Best Bitter
Southey Brewing in Penge, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.27
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7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Southey Brewery Taproom, Penge. Malty caramel & toffee aromas. Sweet malt laden taste, some dried fruit notes.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southey Brewery and Taproom
on 28 Nov 2025
at 22:33
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Cask at Southey Brewing, Penge 28/11/2025 New English brewery ✅ toasted sweet malty with notes of grain, caramel, cereal, nice twiggy hops, medium body, soft cask mouthfeel, bitter hoppy finish. Solid bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southey Brewery and Taproom
on 28 Nov 2025
at 14:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Handpull cask at London Beer Dispensary, Brockley. Light ruddy brown with a spotty beige head. Malty aroma, a little raisin, some woody character. Taste is very sweet at first, almost too sweet, then finishing nicely bitter. Light overripe citrus mixed in with the strong malty notes. Intensely good.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 May 2024
at 22:41
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
From cask at the taproom in London with Terje after doing leg 9B of the Green Chain Walk 22.04.23. Cloudy pale teak colour. Some white head. Aroma and taste of orange biscuits.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Apr 2023
at 16:42
05/01/2019. DULWICH HAMLET FOOTBALL CLUB BAR, Imperial Fields, Champion Hill Stadium, Edgar Kail Way, LONDON, SE22, England
Tried
on 02 Feb 2023
at 08:37
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @Brighton Beer Dispensary (Southey), Brighton. 14/08/2022. Color ambarino espuma blanca, aromas maltosos, caramelo, sabor malta, cuerpo medio
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2022
at 17:41
5/10
Tried
on 01 May 2022
at 16:30
5/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2022
at 17:20
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ Southey Brewery and Taproom, 🇬🇧 21 Southey Street, SE20 7JD Penge, Greater London, England.
[ As Southey Best ].
ABV: 4.5%. Clear medium to light amber colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, cereal, nutty, pale malt, sweet malt, toasted, earthy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sweet malt, pale malt, nutty, earthy, toasted. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20220429]
5-3-5-3-10
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Apr 2022
at 17:18
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at the brewery. Malty caramel aroma. Clear amber. Bubbly foamy white head. Light bitter. Caramel. Spice. Light. Thin. Average-soft carbonation. Abrupt finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Feb 2022
at 17:26