Hedleyhope
Durham Brewery in Bowburn, Durham, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.74
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A traditional rich amber English bitter. It’s all about the balance. Maris Otter malt is combined with Amber, Crystal and Oats to form a rich, biscuit backbone for the hops to sit. Robust peppery and grapefruit bitterness is tempered with a hint of tropical fruit and sweet orange with soft fruit yeast esters. A modern take on a heritage beer style we should be proud of.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Sample at the Queen on cask.
Medium white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Queen Crafthouse
on 23 Aug 2025
at 09:58
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2025
at 14:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Elm Tree, Durham, 14/05/2025.
Clear golden to light copper topped with a lasting white cap with lacing to follow.
Nose is pale malts, biscuit, straw, grains.
Taste comprises bready notes, faint lemon, straw, grass.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Fine.
Clear golden to light copper topped with a lasting white cap with lacing to follow.
Nose is pale malts, biscuit, straw, grains.
Taste comprises bready notes, faint lemon, straw, grass.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close.
Fine.
Tried
on 14 May 2025
at 13:18
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at Darlington Snooker Club. Amber bronze colour, bubbly white foam head and aroma of malt, caramel, roasted hint, fruit. Taste is tangy, malty, caramel, roasty note, and fruity with earthy bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, dry malty bitter finish. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2024
at 16:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Marvellous trad bitter. Slightly hazy amber with a frothy white head and a malty, floral aroma. Full of malt and fruit with floral, leafy bitterness finishing it all off
Tried
on 03 Oct 2024
at 09:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Hand pump. Light hazy amber, off white lacing cream. Cracker, light grass, stonefruit, chewy, mellow,
Tried
on 18 Apr 2024
at 18:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Half-pint, cask ale at Wobbly Duck, shared with Finn. Next-to clear amber body, dissipating white head, upper part lacing on the glass. Inviting on the nose with dusty hops and mid-sweet malts. Fine blended taste of caramel malts, earth, and leafy hops. Drying close, bittersweet. Medium bodied. Nice. (Newcastle upon Tyne, 19.03.2024).
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2024
at 08:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune. Mørk stråfarget.. Klar. Filmskum med litt farge. Forsiktig karamellaroma. Smaken kjeks & karamell. Tørr, lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 19 Mar 2024
at 15:55