Poets' Tipple
Ashover Brew Co. in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.14
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Chestnut to amber balanced malt beer. Triple hopped with English Challenger hops for a traditional bitter flavour. Designed for the Poets Corner, home of Ashover Brewery.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Hand pulled half pint at the Last Drop Inn, York on 20th May 2026. Day two of our three day York Pub Crawl. Decent enough Bitter, amber bodied, off white crown on top. More malty than hoppy.
Tried
from Cask
at
Last Drop Inn, York
on 20 May 2026
at 15:20
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at the Bankers Draft on cask
Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Medium creamy white head. Clear light amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
Banker’s Draft (JDW)
on 20 Jan 2026
at 20:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Alexandra, Derby. Pours the classic “bitter brown” with a small white head. There are hints of caramel in the nose, but not much else. Sweet malts on a caramel base is the initial flavour with mushy apples coming through later, along with hints of nuts, citrus and traditional hops. Texture is a bit watery and finish is fairly sweet. A very good traditional bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2021
at 21:05
Tried
from Cask
at
The Ale House
on 19 Oct 2018
at 18:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried at BeerHeadz Lincoln. Malty and caramel aroma hints of citrus. Deep amber colour with an off white head. Taste light bittersweet. Medium body.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2018
at 23:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Seven Stars, Bristol 6/2/2017. Deep amber in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Some hedgerow hops, red berry fruits, sweet, slightly bready, malts and a decent, bitter, finish. Good.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2017
at 06:42
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Land Rover Beer Festival 2016. Poured a clear medium amber with a round white head. The aroma is skunky malt, overripe tropical fruit. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter with a smooth fruity, woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2016
at 07:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap in Brampton 14/2/12 - Low carbonation and very thin. Raved about by my colleagues, but felt this was a pretty mediocre effort.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jul 2012
at 08:43
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
7th August 2009
GBBF. Cask. Clear dark amber beer. Medium dry palate. Neutral malt and hops. Serviceable but just another English bitter.
GBBF. Cask. Clear dark amber beer. Medium dry palate. Neutral malt and hops. Serviceable but just another English bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 May 2012
at 08:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty flavor with some hints of hops and caramel. Has a fruity malty finish with some hoppy hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2009
at 22:51