Foundation Bitter
East London Brewing (ELB) in London, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.45
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An amber best bitter with a good balance of maltiness and a crisp, bitter finish. Hopped with East Kent Goldings, New Zealand Green Bullet and Bobek.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
500ml Bottle - Amber in colour. Biscuity and relatively hoppy aroma with notes of hop resins, berries and caramel. Berries, biscuity malt, toffee and hints of marmalade all feature in the taste. A modern bitter with a foot in the past.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2022
at 19:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Rerate with Holmen1 at the wonderful Dog & Bell 07.08.22. Clear dark golden amber. Now this tastes like a proper bitter ought to taste. Wonderful aroma and taste of pale malt, crystal malt and tawny marmalade. Well-balances and full of taste. Decent bitterneas is lingering on. From cask at The Pelton Arms, Greenwich, London, 27.01.22. Pale amber. Diminishing off-white head. Slightly off aroma and taste of pale malt, amber malt, wet cardboard and moderate hops. Was probably better a day or two ago. [4/3/4/3/8=2.2]
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jan 2022
at 21:39
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear amber colour with a small thin near white head. Aroma is malt, light caramel, earthy and citrus hops. A moderately sweet taste, sweet malts, caramel and fruity flavours with a moderate hop bitterness.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2021
at 12:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask @Treefolk's (Rome). Ambrata carica, velata, schiuma bianco sporca media. Al naso note di biscotto, nocciola, erbacea, leggermente terrosa, floreale. in bocca è equilibrata, con amaro in chiusura perfetto. Corpo leggero, carbonazione soft. Ottima.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2020
at 17:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at Southampton Arms. Aroma a bit nutty, and malty. Taste is similar with slight bitterness and a slight carmel sweetness. Maybe element of strawberry hidden in there somewhere. No carbonation at all, and quite thin-bodied. --- Beer merged from original tick of East London Foundation Bitter on 09 Sep 2019 at 16:06 - Score: Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Cask at Southampton Arms. Aroma a bit nutty, and malty. Taste is similar with slight bitterness and a slight carmel sweetness. Maybe element of strawberry hidden in there somewhere. No carbonation at all, and quite thin-bodied.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2019
at 15:51