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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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6/10
Tried
on 24 Jul 2022
at 14:35
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
# 2959; 5/2022. Malty, hay, earthy aroma. Clear amber body, off-white head. Malty, earthy, watery. Average bitter. Half of pint, hand-pulled, pub, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.
Tried
on 26 May 2022
at 13:04
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
Grainy, barley, bit of caramel, bubblier than other real ales, bitterish, has character
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2022
at 21:41
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
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pint at the regency.
Medium creamy white head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness.
Medium creamy white head. Clear light Amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Oct 2021
at 17:56
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
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Historical tick which I am adding as a rate so that I can see the impact it has on my stats. 500 Beers To Try Before You Die. This one always rings a bell because a mate found the name rather more funny than it is and insisted everyone had to have one.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2020
at 09:44
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Tesco, Exmouth. Pours clear amber with decent white head, looks fine. Aroma of malts, caramel a little pepper. Taste is same but subtle rather than packed with flavour and there is a nice sweetness running through. It's realtively smooth although does have some carbonation. There is a dry bitterness to finish. Not complex but there is enough here to make this a good bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2020
at 17:40