Okell's Bitter

Bitter

 

Okell's in Douglas, Isle Of Man, Isle Of Man 🇮🇲

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.32
ABV: 3.7% IBU: 33 Ticks: 37
A golden-coloured beer with a full malt and superb hop aroma, with a long lasting dry-ish hoppy complex finish.

Ingredients: Pale Ale Malt, Crystal Hops First Gold/Target, Late hop Nelson Sauvin/Cascade/Fuggles.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

8th April 2015: my first beer on the Isle of Man. Hand-pulled pint through a huge swan neck in the excellent Trafalgar in Ramsey. Amber and clear with a good, lasting white crown: it looked good on this and subsequent occasions I drank it around the island. The nose is a pleasant blend of hops and light caramel notes, as is the taste. This is a true session ale and flavoursome for such a brew, coming in at only 3.7% ABV: very drinkable and one of the best in it’s class/style.

Tried on 13 Apr 2015 at 09:41


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cask. Smooth beginning, fresh, hints of roasted nuts, roasted malt, hazelnuts. Easy to drink, fresh, smooth. Slightly dryer and more bitter till the end. Nice and smooth, dry-malty with a nice bitterness remains on the tongue!

Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2014 at 10:24


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

Cask @ Bear and Billet, Chester [220314] [From memory as notes lost]
Amber colour, clear, white head. Remember this as a fairly standard session bitter but better than usual. Light caramel malt, soft bitter hops. Finish did have some more hop in it....recall this as a 3.1

Tried from Cask on 24 Mar 2014 at 15:53


4.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5


Appearance: Clear deep copper color with a creamy off white head. Good lacing.
Aroma: Mild malty and mild fruity.
Palate: Medium body. Moderate sweet and a mild bitterness. Soft carbonation.
Taste: Caramel malty, mild hoppy, mild grassy and mild fruity.
Overall impression: Plain and nothing wrong with it, but…..not my ale.
Personal stats: On tap at The Prospect in Douglas, Isle of Man.

Tried from Draft on 02 Aug 2013 at 15:52


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Merchants Inn, Rugby, 17/04/13. Clear copper coloured with a good sized off white cap that retains well. Nose is light malt, orange, fruits, sugars, hint of pineapple. Taste comprises pale malts, light grapefruit, orange, faint hops, light peach. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, light bitterness in the finish. A drinkable bitter with a good depth of fruit flavours.

Tried from Cask on 20 Apr 2013 at 01:34


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at several places in Douglas. Almost clear pale amber. Floral nose with some hay. Mid sweet with light body and soft, firm mouthfeel. Some caramel, plenty of hay. Mid bitter finish, Nicely drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 13 Nov 2012 at 05:52


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

Cask (handpump) @ Fly In The Loaf, 13 Hardman Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, England L1 9AS.Clear medium yellow amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120116]

Tried from Cask on 05 Sep 2012 at 10:35


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

16th November 2007
Warning! Early amateur rating! Unusual nutty, wheaty and slightly herby beer. Different and drinkable.

Tried on 08 Jan 2011 at 10:14


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

Well kept half pint from cask at The Fly in the Loaf, Liverpool. Nitro creamy, white head over an amber body. Smooth smell of flowery hops. Subdued taste of fresh fruity hops followed by a developing bitter ending. Well bodied for its strength (03.05.2009).

Tried from Cask on 09 May 2009 at 09:45


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

Cask @ White Horse, Parsons Green SW6. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Sweetish fruity malty caramel flavor with some hints of hops. Has a sweetish fruity malty finish with some hints of caramel in the aftertaste.

Tried from Cask on 13 Apr 2009 at 08:40