Best
Crate Brewery in Hackney Wick, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.35
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle@Yesprs (21/03/2014) - golden amber pour with white head. Aroma and taste is bready toasty malty, caramel, light toffee, slightly herbal. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2014
at 11:28
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample from 50 cl. bottle. Clear, amber colour with a dense, off-white head. Fruity aroma with caramel malts, spices, fruits and light citrus. Taste is light bitter. Medium body with a creamy texture. Finishes dry with bread, fruits and a lightly toasted note. Neat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2014
at 10:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of caramel, and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and straw, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2014
at 16:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small tan head. Aroma is toasted malty and light caramelish. Toasted malty and caramelish. Bitter, toasted and slight herbal. Bitter and toasted malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2014
at 15:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, from ABM, 09/03/14. Clear copper amber with a well appointed off white head that retains well. Nose is orchard fruits, toffee, malty notes, light smoke, light metallic notes. Taste comprises orchard fruit, light bread, touch of caramel, hint of spice. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, drying bitter close. Solid bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Mar 2014
at 13:43
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Ales By Mail [260114]
Caramel brown, clear, slight off white bubbly head that dissipates quickly
Aroma of caramel, brown malts, hedgerow fruits, dab of berry fruits, good aroma
Taste of brown caramel malts, soft berry fruits, biscuity malts, toasted malts, light toffee, soft English hops
Palate - Medium carb and body, bit oily, soft mouthfeel. Finish - some more toasted malts and biscuit, easy drinking.
Overall - Decent ’Boring Brown Bitter’ - this is an example of how to make them properly - and yes, it’s not boring
Caramel brown, clear, slight off white bubbly head that dissipates quickly
Aroma of caramel, brown malts, hedgerow fruits, dab of berry fruits, good aroma
Taste of brown caramel malts, soft berry fruits, biscuity malts, toasted malts, light toffee, soft English hops
Palate - Medium carb and body, bit oily, soft mouthfeel. Finish - some more toasted malts and biscuit, easy drinking.
Overall - Decent ’Boring Brown Bitter’ - this is an example of how to make them properly - and yes, it’s not boring
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2014
at 13:16
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Medium coarseish brown head doesn’t last. Clear deep brownish red body. Earthy sugary cinnamon bun aroma with floral notes. Dry-sweet earthy roasted sugar and cinnamon taste with spicy metallic notes. Mid-to-thin body. Mild, smooth mouthfeel. Dryish spicy caramelly earthy aftertaste with metallic notes. Nice, drinkable, perhaps a bit metallic. (0.5l bottle, from Beermoth, Manchester.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2013
at 14:35
3/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Cask at Crate Brewery in Hackney, London on 13 July 2013. Poured a cloudy brown with not much white head. Funky aroma with a little grain and grass in there. Watery mouth feel, light sweet malts, but a rather sweaty cask flavour... Some residual bitterness. Don’t think this was in the best condition, so probably worth re-rating when the opportunity presents itself.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Aug 2013
at 11:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Crate Brewery, Unit 7, White Building, Queens Yard, Hackney Wick, Greater London, England E9 5EN.Clear medium to dark brown red colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange - citrus, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20121207]
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2013
at 07:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Clear darkest copper to mahogany colour with small to average, firm, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, moderately lacing, off-white head. Cautious aroma in general, fruity hints of berries, a touch of toffee. Taste has notes of berries, a touch of walnut, minimally hints of caramel and toffee, dry finish; really impressing, extremely soft palate, matching fine, microporic carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2013
at 14:57