Bitter
Ampersand Brew Co in Diss, Norfolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.64
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Originally brewed & named for our pub 'The Cap', our flagship bitter quickly became our most popular cask beer. A blend of Crystal malts take the lead & create a classic base, whilst Ernest hops play second fiddle with apricot, citrus & spice notes. This is our take on a classic English Bitter, combining tradition with our modern methods.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Ampersand Brewery Diss. Clear mid brown beer lasting beige head. Malty best bitter. Nothing special but competent. Decent best bitter with English hops throughout ok.
Tried
from Cask
at
Ampersand Brew Co
on 26 Sep 2025
at 14:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample courtesy of Grumbo via SHIG, cheers. Aroma of malt, berries, caramel and citrus. Taste is dry and bitter berries and malts. Nice finish.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2025
at 09:36
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Pavement Vaults, York. Gluten Free. Amber colour, thin white foam head and aroma of malt, caramel, toffee. Taste is malty, roasty, grains, biscuit, with earthy hop bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying biscuity bitter finish. Quite drinkable
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Sep 2024
at 13:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Crewe Dog, Crewe. Pours a light copper with minimal off-white head. Aroma is mainly malts, with hints of caramel and toffee. In the mouth it is sweet with some slight underlying bitterness. Fter a while som traditional hops come through plus hints of honey, ginger and toffee. Some bitterness in the finish. This is a good solid old school bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2023
at 17:40
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
12/11/2021. Cask sample courtesy of SHIG, cheers. Pours clear pale amber with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of malt, fruit, caramel, orange, flowers. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, average carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2021
at 10:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Cask: Poured an orange with beige color head. Aroma is fruity, malty, caramel. Taste is light fruit, big bold malts, little caramel and toffee, veggie.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2021
at 12:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the new brewery tap in Diss. A mostly clear copper amber coloured pour with a lasting beige cap. Aroma is nutty malts, little grain husk, toffee, some grass. Flavour is composed of light rounded grains, husks, biscuit, toffee, light grassy hop,. Palate is semi sweet, light, mellow carbonation, little thin. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Jun 2021
at 16:57