Nelson's Bitter
Woodforde's in Woodbastwick, Norfolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.66
|
|
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Half pint from the cask at The Lord Nelson, Burnham Thorpe. Pours a light brown with a white head. Aromas & tastes of toffee, caramel, grape, raisins, pine & malt. Medium body. Smooth finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Mar 2026
at 20:16
6.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Klar mørk brun med off-white skum. Lukter karamell, malt. Mild, lavt karbonert. Bitter avslutning. Karamell, malt og litt appelsinskall.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2025
at 18:53
6.5/10
—
Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask gravity at the Prae Wood Arms beer fest. A clear amber copper coloured pour with a fine off white head. Aroma is nutty, dried fruit, twig, toffee. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty layered malts toffee, dried fruit and nut. Hint of liquorice. Palate is semi sweet, sticky, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2025
at 15:55
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Park Tavern, Eltham. Copper coloured pour with a beige head. Nose is dried fruit & caramel. Taste is caramel, raisin, nuts. Malty sweet with a light bitter backbone.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2023
at 21:21
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Appearance: foggy bronze colour, moderate off-white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma and taste: caramel, a lot of nice floral hop, some citrus. Medium dry, pretty bitter. Mouth feel: medium minus body, average carbonation. Summary: a model Bitter.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2023
at 13:46
6.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
bottle bb5/1/23 ambrara limpida buona schiuma media persistenza buona nota maltats in po caramellata bilancita finale un po terroso3.4 On tap piu fragrante inciss 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2022
at 18:47
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
# 3202; 9/2022. Fruit, roasty and herbal aroma. Copper body, off-white head. Fruity, roasty, herbal, earthy. Good dark bitter. 0,5 l, bottle, shop (Coop), Stansted Mountfitchet (East England).
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2022
at 09:03
6.1/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at Drunken Duck. Dark orange with small white head. Malty, toasted, caramel, somewhat watery, tad sweet, bland. Low carbonation. Light to medium bodied.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Drunken Duck
on 13 Sep 2022
at 21:08
7/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Bottle) Pours clear mid brown with tiny head. Subtle aroma of toffee and herbal hops. Medium body with good bright carbonation. Great taste with fruity orange start, nice toffee malt and a good bitter finish. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2022
at 20:23