BYB
Kirkstall Brewery in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.65
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An update on a classic, mostly pale malts and UK hops dominate this pale beer. Classically Drinkable
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Cask
at
Butcher's Dog
on 14 Mar 2026
at 13:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml can (4.5% ABV). Drank at home on 8th February 2026 while waiting for the Super Bowl to start. Clean amber/brown body, off white head. Woody/twiggy/earthy Best Bitter; nice blend.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2026
at 23:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can 'Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Asda', this one at 4.5%. Clear light copper amber pour with white head; decent retention and lacing. Aroma of pale malt with leafy hop, fruit cake and a touch of caramel. Flavour is woody and leafy with sweet cake, stone fruits, bread crust and caramel. Light to mid bodied with a nice fine carbonation. A good bitter.
Tried
from Can
from
Asda Supermarket (Various locations)
on 22 May 2025
at 22:57
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from Asda. Clear deep golden body with an off-white head. Low carbonation. Faint lacing. Aroma of wood, earth, berries and fruit cake. Flavour of earthy spice and brown bread. Thin to medium body with a slick texture. Soft fizz. This is an excellent example of the style, at a very good price.
Tried
from Can
from
Asda Supermarket (Various locations)
on 16 May 2025
at 11:48
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
cask at the Great Exhibition 2025 ...copper thin tan lacing . soft sweet woody mslts..light dry caramel toffee malts
Tried
on 02 May 2025
at 19:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Swan, York 21/1/2017. Deep mahogany in colour, with a creamy, off-white, head. Hedgerow fruits, sweet, bready, malt, leafy hops, leading to a moderately bitter finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Mar 2017
at 15:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Port Street Beerhouse, Manchester on 29th September 2016. Copper with lasting off-white lacing foam. Rich malty aroma. Grassy hop and biscuit malts in-mouth with a citrus touch. Rounded bittersweet finish. A zingy mouthfeel and a fair amount of body.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Sep 2016
at 17:24
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Copper-amber with a small creamy head. Has a sweetened malt-hop character, but not too bitter despite being part of the beer’s name.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 May 2016
at 04:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at North Bar. Leeds jaunt. Pours clear gold with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee, malt. Taste is light malt, caramel, faint herbs on the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Mar 2016
at 09:33
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ [ London Craft Beer Festival 2014 ] @ Oval Space, 29-32 The Oval, London, Greater London, England, E2 9DT. [ As Kirkstall BYB ].Clear medium yellow color with a small, open and fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is light moderate malty, pale malt, earthy notes. Flavor is light moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, light barley, light grain, light cereal. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20140817]
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jul 2015
at 02:29