Best Bitter
Pig Iron Brewing in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, England 🏴
Bitter Regular|
Score
6.29
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As the name suggests we have used the very best ingredients in the making of this smooth and enjoyable bitter with all English grain and a mix of hops from the UK and USA.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Pig Iron Best Bitter ].Clear medium amber colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, toasted, caramel, grain. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, toasted, grain, sweet malt, caramel, nutty, vomit notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160810] 6-2-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Nov 2018
at 07:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF 2016. Pours a slightly hazy pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2017
at 08:11
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
10th August 2016
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear gold beer, no head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light tangy malts, tangy caramel. Ripe citrus. Dry floral finish. Passable.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear gold beer, no head. Palate is light, semi dry and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light tangy malts, tangy caramel. Ripe citrus. Dry floral finish. Passable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2016
at 05:42
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at GBBF ’16, day two, 10/08/16. Rich amber/copper with a decent off white head. Nose is earthy fruit rinds, biscuit, brown bread, straw. Taste comprises biscuit malt, bitter orange, bred dough, light spice, toffee, grains. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, light bitterings in the close. Decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Oct 2016
at 02:06
6/10
Tried
on 05 Sep 2016
at 16:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Gbbf. Klares dunkel bernsteinfarbenes Bier. Geruch karamellig malzig, nussig. Geschmack mild bitter hopfig, Kaffee, Karamell.
Tried
on 17 Aug 2016
at 05:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF Saturday, 13/08/2016. A clear copper orange coloured pour with a lasting loose white head. Aroma is earthy rustic nutty malts, sweet red berries, earth. Flavour is composed twiggy nuts, toasted earth, tangy cranberry, bitter earthy hop. Palate is semi sweet grainy, ok condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Aug 2016
at 06:05