Bitter
Kirkstall Brewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.84
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Amber malt takes centre stage in this bitter, East Kent Golding adding a touch of forest fruits alongside a thirst-quenching bitterness.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tight off white head on a rich copper coloured body.
Medium, finely carbonated & creamy.
Toffee, caramel, malt & nutty tastes with a tangy berry finish.
Nice enough.
Medium, finely carbonated & creamy.
Toffee, caramel, malt & nutty tastes with a tangy berry finish.
Nice enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Mar 2026
at 21:19
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Cask. Negligible smell. Hazy copper colour, off-white head. Aroma of malt, earth, grass. Bitter, lightly sweet. Flat carbon.
Tried
from Cask
at
St. Urho’s Pub
on 21 Mar 2026
at 21:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Medium dark copper with a tan head. Light caramel, fruity, earthy hops. Medium bodied. Slightly sweet and dry with some bitterness. Lovely.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Harlequin
on 08 Nov 2025
at 21:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pint of cask out the barrel at the Lytton Arms beer festival. This is a perfect and down the line bitter. All boxes ticked. Nothing special and nothing bad
Tried
from Cask
on 25 May 2025
at 06:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint in The Ship & Mitre on 15th May 2025. Amber body, off-white head. Solid Bitter with a woody, earthy feel throughout, some orchard fruits appear alongside a decent malt background.
Tried
from Cask
at
Ship & Mitre
on 15 May 2025
at 14:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (O'Neill's, Uppsala) - Copper in colour. Dried fruit and some earthy notes feature prominently in both the aroma and the taste. Mediocre.
Tried
on 07 May 2025
at 15:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Fountain Inn, Tipton. Brownish gold, clear with a big buff head. Lots of lacing. Astringent, woody aroma. Taste has a surprising sweetness, with notes of caramel, before fading into a good bitterness. Light body, soft carbonation. As basic a bitter as you’ll ever find, but not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Apr 2025
at 14:58
7/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
From cask at The Grove, Huddersfield, 28.03.25. Clear mahogany amber. Beige head and lacing. Aroma and taste of sweet pale malt, sweet medium rosted malt, dried berries and medium low hop bitterness. Perhaps slightly waterish.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Grove
on 28 Mar 2025
at 20:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6
Cask at Greyfriar, Reading. Aroma has charcoal and coffee, alongside toffee. Opaque cola brown. Foamy beige head soon retreats to the rim.finish. Initial coffee and sour berries, followed by porridge and malts. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Soft-fizzy carbonation. Long dry somewhat astringent.
Tried
at
The Greyfriar
on 03 Jan 2025
at 22:03
7/10
Pleasantly malty.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2023
at 19:36