Bluebird Bitter (Cask)
(Batch of Bluebird Bitter)
Coniston Brewing Co. in Coniston, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.41
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It is, quite simply, a wonderful beer. It is exceedingly pale (21-22 units colour), with just a hint of colour in its cheeks from the dash of crystal malt. It has a massive orange fruit aroma from the challengers, balanced by
biscuity malt.
Juicy malt and tart hops vie for attention in the mouth while the finish is tart and hoppy but well balanced by creamy malt. The bitterness rating is a substantial 36-38. The tangy fruit lingers on the back of the tongue until it develops a hint of orange liqueur.
Malt - Maris Otter pale malt and crystal malt
Hops - Challenger
biscuity malt.
Juicy malt and tart hops vie for attention in the mouth while the finish is tart and hoppy but well balanced by creamy malt. The bitterness rating is a substantial 36-38. The tangy fruit lingers on the back of the tongue until it develops a hint of orange liqueur.
Malt - Maris Otter pale malt and crystal malt
Hops - Challenger
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Well done real cask ale with light citrus and barley bite. Light sour, papery finish. Pours clear golden with good head and lacing on cask. Light barley notes. Cask at Churchkey.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2014
at 14:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @ Yorkshire House, Lancaster 050113
Amber, clear, dense thin white head, some lacing
Aroma - soft malts, light aroma
Taste - caramel malt, some pale toffee, some soft bitter bit citrus hops, easy, refreshing, then biscuity malts come thorough in the finish
Palate - thinnish body but some oiliness, good texture for abv. Finish - some nice digestive biscuit with a light bitter linger, slight mineral edge
Overall - The cask is far better than the bottle
Amber, clear, dense thin white head, some lacing
Aroma - soft malts, light aroma
Taste - caramel malt, some pale toffee, some soft bitter bit citrus hops, easy, refreshing, then biscuity malts come thorough in the finish
Palate - thinnish body but some oiliness, good texture for abv. Finish - some nice digestive biscuit with a light bitter linger, slight mineral edge
Overall - The cask is far better than the bottle
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2013
at 10:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, hand-pulled at the Firs Club, Codsall on 17 Nov 2012. Although I’ve had this at the brewery pub years back I couldn’t really remember anything about it: I still don’t. Light amber body with a thin white head. Aroma was fairly weak: malty mostly, but after the initial caramel hints a fruity, more hoppy smell arrives. The taste is also malts initially with a fruitier and dry hoppy underbelly. Pleasant enough and my first beer at the Real Ale Festival the club was holding. A good solid session bitter with nothing that is going to upset anyone with strong or powerful flavours.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2012
at 07:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On cask at Sun Inn, Crook in Cumbria - a classic session ale with a creamy palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2012
at 07:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Bishops Arms Gustav, Malmö. Pours a clear pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty weak hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2011
at 15:31
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Golden with a thick creamy head. Mild hop aroma. Sweetish character, vague biscuity malt. Really not getting the 36 IBUs at all. Vague minerals in the finish, but that finish is still sweet caramel and hint of biscuity malt.
Tried
on 06 Oct 2010
at 12:25
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask (@King’s Arms, Hawkshead): Golden, creamy small head, that sticks prettily to the glass; distinctive hoppy nose with a certain fruitiness; distinctive dry bitter flavour, light bodied; mild - lingering - bitter-hoppy finish, balanced by a little sweetness in the very end. Good stuff....
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2010
at 00:40
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. RBESG Rome 2010. Cear amber golden with a rough off-white head. Aroma of nuts and a little butter. Light-bodied, a little caramel and again some butterscotch. Fairly bitter finish. 040610
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2010
at 09:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Ma Che Siete, Rome. Pours slight unclear golden with a small creamy white head and lacings. Nose is hoppy peach and buiscuit. Low carbonation. Medium bodied. Dry hoppy end.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jun 2010
at 11:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
[Cask at Black Bull Inn, Coniston] Citrus with floral hops and a spicy tingle, finishing bitter but refreshing. Good stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2010
at 17:34