Best Bitter
Long Man in Litlington, East Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.51
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Perfectly balanced with a complex bittersweet malty taste, fragrant hops and a characteristic long deep finish. A traditional Sussex style Best Bitter.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[50cl bottle picked up at Borde Hill Gardens, East Sussex.] A golden amber pour with a thin white head and very gentle carbonation; earthy malt aroma; lip-smacking caramel malt taste; then a fruity malt finish. A proper old-fashioned bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2026
at 18:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - A 500ml bottle from my trip to East Sussex late last year. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, fruits & sweet malt. Medium body & bitter finish. Very good best bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 07:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle, 0.5l, 20250610) The beer poured brown and clear. Its head was medium sized, white and it lasted long. Aroma had earth, toffee and toasted malts. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were earth, toasted malts, toffee, sulphur and bitterness. Aftertaste had toasted malts and bitterness. A nice malty brew with interesting features.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2025
at 16:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle at home after a long Saturday. Busy morning. Afternoon with the wife and ending up with a nice cream tea. Cream first of course. Anyway, time for a couple of beers. Good pour and a really good traditional best bitter. Well balanced rich malt that meant there was a hell of a lot going on for a low abv. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2024
at 18:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Copper colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is toffee, some biscuits, mild floral, wooden and some slight toasted tones. Flavour is toasted, some floral, mild wooden and some herbal tones wo it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Oct 2023
at 19:26
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at White Horse, Parson's Green, London, 27 Nov 2022) Dark amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty nose with notes of caramel, dried fruit, apricots and toast. Malty taste with caramel, toast, dark bread, prunes, dried apricots and a mild earthy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a slight sweetness. Tasty and well balanced bitter. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jun 2023
at 20:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the brewery. Poured a clear medium amber colour with an everlasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, toffee caramel. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, sweet malt, nutty, herbal, yeasty, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2023
at 12:44
17/04/2015. REFRESHMENT ROOM, Horsted Keynes Station, HORSTED KEYNES, West Sussex, England (BLUEBELL RAILWAY)
Tried
on 24 Dec 2022
at 16:19
7/10
Bottle from Co-op, Eastbourne. Pours a clear light copper colour with a medium sized foamy white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, floral and biscuits. Taste is more of the same with added notes of fruit salad sweets and earthy hops on a dry finish. Medium to full body with fairly low carbonation. Decent above average Best Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2022
at 19:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Old Plough, Seaford. Deep amber with a light haze and a moderate white head. Very fruity (berries) with some caramel. Sweetish with a light earthy bitterness. Not a bad bitter at first but got a bit dull by the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2022
at 20:28