Best Bitter
Brooklyn Brewery in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter Regular|
Score
6.09
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a fair light amber to copper color with just a film of a little white foamy head that slid off immediately.
The aroma had some nutty to fruity malts, somewhat pomme-like with a fresh grassy smell. Light biscuits and a soft white bread underneath.
The flavor brought the previously mentioned aromas together semi-sweetly with a crisp dry malty breadiness rolling about. Lightly touches the aftertaste and then rolled into the finish fairly nice.
The feel was between light and medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Low carbonation as expected for the style. Some smoothness to this one.
Overall, as an English Bitter it works. I could have this again.
The appearance was a fair light amber to copper color with just a film of a little white foamy head that slid off immediately.
The aroma had some nutty to fruity malts, somewhat pomme-like with a fresh grassy smell. Light biscuits and a soft white bread underneath.
The flavor brought the previously mentioned aromas together semi-sweetly with a crisp dry malty breadiness rolling about. Lightly touches the aftertaste and then rolled into the finish fairly nice.
The feel was between light and medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Low carbonation as expected for the style. Some smoothness to this one.
Overall, as an English Bitter it works. I could have this again.
Tried
on 04 May 2017
at 14:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Amber golden colour, white head. Aroma of malts, straw and caramel. Light bitter flavour, caramel and carrot. Sweet finish, carrots and malts.
(From draught -cask- @ GBBF ’14, London)
(From draught -cask- @ GBBF ’14, London)
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2015
at 02:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Brooklyn Best Bitter ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, pale malt, pale nuts, light toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration, toffee, pale nuts. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20140812]
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Aug 2015
at 14:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity and light grainy. Bitter, toasted malty and light grainy. Bitter, herbal and dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2014
at 00:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Nice crisp amber and copper coloured body with a very thin off-white head. Aroma of light earthy english hops, some subdued caramel malts and a very mild nutty and fruity (apples and pears) smell as well. Medium-bodied; Strong earthy flavour with a lot of nuts and earth with a good hoppiness, some bits of caramel and toffee and a solid balance in the finish. Aftertaste is relatively mild (due to the casking and temperature) with only a bit of hops and caramel in the final flavours. Overall, a very nice bitter with perhaps more flavour than most from this style in England, but a solid contender and very nice to have at a gastropub while eating some good food. I sampled this large pint (in a mug) on cask at The Spotted Pig in New York, New York on 07-November-2014 for US$10,00.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2014
at 13:00
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
12th August 2014
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry with mild fine carbonation. Light and semi dry malts, touch of caramel. A tired overripe orangey hop. Touch of floralness. Light dry finish. It’s a good take on a pretty average English Bitter. Question remains - why?
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Lightly hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is light and semi dry with mild fine carbonation. Light and semi dry malts, touch of caramel. A tired overripe orangey hop. Touch of floralness. Light dry finish. It’s a good take on a pretty average English Bitter. Question remains - why?
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2014
at 04:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gravity dispense at GBBF ’14, day 1, 12/08/14. Clear golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is bready, dark fruit notes, biscuit, toffee, light perfume. Taste comprises earthy notes, dark fruit, grassy notes. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate bitter.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2014
at 13:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF
Clear yellow, no head or lacing. Aroma and taste is fruity and bitters
Ok, easy drinking
Clear yellow, no head or lacing. Aroma and taste is fruity and bitters
Ok, easy drinking
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2014
at 17:02
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled @ GBBF. Clear orange color, small White to off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly bitter, only slightly a fruity or hoppy touch which disappoints me a bit. Average body and carbonation.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2014
at 10:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
At GBBF 2014. Thinnish. Not great. Thin recreation of a slightly biscuit beer with some hedgerow hop on the finish.
Tried
on 12 Aug 2014
at 08:35