XB
Batemans in Wainfleet All Saints, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.88
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A distinctive, well balanced bitter with a refreshingly dry bitterness and a pleasing hoppy finish.
Colour EBC 22-27; Bitterness EBU 25;
Hops Goldings, Challenger, Liberty.
Colour EBC 22-27; Bitterness EBU 25;
Hops Goldings, Challenger, Liberty.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is roastedmalty and slight breadish. Vague acidic. Roasted malty and fruity light acidic. Bitter and slight maltyinto a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Nov 2010
at 02:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at stockbridge tap ... copper ... thin white head ... light musty toffee nose ... light tart sour malts ... light boring bitter . dull
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2010
at 13:51
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle from Morrisons. Clear amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malts, some hops. Flavour of caramel malts, maybe some fruits. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2010
at 06:18
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag O’Nails, Bristol 11/2/08. Dark orange coloured with a slight white head. Malty aroma with a touch of earthiness. Flavour was slightly astringent, with more malt and a vaguely dry finish. A bit dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2008
at 14:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[i] Cask at the Butchers Arms, Fringford, Oxfordshire, 02-09-07 [/i] Had a pleasant cycle ride here today and a jolly nice pint of Batemans XB Best Bitter, amber in colour, small white head, fruity and bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2007
at 12:16
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Thin film of white stuff, but no real head. Orange body. Very little aroma. Light acidic and bitter taste with notes of watery fruit. Watery and boring. (0.5pt on cask.)
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Dec 2006
at 17:01
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dark golden body with a tiny little head, but with good "Kirchenfenster". Very light malty to the nose. Caramel malty taste with a bitter touch towards the end. Well balanced, but not more than a ordinary bitter. I also had a haft of Bateman’s Rare Beer on cask (3.8%) - but this beer turned out to be a mis-brew of XB and did not changed my ratings (both found in well kept condition at The King’s Arms, Norwich 24.09.2006).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2006
at 03:08
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at The Kings Arms Norwich 24 Sep 06. Golden coloured. A tiny disappearing head. Faint fruity flavour. A dry bitter finish. Not great.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2006
at 14:29
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Blackburne Arms, Liverpool, 26 July) Colour is amber with little head. Nose is malty and nutty with dried fruit (prunes, raisins). Taste is malty and nutty with notes of prunes and caramel. Earthy/dusty hop character in the finish with a balanced, slightly metallic, bitterness. An ok session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2006
at 15:29
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask handpull at Lincolnshire Poacher, Nottingham. Copper brown colour with thick tight white head. Some apple, some caramel. Mouthfeel is a bit thin. Finish has red apple fruit and acid and some hop. OK bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2005
at 15:48