Benchmark
Bedlam in Plumpton Green, East Sussex, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.23
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Brewed in a “Best” tradition with British hops, malts and yeast, this amber ale has a refreshing bitterness, sweet fruity notes and rich character with hints of chocolate and malt
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Burnt Toffee slight chocolate Bready digestives malty Slight raspberry from hops It's a reasonable bitter
Tried
on 26 Apr 2022
at 20:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Third of a pint, hand-pulled on 8th April 2022 in The Picture House (a Spoons in Stafford). Not in great condition to be honest, looked fine but it had been opened a while I think. Red hue to the deep amber body, full off-white head that soon departed. Dull malty front with a dank hop feel, scored objectively.
Tried
on 09 Apr 2022
at 05:32
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at Moon under Water, Wolverhampton. Pours a rich ruby red with a small off-white foamy head. Sweet malts are the mainstay of the aroma. #in the mouth it is slightly sweet with berry fruits to the fore, and caramel lurking underneath. After a while there are traces of hops and spices. Finish is quite fruity. Not bad at all.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Mar 2022
at 19:35
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at The Berkeley (JDW), Bristol 14 February 2022. Deep amber in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Red berry fruit character, a touch of leafy hop and character, with some digestive malts leading to a moderately bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2022
at 15:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading.] A chestnut pour with a thin beige head; biscuity malt aroma; creamy body and a light malty taste; then a biscuity finish with a touch of spice. A basic malty bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Feb 2022
at 10:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from the brewery.
thin creamy beige head. Clear amber pour. light bitterness.
thin creamy beige head. Clear amber pour. light bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Mar 2021
at 18:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Creamy tan head stayed on a chestnut coloured still body. Sweet,alt & caramel aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with lighter clean back. Sweet berries, jam, malt & caramel tastes with a tangy finish. Could do with being more bitter on the finish.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2020
at 16:54
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, keg, guest beer at Hand in Hand, shared with Finn. Clear copper coloured body. Spotty lacing, filmy layer. Moderate malt-fruity smell. Blended taste of caramel, biscuit and dark fruits followed by a bittersweet finish. True to the style, more or less. (Brighton 17.10.2019).
Tried
on 01 Nov 2019
at 12:48
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Mørk nøttefarget. Filmskum. Sirupsaroma. Smaken lett fruktig. Pære. Plomme. Papiraktig avslutning.
Tried
on 17 Oct 2019
at 12:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample@GBBF2018, London, with the Malmö crew - brown pour with a off white head. Toasted and sweet bready malty, some caramel, medium to light body, grassy and twiggy hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2018
at 13:16