Best Bitter
Theakston in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.91
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Theakston Best Bitter is the leading session ale within the Theakston portfolio. When we refer to a ‘bitter’ beer, the term does not mean sour as in lemons, but dry as in ‘dry white wine’. So Best Bitter is a full bodied, dry beer.
We use five different hop varieties to make our Best Bitter forming a complex but subtle taste profile. The combination of dryness as generated by Target and Challenger hops, is balanced by sweetness created by the generous use of prime malting barley.
We use five different hop varieties to make our Best Bitter forming a complex but subtle taste profile. The combination of dryness as generated by Target and Challenger hops, is balanced by sweetness created by the generous use of prime malting barley.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Hogarths, Stafford (not yet listed on RateBeer). Pours “bitter brown” with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing. There’s traditional hops in the aroma, plus some fruity hints. Old school hops again in the mouth alongside malts, nuts and autumn fruits. Later on some underlying caramel can be detected, plus hints of spices. Finish is somewhat sweet. This isn’t the most exciting beer in the world, but it’s the epitome of what a traditional bitter should be like – it looks and tastes like beer !
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Nov 2023
at 22:42
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Nov 2023
at 12:35
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at Kay's Bar. Pours clear gold with a white head. Light malt, grass, floral notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2023
at 13:18
7/10
Tried
on 28 Sep 2023
at 18:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Creamy white head on an amber coloured body. Malt & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp back. Malt, toffee, caramel & bitter tastes. Lacking in all parts - Boring.
Tried
on 23 Sep 2023
at 17:10
12/03/1978. INN ON THE GREEN, 1 Watton Road, DATCHWORTH GREEN, Hertfordshire, England (FREE HOUSE). The first of over 200 check-ins for this beer, brewed in Masham, Carlisle, Tyne, John Smiths (?) and finally back in Masham again
Tried
on 31 Dec 2022
at 06:18
6/10
Beer is fine, but the pub is fantastic. Crying out for some better cask choices...
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jun 2022
at 17:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Drucken på cask på Bishop Arms Gustav, Malmö. En mycket lätt och snäll bitter som nog passar bäst om man är riktigt törstig en varm sommardag. Fin doft och smak med honung, säd, bröd och frukt. Ok
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2021
at 06:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
As far as classic Northern bitters go, this is pretty decent, and 20 years ago would’ve been hunted down: times change but it is still a quality beer, if perhaps a little bit bland. Pours a lovely creamy looking chestnut brown with a creamy white head, and a mellow aroma of sweet malt and dark fruits. The taste has that same malty fruit flavour to it, but with a slightly dry, and spicy/acidic bitterness to it, all delivered on a medium bodied and smooth mouthfeel.
The Woodlands, Harrogate
The Woodlands, Harrogate
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2021
at 12:25
6.4/10
On tap at Tap Milano. Slightly acidic, super light body, very english camra style. I wouldn’t get it again
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Oct 2020
at 21:41