Holmes Stead
Farm Yard Brew Co. in Cockerham, Lancashire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.20
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This Best Bitter is a homage to a classic beer style from our Great British brewing past. We use 5 different malts to build a robust malty back bone and balance it with traditional UK hops. By celebrating the past we also pay homage to Steve's late grandfather who can be seen with two Shire horses on the label. In bottle this beer is Vegan
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Handpull cask at the Goat, Long Buckby. Golden brownand a bit hazy with a large off-white head. Light toasty aroma, leafy hops, dried grass, caramel, sourdough the aroma. Sweet and doughy taste tempered with light hop nearer the lfinish. Medium body, weighty on the tongue, with soft carbonation. Nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2025
at 14:50
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tebay Services. Pours clear amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora, light fruits, grass & malt. moderate body. Light bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2025
at 21:42
6/10
Decent. Malty and dry, bit thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Sep 2024
at 18:57
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Rusty Bucket, Eltham. Mahogany coloured pour with a beige head. Malts, toffee & dried fruit aromas. More of the same in the taste. Malty bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2024
at 15:43
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at two trees watford. A clear amber red coloured pour with a lasting fine beige head. Aroma is semi sweet.nutty, twig, raisin. Flavour is composed of thin watery grains, toast, dried fruits, light chalk, tannin. Palate is semi sweet, thin, little chalky, not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jun 2024
at 14:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 15th April 2024. Golden amber with shallow, diminishing off-white foam and pattern lacing. Hoppy aroma. Leafy hoppiness in-mouth with honeyed fruitiness. A finish of sweet fruits, caramel malt leafy hops. Light body and a smooth mouthfeel. 6-3-7-3-13 Re-rating July 2024: Cask by stillage at the Cockpit, Chislehurst on 29th June 2024. Clear copper with shallow, yellowy white foam and full lacing. Slightly smoky malt aroma. Malty in-mouth with spiced fruits. Leafy hops and caramel malt dominate the finish. Full bodied with an engaging texture. 8-4-7-4-15
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2024
at 20:03
6.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Hopwoods, Preston (not yet listed on RateBeer). Pours “bitter brown” with a medium sized foamy off-white head. Malts are the mainstay of the aroma, plus some hints of nuts. In the mouth it oscillates between sweet and bitter with malts, nuts and caramel plus traces of autumn fruits. Finish is dry and nutty. This is a reasonable old school bitter – quite tasty given the low strength.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2023
at 17:12
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin off white head on an unclear brown body. Malt & caramel aroma. Smooth & soft - medium bodied. Malt, toffee, caramel & woody tastes with a bitter finish. Standard.
Tried
on 19 Aug 2022
at 17:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Tebay Services. Clear, glowing bronzey-amber with an off-white head - a bit of a looker actually. Mild fruit, straw & oatmeal biscuits. Rather dull.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2020
at 19:10