Reiver
First & Last Brewery in Elsdon, Northumberland, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.50
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A classic best bitter with a fruity aroma and flavour. Brewed with 5 British malts and Fuggles and East Kent Goldings hops.
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7/10
Caramel malty. A decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2026
at 13:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, third pint. @Nottingham Camra Beer Festival, Nottingham (England). 11/10/2024 [#7.888 Global - #975 England - #2 First & Last Brewery] Pours brown with a white head. Aroma: chestnut, brown bread and some caramel. Taste: watery caramel malts, nuts and yeast. Bit thin. Next one, please!
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Nov 2024
at 13:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled pint, 13th April 2023, lunchtime in the Tannery, Hexham. Off-white head on a mahogany body, clean and bright. Semi-sweet malty nose and taste, some British bitterness in there too. Good honest Bitter.
Tried
on 13 Apr 2023
at 14:28
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared with Ashton McCobb. Pours clear mahogany with a thin white head. Aromas of brown bread, caramel, honeycomb. Taste is caramel up front, good bitterness. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 15:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - amber to autumnal red. Attractive cream head. Nose - honeycomb and biscuit. Almost Crunchie Bar. Taste - honeycomb, toffee and brown bread. Palate - crunchy texture. Decent length. Overall - good example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2020
at 15:47
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are sweet caramel, malt, hops and has a sweet caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2020
at 00:08
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from Centrale, Newcastle. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet. Sweet finish. 100220
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2020
at 00:05
6/10
Tried
on 01 Dec 2019
at 14:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Handpull cask at the Blue Boar, Leicester. Light to mid-brown, translucent with a creamy off-white head. Caramel, polished wood and a touch of cola nut in the aroma. Spicy notes in the sweet taate, although it's neither particularly subtle nor balanced. A good dollop of bittering hop in the finish doesn't stop this beer from tasting too sweet and too artificial.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2019
at 21:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7
25/7/2018. Bottle from CentrAle, Newcastle. Pours clear bright amber brown with an average sized off-white to beige ear. Aroma of malt, toffee, chocolate, hops, dark fruits, light toasting and nut. Medium plus sweetness with medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, bit above average carbonation. Decent brew except for being a little too fizzy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jul 2018
at 19:46