Cotleigh Brewery Tawny Owl

Tawny Owl

 

Cotleigh Brewery in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
6.01
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 38
Produced since 1979, Tawny Bitter has become one of the most popular beers in the West Country. Brewed using Devon pale and crystal malted barley and Herefordshire hops, Tawny is a distinctive well balanced best bitter with a subtle hop palate which blends with the sweetness of the malt.
 

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Hand pulled half pint at The Crown Inn, Oakengates; Wednesday afternoon 12th February 2025. Clean and clear golden amber body, white crust. Fruity hop front with a decent malty backbone, easy drinking Bitter.

Tried from Cask at Crown Inn on 12 Feb 2025 at 16:00


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Knowing the brewery had ceased to be I thought it good to try one of their beers before its too late. Pours a clear amber with small off white head, some retention Aroma is very malty with toffee and raisin, light floral hop. Taste again very malty but clean and light although with a slight chewiness. Toffee, light fruity raisin tang, moderate zesty bitterness with some spice notes. Fairly straightforward but pleasant. And there goes my review for the one and only Cotleigh beer I will ever consume!

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at The Park Tavern, Eltham. Not had this for many moons, remember seeing this a lot at the Catford Beer Festival back in the 90s. Anyway, nose is toffee, dried fruit, orange marmalade. Taste is toffee, sultanas, whack of orange peel. Sweet malty feel. Good stuff.

Tried from Cask on 27 May 2024 at 13:43


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle bought whilst on a visit to Somerset. Poured amber with an average sized off-white head. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Light body, slight oily texture, average carbonation. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2020 at 18:21


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Fro cask at The Porcupine, Covent Gardens, London, 11.07.19. Clear dark golden. Densen and persistent beige head. Aroma and taste of crystal malts, biscuits and woody hoppinness. Low bittereness. Decent quaffability.

Tried from Cask on 11 Jul 2019 at 16:12


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Fra fat på The Old Bell, Fleet Str., London, mars-17: klar rødlig kobber ("tawny") med kort skum. Malt, karamell, ristet loff, milde urter. Lav karbonering gjør at den glir raskt ned. Mild bitterhet med noe urter, krydder og jordtoner.

Tried on 09 Mar 2017 at 13:23


4.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

On cask at the Haymarket Bar. Appearance - amber or tawny as expected. Nice tight lacy head. Nose - malt bag, dank cellar. Corked wine note. Taste - more of that corked wine note. Damp floorboards. Palate - light to medium bodied with that unpleasant dank oxidised taste through to the finish. Overall - oh dear. Is this what the brewer was hoping for.

Tried from Cask on 08 Feb 2017 at 16:21


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at the Three Stags Bebington. Amber colour with an off white head. Aroma malty caramel and slight stale basement. Taste sweetish with a light bitterness.

Tried from Draft on 12 Jan 2017 at 12:55


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Alesbymail. Clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, toffee and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 110916

Tried from Bottle on 11 Sep 2016 at 08:39


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled 500ml (AbM)
Clear copper color, small off-white head. Aroma has odd cellary hops with hints of crystal malts. Light-bodied. Flavor is also on heavy earthy hoppy side with back crystal malts although not really sweet. 3.8% is not a problem. Odd.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2016 at 12:46