Thames Side Brewery Heron Ale

Heron Ale

 

Thames Side Brewery in Staines, Surrey, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.24
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 9
Traditional English bitter - malty but nicely balanced with plenty of both Fuggles and Golding Hops from Kent.
 

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

[Cask at the White Hart, Holyport.] A bright amber pour with a loose white head; malty aroma; plain malty taste; with a light herbal bitterness. A rather good ordinary bitter.

Tried from Cask on 22 Jan 2020 at 17:38


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask (handpump) @ The Seven Stars / 7 Stars, 1 Thomas Lane, Gloucestershire, BS1 6JG Bristol, England.[ As Thames Side Heron Bitter ].Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, toasted, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt - toasted, earthy. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20170807] 5-3-6-3-11

Tried from Cask on 25 Mar 2019 at 20:33


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at EBf28. Soft fruity aroma - unexpected. Light chestnut. Bubbly white head. Initially malty before a berry bitterness comes through. Some hints of sweetness. Light bodied and on the thin side. Flat. Relatively abrupt finish. OK. Certainly drinkable but not particularly interesting.

Tried from Cask on 03 Nov 2017 at 09:18


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 10/8/2017. Amber in colour, with a frothy, off-white, head. Aroma of red berries, tangerines and hedgerow hops. Flavour had some more ripe fruit, digestive malts and a moderately bitter finish. A pleasant session bitter.

Tried from Cask on 03 Sep 2017 at 04:49


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at Seven Stars Bristol. A clear deep amber beer with a small off-white head. Aroma of mild fruity hops, red malt resins. Taste of mild citrusy hops red malt, resinous hops.

Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2017 at 07:27


5

Tried on 24 Jan 2017 at 18:46


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

Gravity cask@Ealing Beer Festival, London
Clear copper color, decent off-white head. Aroma has caramalt, earthy English hops. Light-bodied. Traditional bitter with English hops and malts with some caramel and nuts. Tasty for its ABV.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2016 at 11:42


6

Tried on 03 Aug 2016 at 13:49


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Gravity dispense at Ealing BF, 06/07/16. Golden orange with a well appointed egg shell white head. Nose is biscuit, caramel, earthy, light orange peel. Taste comprises light spice, floral notes, toasted grain, straw, orange peel. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close with restrained bitterness. Decent enough bitter.

Tried on 16 Jul 2016 at 02:50