Hawkshead Brewery Bitter

Bitter

 

Hawkshead Brewery in Staveley, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.46
ABV: 3.7% IBU: - Ticks: 44
Our Original Hoppy Bitter. A slight elderflower aroma from Slovenian "Celeia" hops.
A great session bitter.
 

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

Bottle. Pours a mid gold colour with a tight white head, light malt aroma with hints of caramel, the taste is medium bitterness with a dry bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle from Waitrose Supermarket (Various locations) on 14 Sep 2025 at 17:00


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

500ml bottle, 3.4%. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of flora & light malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Drinkable but unremarkable.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2025 at 05:56


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6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle courtesy of Bill and Julia, many thanks guys. Had this at home Sunday 23rd February 2025, after a short walk to Gasthof zum Sonnewald Schöfweg (our local) pours light amber, decent clarity and a mid sized white head. Middling bitterness, a little citrus, it's a touch thin as only 3.4% abv, but pleasant.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Feb 2025 at 15:15


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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Rocky white head on an amber coloured body.
Sweet malt & bitter aroma.
Medium bodied, lively with a clean back.
Malt, caramel, resinous & berry tastes with a bitter finish.
Great Bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Feb 2025 at 17:26


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle from Home Bargains. Clear amber with small white head, good retention. A bready, toffee and leaf and floral hop noted ale. Drying, light bodied. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jan 2025 at 03:04


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Tried on 16 Aug 2024 at 18:27


28/08/2009. GLOUCESTER ARMS, Great Dockray, PENRITH, Cumbria, England

Tried on 10 Dec 2022 at 12:09


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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

50cl bottle from Home Bargains Medium white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2022 at 17:03


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

Cask at the Golden Eagle Beer Festival. Light malty and citrus aroma. Taste light sweet medium body.

Tried from Cask on 28 Jun 2019 at 16:36


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

Cask. Cavendish, Cartmel. Clear gold. Decent head of white suds. Nose has bready, sourdough like grain. Bit of a nettle leaf hop thing. Taste is dry and a little astringent. Some honey sweetness. Light body. Crisp carbonation. Light bitter finish. Ok. Not sure this is in the best nick.

Tried from Cask on 02 May 2019 at 18:36