Original Bitter
Brains in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.86
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5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can. Slightly fruity and sour, watery, a little hop bitterness and malt sweetness, good drinkability.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2016
at 08:25
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe Pours a clear amber with a thin white head. Sweet biscuit malt aromas, light metallic tang. Taste has a sweet finish and faint hops, but not much going on. Pretty watery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2013
at 05:38
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Out of date bottle from B&M but still fine. Copper-golden and not much head. It has a very small sweetness and a medium bitterness at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2013
at 14:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml Bottle:BBD 31 Oct 2013, poured into a UK pint sleeve on 7 Sep 2013. Looked good, nice golden amber hue to the beer, on top a full and lasting off-white crown. The nose seemed more malty than hoppy, as did the taste: a good blend and well balanced in both aroma and flavour. Semi-sweet lead with a mild hop bitterness at the finish. Easy drinking brew with enough taste to interest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Sep 2013
at 05:57
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours dark amber with a large head. Aroma is fruity boiled sweets and vanilla. Taste is fruity malt and boiled sweets.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2013
at 12:31
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Canned 440ml. -as Brains Original Bitter. Dark golden coloured, medium sized off-white head, sweetish malty nose. Aroma is also sweet malty, floral hoppy and fruity. Dry bitter finish. Watery, of course. Could be worse. 3.5%
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2010
at 07:40
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
(can, 44cl, 3.5% abv) Slightly hazy, amber colour with a mid-sized and slightly off-white foamy head. Moderately sweet and slightly sour fruity (cara-)malty aroma with a tinge of ginger and shy hoppy notes. Slightly sweet and minimal sour flavour, light bodied with a mild carbonation. Slightly fruity (cara-)malty taste with a slightly bitter hoppy blend, especially towards the finish. 07.X.09
Tried
from Can
on 11 Jan 2010
at 13:08
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can (label says 3.5%): Clear, light amber coloured, bigger stable creamy off-white head; light - typical "english" - fruity-malty nose, maybe with a touch of butterscotch and a light but distinctive hop profile; light bitter-sweet flavour, soft, light bodied; pretty delicate bitter-malty finish. Thin, but not bad..........
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2009
at 03:41