A rich aroma of hops and malt develops a full texture in the mouth. It has a long, deep, bitter-sweet finish. Without doubt an exceptional best bitter.
Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops.
Ingredients: Maris Otter pale malt. Challenger and East Kent Goldings hops.
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7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Shakespeare, Bristol on 13th May 2026. Clear copper with shallow foam and scant lacing. Malty throughout, with some tangy citrus fruits. Light bodied with a smooth mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2026
at 21:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Old Ale and Coffee House in Salisbury. Pours a deep clear chestnut color with very light head. Aroma of dry caramel, a little trail mix and bready malts. Flavors of bread and toasty malts with a mild bitter finish. A nice Bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Oct 2025
at 14:13
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the New Inn, Littlehampton. Poured a slightly hazy medium amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is malt and yeast. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, slightly watery, malt, earthy, herbal, yeasty, light hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2023
at 18:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Caramel aroma. Citrus and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Citrus and caramel linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2023
at 19:58
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask in Bristol. Murky brown with a thin head. Aroma of caramel malt. Flavour is soft caramel, mild flavour, tilting to bland.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2023
at 21:02
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours a lightly hazed amber colour with a small frothy off-white head that settled. The aroma is malty, caramel with some light fruit and spicy hop notes. A moderately sweet malty taste, cereal grain, malt and caramel flavours with some fruit and a medium-light bitterness.
Tried
on 20 Sep 2022
at 16:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Have drunk this on occasion before, but not rated it. Cask at Posada, Wolverhampton. Pours a dark amber with a small foamy white head and good lacing. Exudes a slightly sweet malty aroma. In the mouth it is quite sweet with flavour of malt load and dark fruits with underlying hints of caramel and vanilla. Finish is fairly sweet too. A nice solid traditional bitter – of the kind that is becoming all too rare.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Oct 2021
at 23:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Russet brown with a creamy white head and a faint sweet fruit malt aroma. Semi-creamy mouthfeel, with mild bitterness, some caramel notes and fruit malt flavour, and a dry finish
Tried
on 11 May 2021
at 21:33
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Van tap gedeeld bij The Horse & Groom in Londen. Caramel, koffiedrab, maltig, ergens bittertje. Dun. (8-2-2019).
Tried
from Draft
at
Horse & Groom (Greene King)
on 08 Feb 2019
at 22:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Oh, what an excellent beer we bumped into for live music at The Old Duke, Bristo. Good! So was the band
Tried
on 03 Jan 2019
at 23:30