DB One
Dorking Brewery in Capel, Surrey, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.49
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The beer that started it all. Using 100% English Malt, with Bobek and Bramling Cross hops, this easy drinking best bitter is our tip of the hat to traditional British brewing.
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6/10
Happeline, mõrkjas, vesine, karamelline. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Aug 2025
at 13:30
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask at Spoons in Eastbourne. Soy sauce nose. Caramel colour. Slight sweetness to it but still dry and cloy-soy sauce. Not sure I'd describe it as a best bitter to be honest....
Tried
from Cask
at
Cornfield Garage (JDW)
on 28 Apr 2025
at 16:08
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
440ml can (yes, I know this is the cask version rating page, but it's 4.2% ABV and obviously the same beer in principle. BBE November 2024, from Beers of Europe. Drank at home on 21st September 2024 during a mini-tasting-session with myself while Margie was out with friends. Poured robustly into a UK vase shaped pint glass. Slight misty body, deep amber in colour, off-white foam on top. Malty feel with a decent hop bitterness, woody, earthy and a bit of a throw back to traditional English Bitters. Liked it.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Sep 2024
at 17:31
7/10
Tried
on 18 Sep 2024
at 14:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at Lyric, Soho, London, 22 May 2023) Amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy tan head. Malty, hoppy nose with dark bread, apricots and earthy hops. Malty, hoppy taste with notes of caramel, apricots, dark bread and a fairly balanced, but slightly sharp, resiny/earthy bitterness. Medium body, quite dry. Tasty and refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Oct 2023
at 20:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Light citrus aroma. Citrus flavor with bready malt. Medium bodied. Citrus and bready malt linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2023
at 21:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at the Sheffield Tap. Light brown and clear-ish with a small film of beige head. Woody, astringent aroma with bitter fruit. Tastes bittersweet, very astrigent, almost turpentiney. Orange and kumquat peel on the finish. Weird and not very good really.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Dec 2022
at 19:32
08/05/2015. ROSE & CROWN, 1 Market Street, CHARLBURY, Oxfordshire, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 27 Nov 2022
at 08:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Clarence, London. Nutty brown colour, medium-sized creamy beige head. Caramelly, nutty aroma. Light-bodied. Flavour is similar: toffee and nutty malts. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Dec 2019
at 10:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at Mad Hatters, Preston. pours clear golden with a thin white head. Aromas of light biscuit and floral hops. taste is light sweet up front, more biscuit and almost honeyish sweetness. Balances out towards the end.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2018
at 07:35