Parkin's Special Bitter
Sainsbury's in Holborn, Greater London, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
4.97
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5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
44cl can from Sainsburys.
thin white head. Clear amber pour. Faint bitterness. Ok
thin white head. Clear amber pour. Faint bitterness. Ok
Tried
from Can
from
Sainsbury's (Various locations)
on 02 Mar 2021
at 17:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
can at home .. dark amber ... small tan head ... soft sweet metalic toffee malt nose .. soft sweet tofee .. toffee fruits ... soft fruit malts ...soft sweet toffee malts
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2016
at 02:50
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - amber with a decent head. Nose - faint toffee and general maltiness. Taste - slightly more flavour than brown water. Some sweetness but no bitterness. Palate - light bodied with a creamy but thin texture and it falls away quickly after that. Overall - brown water.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2015
at 18:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can at home. Pours clear amber, nose is sweet toffee, glue, taste is floral, toffee, quite sweet. --- Beer merged from original tick of Parkin's Special Bitter on 27 Jul 2015 at 07:40 - Score: 5. Original review text: Can at home. Pours clear amber, nose is sweet toffee, glue, taste is floral, toffee, quite sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2015
at 13:02
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
440ml can from Sainsbury. Pours clear copper with a thick bubbly white head. Aromas of malt, stewed apple and metal. Taste is sweet, malty; thin, watery finish
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jul 2015
at 11:37
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Not as bad as you might expect from a supermarket own brand. Copper with very little head on it but it has a smooth texture with light toffee notes. Slightly sweet.
Tried
on 01 Feb 2014
at 15:18
4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
440ml can. The tag-line is now "A traditional bitter brewed and canned in the UK" - so may not be from Leeds any more. Poured gold with a loose cream head - a reasonable looking bitter; but unfortunately there’s not much that’s good to say about it otherwise; grainy aroma; weak caramel malt flavour; and some stale hops to end with.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2011
at 10:20
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Can 500ml. @ home.Clear medium orange - amber yellow color with a average to large, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, caramel, metalic. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, molasses - caramel. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light metalic. [20110316]
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2011
at 09:45
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Can. Pours a clear golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity grainy caramel aroma. Fruity malty toffee caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2011
at 00:00
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml can. Pours dark amber with a medium head. Aroma is caramel malt and some grassy hops. Taste is mostly caramel with some grass underneath.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2011
at 13:59