Bristol Beer Factory Bitter Californian

Bitter Californian

 

Bristol Beer Factory in Southville, Bristol, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production
Score
6.67
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 18
Small difference perhaps, but I'd say this was a hoppy bitter rather than a brown IPA.
 

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13/04/2012. COLSTON YARD, Colston Street, BRISTOL, Bristol, England (BUTCOMBE)

Tried on 13 Nov 2022 at 14:45


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Vintage. Pours amber, nose is citus, caramel, light honey taste.

Tried from Cask on 16 Jan 2015 at 01:49


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

Cask at the York Tap. Pours a lovely amber, with a good white head that lasts, good lacing. Touch of spritz. Good lemon and lime aromas, alongside solid caramel malts. Taste is just a touch too bitter for me, for the style, would suit an IPA better. Not well-balanced. nice enough though.

Tried from Cask on 20 Aug 2013 at 15:06


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

cask at reading ... copper ... small tanhead...soft toffee roast ... sweetmalts ... oily bitter hop... soft tofferoast ...nice easy

Tried from Cask on 04 May 2013 at 07:22


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (gravity) @ The 18th Reading Beer and Cider Festival 2012, Reading, Berkshire England.Clear medium orange amber colour with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, amp stain - fusty, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, tea, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120502]

Tried from Cask on 16 Apr 2013 at 08:59


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at Holburn Whippet. It pours clear amber with a thick yellow-white. The nose is earthy, spice, leather, apricot, white wine aspect and a touch of tangy citrus. The taste is earth, leaf, spice, varnish, pithy citrus, orange, tangy fruit, resinous hops, lewith a dry, bitter. Medium body and soft carbonation. Pretty tasty, well crafted beer.

Tried from Cask on 09 Mar 2013 at 06:39


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

On tap @ The Haymarket Bar. Pours amber with a decent head. The nose has some grapey notes against a malt background. The taste is more intermelded grapes and malt with maybe an appley bitterness on the finish. Medium bodied and with a creamy tangy texture and some refreshment but couldn’t drink too many. Overall solid,

Tried from Draft on 02 Mar 2013 at 02:51


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

Cask @ The Bridge House, Little Venice, small stable creamy bubbly head, clear dark copper colour, nutty aroma with some dark bread and cherries,flavour of burned sugar, darkish bread and hay, medium bitterness. Drinkable but a little boring.

Tried from Cask on 20 Feb 2013 at 02:55


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Railway pub, Blackheath. Reddish/amber pour with a light beige head. Citrus and light malt aroma. Quite a bitter mouthfeel. Good hop character. Citrus and caramel tang. Nice bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2013 at 06:49


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

Cask at Euston Tap - 12/12/12. Clear dark amber approaching brown with a thin bubbly off white head that retains well. Nose is malt forward, biscuit, light metallic notes. Taste comprises bitter hops, touch of fruit, biscuit, toffee, a little nuttiness. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, bitter finish.

Tried from Cask on 16 Dec 2012 at 01:38