has 2 batches)
Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.29
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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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7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Little Man, Wettenhall (Cheshire – not listed in RateBeer). Pours a bright golden amber with a medium sized off-white head. Malts to the fore in the aroma with some fruity hints. In the mouth it is sweet with malts dominant, plus a sprinkling of traditional hops and traces of autumn fruits. This is a decent old school bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2022
at 17:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours a clear amber colour with a small creamy off-white head. Aroma is malty with some fruity and hoppy notes. A moderately sweet taste, sweet malts, caramel and light fruit flavours with a light bitter finish.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2022
at 15:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Small beige head on a reddish brown body. Malt, tea, caramel & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, sharp & clean. Malt, tea, berries & malt tastes with a long bitter finish. What an excellent pint of traditional Bitter.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2022
at 17:06
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
# 2755; 2/2022. Aroma of caramel and biscuit, fruity, resiny. Brilliant copper head, white head. Moderate bitterness, fruity, resiny, slightly roasty finish. Good bitter. 0,5 l, bottle, supermarket, Canterbury (Kent, UK).
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2022
at 19:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Chestnut brown with a creamy white head and a sweet, malty aroma with a hint of dry, dark fruit in there. Tastewise it's malty and fruity, slightly dry and a little bitter, an old school brown bitter with a nice edge to it, on the thin side but very smooth and very drinkable
Tried
on 21 Sep 2021
at 07:47
7/10
Bottle from Wine Rack. Pours a clear dark amber colour with a medium sized thick creamy off-white head. Aromas of caramel, bread, biscuit and a touch of spice. Taste is again caramel, bread and biscuit with a touch more spice and a subtle smooth bitterness on the finish. Medium to full body with a smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Nice quality traditional English ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2021
at 18:12