Rock Bitter
Nottingham Brewery in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.35
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Slightly paler than traditional bitter beers of the time it was the forerunner of the India Pale Ale for which the brewery was to become famous.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2011, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium orange golden colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, light to moderate hoppy, fruity, tropical fruit, peach, ripped fruit. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, ripped tropical fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110803]
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2011
at 14:32
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2011 (3.8 % abv, as Nottingham Royal Rock Bitter). Deep golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is herbal, spicy, hoppy, floral and quite malty. Flavour is fruits, wood, earth, some floral notes as well. Balanced, but not very exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2011
at 06:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Gravity cask at the Pembury Tavern on 15th July 2009 during the pub’s summer festival. Aliased on cask label as "Nottingham Rock Ale". Crystal clear gold with small off-white head of creamy nature. Light malt/hop initial aromas with grass and grapefruit featuring. Then a hempy hop kick with some slight savoury notes - cheese in the forefront and a slightly herby nose. Finish is bitter, slightly saline/salty on an engagingly textured mouthfeel. A delicious, more-ish session ale, very enjoyable indeed.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2009
at 18:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask at Merton Beer Festival, Oxfordshire, July 7th and 8th 2006. Golden coloured nicely bitter beer that was a bit on the dry side, hops came through well in this beer and like the Wolf Best Bitter also tried this is a very good session ale that I rather enjoyed.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jul 2006
at 04:16