First Deal
Blackjack Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.13
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Deep red beer with balanced malt and hop character. Carefully balanced malts and new world hops produce a ruby coloured ale with hints of blackcurrant, caramel and lasting bitterness.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Port Street Beer House, 🇬🇧 39-41 Port Street, M1 2EQ Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
[ As Blackjack First Deal ].
ABV: 4.4%. Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy - creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, caramel, nutty, dark malt, earthy, toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, toffee, nutty, caramel, sweet malt. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20180123]
6-4-7-3-14
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Jan 2018
at 16:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Cock Tavern, Hackney on 15th July 2016. Deep copper with whitish shallow foam and spot lacing. Biscuity caramel malt aroma. Fine, sharpened citrus and herby hoppiness in-mouth. A bitter, grassy finish. Light-bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2016
at 12:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Broadfield, Sheffield. Clear amber. Dense, off white head. Very fruity. Got some sour cherry to it. Plenty of grainy malt. Is this brewed using Rye? Taste is fairly bitter. Some sweetness. Lots of body. Finishes bitter, and a little spicy. Interesting. Not sure I’m overly keen, mind.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2015
at 07:04
3/10
Tried
on 05 Aug 2014
at 19:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
16th June 2014
Craft Clerkenwell. Cask. Clear amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and light, mild fine carbonation. Smooth malts supports a pleasant fresh tangy orange with traces of lemon and grapefruit. A nice juicy superior bitter. Finishes light and smooth.
Craft Clerkenwell. Cask. Clear amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and light, mild fine carbonation. Smooth malts supports a pleasant fresh tangy orange with traces of lemon and grapefruit. A nice juicy superior bitter. Finishes light and smooth.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Jun 2014
at 01:41
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask handpull at The Craft Clerkenwell. Dark brown clear colour lasting beige head. Green apple UK bitter that isn’t very bitter. Some malt. Wow a throwback beer. Brown malty some green apple some bitterness on the finish. It’s a bitter. Simple but I quite liked it for being so backward
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Mar 2014
at 07:31
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
cask at reading ... copper ... soft musty toffee cheesy nose ... dry dry dryhop ... little cheesy again ... soft toffee roast ...light bitter blackcurrant
Tried
from Cask
on 04 May 2013
at 05:55
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gravicask. 1/3 pint as Rune, Stefan and I shared it at Chorlton Beer Fest Ruby body with small soapy head. Malt, toffee, caramel, notes of herbs and blackcurrant. Well-balanced taste; hops, malt, blackcurrant and citrus. Bitter finish. (6.Jul.2012)
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2012
at 17:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at PSBH, 5th October 2012, not bad pretty hoppy lots of flavour, nothing to rave about
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2012
at 00:08
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Ruby ale with a pleasant bitterness - a decent enough start for a new brewery.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2012
at 16:48