Bollington Best
Bollington in Bollington, Cheshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.28
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This award winning ale was formerly First Brew, this was our first beer and still the most popular.
A delightfully hoppy bitter. Clean & crisp with a light golden colour and a refreshing bitter aftertaste.
A delightfully hoppy bitter. Clean & crisp with a light golden colour and a refreshing bitter aftertaste.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Cask
at
The Fountain (Bollington)
on 08 Nov 2025
at 18:25
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a clear golden amber colour with a small thin white head. The aroma is malty, sweet grainy malts and caramel. A moderately sweet and bitter taste, toasted malt and caramel flavours with a leafy hop bitter finish.
Tried
on 12 Feb 2022
at 17:03
7/10
Tried
on 07 May 2016
at 16:06
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Brewtique, Macclesfield. Clear, dark gold. Film of white head. Very fruity aroma. Syrupy mango. Ripe strawberry. Lots of caramel. Bit of unwelcome diacetyl in there, too. Taste is strawberry sweet. Then plenty of bitterness. Slick mouthfeel. A bit oily. Crisp carbonation. Finish is long, medium bitter. Too sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2014
at 10:08
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
NWAF 24 Jan 13. Gyldenbrun. 0 skum. God sukkertøyaroma. Smaken er syrlig frukt. Litt metallisk. Tørr syrlig avslutning.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 12:49
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
At NWAF, shared with Finn. Half, cask by handpump. Clear amber, naked at the top. Lemony hops in aroma. Citrus kind of taste supported by a touch of grainy malts, hints of berries as well. More sweet than bitter to the ending. Standard (Manchester, 24.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Feb 2013
at 09:54
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the GBBF 2011. Amber with a small white head. Aroma of caramel and toffee with a hint of diacetyl. Sweetish caramel flavour with a decent bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2011
at 10:38
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask. A dark golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of diacethyl and fruits on a lightly malty background. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, diacethyl, and fruits, leading to a dry and bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Feb 2011
at 00:40
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at GBBF 2010. Gold, thin off white head. Bit of urine like aroma on the hops. Very citric, ascetic. Too ascetic for me.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2010
at 03:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ NWAF 10, National Winter Ales Festival, The Venue, Sheridan Suite, Manchester, England.Clear light medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate hoppy, citrus, lemon. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20100120]
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Sep 2010
at 13:43