Ward's Best Bitter
Maxim Brewery in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
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5.64
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Pasteurised bottled beer formerly brewed at Robinson’s for the Double Maxim Brewing Company (Jim Murray, the ex Vaux head brewer) which holds the rights to Ward’s beers because they were taken over by Vaux. The original cask ale was 4.0% and was called Sheffield Best Bitter. Produced on Maxim’s own plant since 2007.
The beer uses English Goldings aroma hops and the colour and flavours are derived from a specialised crystal malt.
Brewing involves a unique secondary fermentation process. This is instigated by adding a hopped priming sugar at a late stage in fermentation. This gives Wards Best Bitter a distinctive malty aftertaste that lingers on the palate.
The beer uses English Goldings aroma hops and the colour and flavours are derived from a specialised crystal malt.
Brewing involves a unique secondary fermentation process. This is instigated by adding a hopped priming sugar at a late stage in fermentation. This gives Wards Best Bitter a distinctive malty aftertaste that lingers on the palate.
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4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle 500ml. clear glass bottle.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, sugar. Flavor is heavy sweet and light light bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100428]
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2010
at 03:12
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Appearance: Amber brown, nice amount of head. Aroma: Malt and hops. Taste: Quite malty and bitter. Bitter aftertaste Info: 500ml bottle, 29/3-2007
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2008
at 04:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Triple Crown, Richmond, London, UK. Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light hoppy, orange, light yeasty, toffee. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. (010108)
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2008
at 13:25
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Sainsburys. Deep hop aroma as soon as tghe bottle is opened; pours a copper/gold colour with a large off-wjhite head; aroma is now of stewed malt; light and refreshing in themouth with malt sweetness, and then a light bitter finish with some caramel. Full bodied, but not overpowering - a well balanced bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2007
at 17:20
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear, dark amber with a small, off-white head. Lightly nutty nose.. Medium-bodied, sweetish malty with basically no bitterness. Comes through pretty much like a macro Brown Ale. A bit sad. 070606
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2006
at 13:16
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
50cl bottle from Morrisons. Dark orange with thin beige head. Bit of orange peel and bit of caramel, some hop, bit farty really. Dull in mouth and some boiled sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2005
at 16:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A caramel colored beer with a collapsing white head. The aroma is hoppy with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops and caramel and a dry end.
Tried
on 31 Oct 2004
at 11:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Copper colour, OK white head. Nice bitterness with a slightly nutty feeling on top.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2004
at 10:59