Long Man Best Bitter

Best Bitter

 

Long Man in Litlington, East Sussex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.51
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 30
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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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Plough & Harrow Littlington. Unfair rating as I know I’ve had better long man bitter than this, think the pub cocked up a bit. Beer came across with nasty skunk, pub floor aroma and too sweet in body. (2-3-3-2-8 Febuary 9th, est.) This time, I found this beer to be actually rather nice! Almost sacrilege for me to say but it tasted as good if not better than the Sussex Best from last night. It reminded me what a good sussex bitter should be. Aroma was a bit vinegary. It was incredibly quaffable, slightly sweet, classic Long Man taste. Some hint of last times failure but overall was really good here at the Ship in Meads (6-2-7-4-16, 20th April) Rerated. Sweet bitter as they go. Finish wasn't nice after a good amount of it. 646213 23/12/18 ----- Rerated from pin keg from brewery. 3.2 to 3.5. quaffable. (29/12/19) ------ Rerated, multiple bottles from brewery & cask at The Pilot Inn, Eastbourne. 3.5 to 3.6.

Tried from Cask on 09 Feb 2017 at 09:11


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Kings Head, Guildford. Pours amber brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of caramel, malt, hop, light fruit. Above medium sweetness, light bitterness. Medium body, sticky texture, soft carbonation. Finish is sweet. Not bad. Updated 5/4/2018. Again at Kings Head. Overall quite a lot better than the 3.0 it got last time.

Tried from Cask on 02 Feb 2017 at 11:25


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask@The Muddy Duck, Brighton
Nut brown color, small off-white head. Sweet even sugary aroma with some nuttyness. Light-bodied. Sweet raisins, malty, earthy hops underlying. Raisins, nutty. Very English.

Tried from Cask on 30 Jul 2016 at 10:36


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Pub in Rye. Hazy amber, malty with enough hoppiness. Soft carbonation, easy drinkable. Ok.

Tried from Cask on 04 Oct 2015 at 08:25


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

Cask at Akkurat, Stockholm. Hazy amber. Grass and apples, notes of caramel and citrus. Light-medium bodied with rounded mouthfeel. Dryish and lightly fruity. Mid bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2015 at 11:38


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - amber with steady bubbles and a lovely fluffy head. Nose - nuts and biscuits. Honey. Taste - Hobnobs. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy yet crunchy texture and a long dry finish. Overall - slightly over carbonated. But still enjoyable. A lot of taste for4%.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2014 at 06:32


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle shared with AshtonMcCobb. I’m too Sussexy for this Tasting. Pours amber with a thin off-white head. Aromas of nuts, oat biscuits. Taste is light spice bitter, light caramel. Bit over-carbonated, but not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Oct 2014 at 06:31


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Oddbins Tunbridge Wells. It’s a malty brown best bitter. Some good sting on the finish although I think that is due to the high carbonation that made the bottle spume upon opening. It’s an ok best bitter. Not too malty not too hoppy. Still a metallic overcarbonation though.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2014 at 10:16


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

cask@Waterfront Bar, Streatham - pours brown with a healthy beige head. Toasty caramel malts, slight toffee, nutty, earthy and herbal notes, slight floral hoppyness in there as well, good bitter finish. Decent brew.

Tried from Cask on 12 Mar 2014 at 17:20


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Sweet aroma and sweet tasting bitter, very drinkable for a session. Golden with no head.

Tried on 22 Mar 2013 at 16:16