Bishop Nick 1555

1555

 

Bishop Nick in Braintree, Essex, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.21
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks: 22
Now this is a seriously full-bodied ale. Bishop Nick wasn’t burnt at the stake in 1555. This rich tawny beer is a tribute to defiance. With an unmistakably sweet nutty taste underlined by the ginger and fruit of Styrian goldings, 1555 shall not be moved.
 

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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle (from Ales By Mail). Amber colour, mediumsized off-white foamy head. Aroma is wooden, some sweet malts, floral and some grassy tones. Flavour is fruity, grassy, some bready and mild wooden tones to it with a wee bit of nuts too.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2023 at 16:07


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Gravicask. Amber. Klar. Filmskum med litt farge. Sviskearoma. Smaken karamell, lettrøstet malt & frukt. Tørr bitter avslutning.

Tried from Cask on 23 Nov 2021 at 13:30


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample thanks to Grumbo: Poured an orangish with off white head. Aroma is caramel, malty, light fruity. Taste is bitter fruity, malty, some lingers around the finish.

Tried on 29 Jul 2020 at 19:50


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

9/7/2020. Cask at the Duke of York, Ipswich. Pours attractive clear deep amber with a bubbly/frothy off-white head. Aroma is caramel, malt and fruit. Moderate sweetness and light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Easy drinking, uncomplicated bitter.

Tried from Cask on 09 Jul 2020 at 18:04


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bubbly off white head left a froth on a dark amber coloured still body. Malt & caramel aroma. Medium to thin bodied, smooth on the front with slightly carbonated back. Sweet, jam, caramel, malt & stone fruit tastes.

Tried on 05 May 2020 at 20:26


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours a clear amber colour with a smallish frothy off white head. The aroma is malty, some caramel, grass and a little fruit. A malty taste, caramel and fruity flavours and a twiggy dry bitterness in the finish.

Tried on 08 Aug 2018 at 17:11


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Ales by Mail. Pours clear amber with a short-lived thin white head. Aromas of ginger and lime. Taste is light sweet, some ginger heat carrying through to the finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2017 at 07:19


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Gravicask, third at Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Beige bubbly head. Deep golden-brown body. Light aroma of leafy hops and vague caramel.Mixed taste of slightly spiced fruits and brown malts. Leafy bitterness to the ending. Classic Brit bitter. Nice (15.02.2017).

Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2017 at 14:14


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer Festival. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, flowers, caramel and hops.

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2017 at 12:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ Chelmsford Winter Beer festival. Pours dark golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, grass. Flavor is light sweet, malt, caramel, grass, apples. Medium body, soft carbonation, sweet finish. 160217

Tried from Cask on 16 Feb 2017 at 12:52