Original (Cask)
(Batch of Original)
Thwaites Brewery in Mellor Brook, Lancashire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.68
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A beer that’s as Original today as it was in 1807, when Daniel Thwaites himself began brewing. A clean dry tasting and refreshing session bitter with a glowing amber appearance. Brewed using premium grade Maris Otter malt and a blend of traditional English Hops including Goldings and Fuggles to give a malty flavoured beer with a delicate dry finish.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Ye Cracke, Liverpool. Golden brown, clear with a huge head. Sulphur, malt and maple syrup aroma. Unexciting and simple but enticing nonetheless. A sweet biscuity taste throughout, buffeted by bitter-sour sulphur. Weak oily mouthfeel but the slight carbonation carries it through. Basic, old-fashioned and Northern as fuck. This is a beer that has stood the test of time.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2014
at 06:08
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Call at the philharmonic, Liverpool. Pours clear copper, no head. Aromas of caramel and not much else. Taste is sweet and a bit chewy. Sticky finish. Dull.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2014
at 05:23
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Copper golden in appearance with a small head. Has a low bitterness but a healthy body.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2013
at 14:22
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask @ Pilgrim, Liverpool 040113
Dark amber, thin dense white head, reasonable lacing
Aroma - Very little, hint of sulphur
Taste - Soft caramel malt, bitter twig hops, boring, meh
Palate - Thin, bit dry, bitter twigs finish
Overall - Very poor. 1/4 pt was enough of this
Dark amber, thin dense white head, reasonable lacing
Aroma - Very little, hint of sulphur
Taste - Soft caramel malt, bitter twig hops, boring, meh
Palate - Thin, bit dry, bitter twigs finish
Overall - Very poor. 1/4 pt was enough of this
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2013
at 17:49
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
On cask @ Ship Inn, Cheser.Pours dark amber with a good head. Nose of malt and bitterness and a hint PF dried fruit. Taste of more of the same Palate medium body and medium weight in the textyre with an astringent finish. Overall, not worth a revisit.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2012
at 07:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. A nut brown to amber colour with small off-white head. Aroma and flavour are both quite standard bittery by all means. Clean and nothing all too exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2010
at 21:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours cloudy dark orange with a small, off-white head. Aroma is caramelish and breadish. Sweet malty and slight caramelish. Bitter and slight fruity.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2010
at 00:24
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Manchester & County, JDW. Manchester M1. Pours a copper color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty slightly hoppy aroma. Sweetish fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a sweetish malty fruity finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2009
at 10:13
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ The KIT (Kelham Island Tavern), 62 Russell Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England S3 8RW.Clear medium amber color with a average to large, creamy to frothy, excellent lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, roasted notes. Flavor is moderate to light heavy powder sugar sweet and moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. Ah bit borring ! [20090417]
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Jun 2009
at 08:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
(Cask at Bree Louise, Euston, London, 16 Apr 2009) Pale amber colour with frothy, white head. Malty, nutty nose with notes of butter, toffee, bread and hints of sulphur. Malty, nutty taste with butterscotch, butter and dusty hops. Fairly low bitterness, thin body. Not sure about the shape of this one, probably worth a new try.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2009
at 15:48