Wight Squirrel
Goddards in Ryde, Isle of Wight, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.46
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A rich, russet-coloured full flavoured, easy drinking Best Bitter. Brewed with Crystal Malts giving a smooth caramel taste and hopped with Boadicea hops, hand-picked from Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight.
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Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2025
at 23:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Barley Mow, Portsmouth. Aroma is fruity, grainy, low key. Opaque golden brown. Thin foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter. Grainy. Twiggy. Sour fruit edge. Tobacco. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat-soft carbonation. Long dry finish. Not overly exciting but a bit going on.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Apr 2024
at 21:15
6.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Prince of Wales, Newport, IOW. Dark reddish brown, tranlucent, with a small beige head. Man, that's a nice-looking pint. Woody aroma, very malt heavy but not a lot to it. Bittersweet but more sweet than bitter, with notes of woodsmoke and cola nut before a slightly astringent finish. Body is really thin. Hmmm. All in all a bit ho-hum although it's certainly drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2019
at 17:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Very much a bitter. Light grain, yeasty. Marzipan, light caramel malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2019
at 16:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
17/7/2019. Bottle shared at the South West tour bottle share. Bought at the Garlic Farm, Isle of Wight. Pours amber with a small foamy off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, fruit and bread. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 13:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a coppery brown with creamy off white tan head. Aroma is roasted malts. Taste is malty, rich.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 12:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Garlic Farms, IOW. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, toasted malt, hops, fruits, nuts and has a nice caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 12:51
5/10
Tried
from Growler
on 17 Jan 2019
at 13:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Moon In The Square, Bournemouth. Clear amber brown with an off white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, toffee and fruity notes. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with very soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2018
at 16:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask (King’s Head, Yarmouth) - Copper in colour. Chestnuts, roasted malt and toffee in the aroma. Chestnuts, berries, toffee and notes of dried fruit in the taste.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jul 2016
at 04:04