Hop A Doodle Doo
Brewster's Brewery in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.47
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A copper coloured ale in the style of an American Pale Ale, brewed with crystal, caramalt and US hops.
It has a rich full-bodied feel from the roasted malts finished off with a delicious fruity hop character.
It has a rich full-bodied feel from the roasted malts finished off with a delicious fruity hop character.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Barrel Vault, St Pancras on 20th June 2026. BV
Clear copper with pale tan foam and full lacing. Malty aroma. Nutty maltiness in-mouth and an earthy, malty finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Clear copper with pale tan foam and full lacing. Malty aroma. Nutty maltiness in-mouth and an earthy, malty finish. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Barrel Vault
on 20 Jun 2026
at 22:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at The Briar Rose, Birmingham. Clear amber with small off white top. I found this to be a solid bitter. It has a malty and nutty flavour but still has a slick easy drinking quality rather than being muddy or rich. There is some grass and light undertone of fruit which rounds it off.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Picture House, Stafford. Pours “bitter brown” with a medium sized almost white head and good lacing. There’s a slightly sweet aroma with oranges to the fore. In the mouth it starts off sweet with oranges the main flavour, but gradually becomes more and more bitter with floral hops, autumn fruits, some underlying malts and traces of nuts. Finish is dry and slightly sticky. This is decent – a good old fashioned bitter – or should that be “best bitter” ?
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jan 2024
at 22:25
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A pale amber orange coloured pour with a creamy off white head. Aroma is nutty twiggy malts, apple, dried fruits, grass. Flavour is composed of semi sweet nutty malts, raisin bran, wet grass, sileage. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow cask condition. Ok but a bit bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Dec 2023
at 13:20
17/09/2005. KING OF WESSEX, 5-10 James Street West, BATH, Bath & North East Somerset, England (WETHERSPOONS)
Tried
on 13 Nov 2022
at 13:07
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Half a pint on cask at the Gate House. Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Gate House (JDW)
on 20 Mar 2022
at 17:09
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask pint at Figure of Eight. Dark, clear ambers, off-white fluffy head. Aroma is toffee malts. Taste is sweet malts, caramel and a touch of floral hops, notes of tea. Full feel.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2022
at 12:33
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Tilly Shilling, Farnborough 21/02/20. Malty aroma. Chestnut. Foamy blotchy head. Medium-heavy bitter. Almost unrefined. Medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Astringent finish. Just didn't do it for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2020
at 15:51
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half-pint, cask shared with Finn at North Western (JDW). Pearl white head, next-to-clear orange body, spotty lacing. Moments of stewed fruits on the nose. Caramel malty taste joined by leafy hops and dried fruits. Mid-dry bittersweet finish. Okay bitter. (Liverpool 27.01.2020).
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Feb 2020
at 14:36
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Lavt luftig skum. Karamellaroma. Litt kjeks. Smaken tørket frukt. Ganske bitter etter hvert. Ga mersmak.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2020
at 10:35