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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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Golden orange color with medium white head that settles quickly and leaves scant lacing. Aroma of pepper and malt. Nice hoppy bitterness throughout, medium body, esy to drink. Good example of the style.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2010
at 15:54
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
6th August 2008. On tap at GBBF. Well balanced - perhaps tipping just a little in the hops favour. Inoffensive but pretty bland.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2009
at 09:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ You´ll Never Walk Alone, Kolding, Denmark. Clear medium yellow orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, moderate toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Fresh. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (250408)
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2008
at 15:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask ... mardale inn bampton ... Golden orange ... fresh hop ... orangy creamy ... very hoppy ... not my tyoe of hoppyness. good at what it does though .
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2007
at 14:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Cask @ Old Toad. what a beer! a great english bitter. Zangy hop taste, with a wonderfully challenging bitter finish. I would drink this over most other beers on tap at my local english pub. Taste goes a little flat and dry, but that probably because im drinking it in america.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Nov 2004
at 13:14