Barton

Steam Town Brew Co. in Eastleigh, Hampshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

Score

6.74

ABV: 4.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 8

Steam Town 'Barton' is a traditional, bronze-coloured bitter, made with malted Maris Otter barley and crystal malt for colour and depth of flavour. Hopped with British First Gold and Golding hops, water, and our house yeast.

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7.1

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 5 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at Raven & Bine Southampton, South Coast Jolly Boys Day Out 20/09/2025.
Deep copper topped with a lasting egg shell white crown.
Nose is stewed fruits, biscuit, brown bread.
Taste comprises fruit cake mix, toffee, biscuit, brown bread.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Tidy bitter.

Tried on 20 Sep 2025 at 19:06

6.4

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 5 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tried from Cask at Raven & Bine on 20 Sep 2025 at 16:51

6.6

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pint from the cask at the Guide Dog, Southampton. Pours dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of apricot, peach, dried fruits, nuts, hints of spice, caramel, bread & mild roasted malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Cask on 29 Jan 2025 at 15:07

danlo (13133) reviewed Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 2 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

440ml can from Steam Town. Gluten Free. Amber gold colour, bubbly white foam head leaving lacing and aroma of malt, toast, chocolately hint. Taste is sweetish, malty, toffee, chocolate note, fruity with tangy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite drinkable.

Tried from Can on 09 Feb 2024 at 21:46

6.5

RuneBlix (26316) reviewed Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Half-pint, cask, shared with Finn at Nags's Head. Bubbles on the surface of an amber-brown body, fair lacing. Smell of bread and caramel-fruits, inviting. Fine blended taste of cereal malts, mid-sweet caramel and leafy hops. Earthy bitterness to the ending. Quite well bodied. Good, easy drinking. (Reading 19.11.2021).

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2021 at 19:48

6.9

Finn (18112) reviewed Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Delt med Rune. Amber. Klar. Luftig skumring. Aroma av karamell & kjeks. Smaken det samme. Balansert. Flott perfekt bitter avslutning.

Tried on 19 Nov 2021 at 15:19

Saintmatty (11304) reviewed Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Cask (Guide Dog, Southampton) - Brown in colour. Berries, brown sugar, nuts and some roasted notes in the aroma. The taste is slightly nutty and roasted along with notes of dried fruit and blackcurrant. Quite nicely balanced. An enjoyable bitter.

Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2019 at 19:21

6.6

BeardedAvenger (9068) reviewed Barton from Steam Town Brew Co. 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

A very rare rerate because the Queen Inn St Cross Ale ran out. Decent juicy stuff. Seems to have a spice to it I didn't refer to previously. And a fruity streak I didn't comment on previously. A new recipe? Still a malty core but no boiled veg. Upping the score from 3.2. Oct 2018: Gravity at Queens Inn, Winchester. Malt and veg aroma. Frothy off-white head. Medium brown. Light bitter which does gain in strenght. Some hops in with the malt. Medium bodied. On the thin side. Flat-Average carbonation. Long finish..relatively characterful bitter. Avoids twiggyness.

Tried on 16 Nov 2018 at 19:19