Caveman Brewery Neanderthal

Neanderthal

 

Caveman Brewery in Swanscombe, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.48
ABV: 4.4% IBU: - Ticks: 10
The Neanderthal remembers when Best Bitter was the best. This beer is our recollection of that, full of roast and caramel malt flavours and traditional Kent hops. A better Best Bitter.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

[Cask (gravity pour) at the Basingstoke Beer Festival 2024] A mid chestnut coloured pour; malty aroma; caramel malt taste; with a fresh Kentish hop bitterness and a touch of peppery spice. A good, old-fashioned, bitter.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2024 at 22:25


8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Fra cask på The Lyric, med Egil: klar kastanjebrun med fint skum som varer helt ned. Maltdrevet aroma og smak med mørke karameller, urter, barskog og engelsk appelsinmarmelade. So smooth.

Tried from Cask on 18 Aug 2022 at 19:13


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

From cask at The Lyric, near Piccadilly Circus, with Holmen1 09.08.22. Clear mahogany. Fine taste of dark crystal malt, syrup, brittle, roasted nuts, dates and tawny marmalade.Smooth mouthfeel.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2022 at 15:41


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask gravity @ The Rake, Borough SE1. Pours an amber color with no head. Has a frutiy malty caramel aroma with weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel hoppy finish.

Tried from Cask on 08 Jan 2017 at 16:03


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Wässriger, bitter malziger Antrunk. Spritzig, milder Hopfen, sehr süffig. Nett. 10/8/9/8//8

Tried on 29 May 2016 at 13:46


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

Festival der Bierkulturen. Klare dunkel orange goldene Farbe. Geruch leicht röstmalzig, Karamell, Harz. Geschmack harzig mild hopfig, Karamell, leicht nussig.

Tried on 29 May 2016 at 05:52


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

Cask at Reading BF 2016. Clear russet colour lasting beige head. Malty fruity flavours. Even a touch of banana. Fine. If very cold. Some white pepper hop.

Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2016 at 05:49


5.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask @ EBF15 2013, 15th Egham Beer Festival, Egham United Services Club (EUSC), 111 Spring Rise, Egham, Surrey, England TW20 9PE.Unclear medium orange amber color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty, caramel, earthy, medicine. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, medicine, caramel, nutty. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130809]

Tried from Cask on 26 May 2014 at 05:13


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Gravity dispense at EBF XV, 09/08/13. Hazed dark amber with a thin off white swirl. Nose is bready malts, light toffee, walnuts, hint of smoke. Taste comprises light wood, bready malts, earthy hop notes, toffee. Light to medium in bodiment, surprisingly thin for 4.6%. Average affair.

Tried on 24 Aug 2013 at 05:24


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

From cask at EBF15. Pours cloudy amber with a fully gone head. Aroma is overripe fruity. Bitter and herbal. Citric and bitter. Dry and toasted finish.

Tried from Cask on 09 Aug 2013 at 05:41