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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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4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Cask Conditioned at The Glassblower, London, as Traditional Bitter
Beautiful dark amber color, almost no head. Light aroma, maybe with light nuts. Dark caramel flavor, strong bitterness, even too strong at the end. Straightforward. Must be punished for the disturbing burnt malt aftertaste.
Beautiful dark amber color, almost no head. Light aroma, maybe with light nuts. Dark caramel flavor, strong bitterness, even too strong at the end. Straightforward. Must be punished for the disturbing burnt malt aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2008
at 09:37
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught. Clear coppery amber with loose white head. Little aroma: just beery! Light body and light carbonation. Light malty, bready, yeasty flavour with gentrle bitter finish. Very quaffable.
Tried
on 04 Oct 2008
at 21:28
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF.
Appearance: Brown, clear. Not much head. Aroma: Hops and malt, some dark fruit. Taste: Quite bitter, malt and some fruit. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 1/3 pint, 8/8-2008, 182/300
Appearance: Brown, clear. Not much head. Aroma: Hops and malt, some dark fruit. Taste: Quite bitter, malt and some fruit. Bitter aftertaste. Info: 1/3 pint, 8/8-2008, 182/300
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2008
at 18:19
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cask, somewhere in Clifton, Bristol. Brownish hue. Very dull bog standard bitter,little to comment on or recommend. Insipid hoppy maltiness never manages to stimulate. Yawn.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2008
at 11:10
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Sour caramel malt aroma. Red amber color. Toffee malt flavor with a dry hay hops finish. Nice drier bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Mar 2008
at 12:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[i] [b] Cask conditioned at Plough?, Long Wittenham, Oxon on the 4th leg of the Thames Tipple, this time Oxford to Wallingford 15-03-08 [/i] [/b] Pours mid brown, good standard earthy bitter nice malts, nice dry finish, tasty.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Mar 2008
at 02:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Old Manor (JDW), Bracknell. Amber with a creamy off-white head; citrus aroma; smooth and creamy texture; sharp bitter burst to start then developing an orange fruitiness; dry buttery and biscuity finish. An excellent everyday bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2007
at 09:55
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ The Gatehouse, Highgate, London. Pours a clear golden color with no head. Fruity and slightly malty aroma with some hoppy hints. Sweet malty hoppy flavor. Sweet malty finish with some bitterness in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2007
at 16:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Cask at Carpenter’s Arms, Marylebone, London 29 Apr) Amber colour with firm off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with dark fruit, prunes, hints of chocolate and earthy hops. Malty taste with dark fruit, orange marmalade and nice notes of earthy hops in a bitter finish. Very well balanced. Really good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2007
at 16:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask conditioned at the Rising Sun, Frampton Cotterell, Gloucs 8/4/2007. Thin headed brown bitter. Some malt in the aroma with balanced hops and fruity malt flavour. Fairly long, bitter aftertaste. From memory, seems darker and more malty than in the past - a definite improvement.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Apr 2007
at 17:19