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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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home in London - sourced from Offie and Toffee. Pours clear golden-amber with a frothy, off-white head. The nose holds simple, lightly toasted malts, some grain, leaves. Light sweet flavour with an ashy, cigarette-like off-note, some further lightly toasted and bready malts, mild caramel, leafy bitterness, hints of dried berries. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with more sweet and bready malt character, mellow earthy and leafy bitterness, more caramel and toffee, and more of that odd ashy note. Besides the off-note, it’s fairly pedestrian stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2016
at 12:56
6/10
Tried
on 28 Feb 2016
at 10:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Appearance- amber, a bit cloudy, a half-finger beige bubbly head. Aroma- chocolate, brown sugar, bready malts, dark fruit hints, raisin, banana. Taste- chocolatey malt, hop bitterness, dark fruit undertones, caramel, toffee, bitter crisp finish. Solid ale.
Tried
on 30 Jan 2016
at 04:27
6/10
Decent. #beerbods
Tried
on 28 Jan 2016
at 22:08
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ The Crown, Hasings. Hazy colour, white foam. Soft carbonation. Bitter with spicy notes (juniper?) easy drinkable but a bit unbalanced. Bitter finish. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Oct 2015
at 08:21
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Hare and Billet, Blackheath. Amber pour with a white head. Toffee malt and citrus aroma. Flavours of Porridge oats, light toffee, vanilla and citrus. So-so.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 May 2015
at 08:49