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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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Black Horse, Nuthurst. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is bready malt and dark fruits. Taste has bready malts, coffee and hedgerow fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2018
at 19:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Pint at The Old red Cow. A pretty chestnut colour in the glass, but served too cold. Lots of bitter hops, but an emphasis on the malt made for a smooth pint of beer. Biscuit, a bit of farmyard and forward bitterness made for a good English pint, with the added bonus of coming in at 4% abv. Perfect for a quick lunchtime pint to clear the head after a morning of GDPR.
Tried
on 30 May 2018
at 08:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ 35th Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, malt, flowers, hops and has a nice sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Luton Beer & Cider Festival. Clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, fruity and toffee. Flavor is medium sweet and light bitter. Sweet and light bitter finish. 160218
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Feb 2018
at 14:34
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Apr 2017
at 19:11
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Cock, 01/03/17. Copper to brown with a beige head that soon dissipates to nyadda. Nose is biscuit malt, light spice, toffee, dark fruit rinds. Taste comprises brown bread, light tobacco, biscuit, spice, dates, toffee. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with a bitter edge. Ok bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Mar 2017
at 02:57
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Cocky T. It pours clear rich amber - brown with a small white head. The aroma is toasty grain, wood, leather, musty, dull fart, toffee and dried fruits. The taste is bitter - sweet, farty, toffee, raisin, sultana, wood, twiggy, leather, cereal, bit of spice and tannin with a dry, toasty finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. A bit old-school but not without its charms. Fair.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Mar 2017
at 11:20
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Yorkshire Grey, Grays Inn Road, London. Pours tawny brown with a lasting bubbly cream coloured head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, malt, hop and light nut. Medium sweetness, moderate bitterness slow to develop. Medium body, sticky texture. Soft carbonation. Finish is sweet and nutty. A very tasty bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Sep 2016
at 06:46
Metalic. Bitter. Harsh. Some battery acid notes. Temperature issues with this batch. Awful.
Tried
at
Melbourne Park
on 03 Sep 2016
at 15:03
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Yorkshire Grey, London. Golden-amber with a small head. Mildly malty easy enough drinking ale with a small sweetness. Passably sessionable, although not at the price in the pub in which I found it!
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2016
at 16:03