6.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle at home from the brewery. A great example of a classic English bitter. Very well balanced beer with malt and bitter hops in harmony.

6.8

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours a clear amber with small white head which fades to nothing very quickly. Aroma has an inviting malt nose with caramel, toast, grassy hops. Taste of light burnt caramel, bread, raisins, grassy hop bitterness which builds. Light bodied, refreshing, sweet finish to offset bitterness. Yes well balanced, decent malt profile, nice bitter kick, just a shame it doesn't very good in the glass. A good light bitter though.

6.4

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

500ml bottle. Poured a clear copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is light sweet malt. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, malt, light toffee, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

6

Bottle online from The Natural Grocery Store. Pours a slightly hazy amber colour with a thinnish soapy looking white head. Aromas of biscuits with a hint of citrus and floral. Taste is a little fruity, with a fair amount of peppery spice, a little more citrus, biscuits and floral. An earthy hop bitterness on a dry finish. Thin to medium body with a fair amount of carbonation and slightly oily mouthfeel. Decent for the low abv but nothing special.

6.2

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

Klar bernsteinfarben mit weißer Schaumkrone. Malziger, getreidiger, leicht hopfiger Geruch. Geschmacklich malzig, getreidig, leicht hopfig, etwas Karamell. Mittlere Süße mit leichter Bitterkeit, mittlerer Körper mit spürbarer Kohlensäure.

5.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

12/7/2019. Bottle from Cotswold Vintners, Chipping Sodbury. Pours pale amber with a large foamy off-white head. Aroma of sweet malt, caramel, hops, fruit and light brown sugar. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, watery and slightly oily texture, soft carbonation. Disappointing.

5.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle from Cotswold Vintners. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are grain, malt, bread, hops and has a sweet malty finish.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Beers of Europe. Appearance - golden amber with a nicely proportioned head. Nose - grass, lemon and chewy toffee. Taste - more toffee, sweet bread (maybe rye bread). Palate - light bodied and creamy. Rich but dry finish. Overall - decent.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

From Jun 2008

Purchased at Wilburs Total Beverage in Ft Collins Colorado.

I was looking for some low alcohol English Bitter brews and this one was the first that caught my eye.

No indication of its age on the bottle but it pours a clear light gold with a 1 finger head of foam. Very good head retention and there's some good lacing.

Smell wise, it fits the style very well. Some sweet malty tones and a more than adequate nose of fruit. Seems promising.

The taste is nice. I get big flavours of biscuit up front followed by some fruit and some lemony hops that comprise most of the finish. Good medium mouthfeel for the style and the carbonation is light. Hmmm....this is pretty tasty however "old" it is and I find it very drinkable. Still, I doubt that the bottle I'm drinking from would be found to be impressive by my cousins from across the pond. It just doesn't have that "freshness" factor that I look for in all the brews I try. Oh well, a 3.6%abv brew *is* very delicate, to say the least, and the fact that I enjoyed it probably says how good it must taste when sampled fresh. It's a good one, for sure.