Poets' Tipple
Ashover Brew Co. in Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
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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5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 09, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, apple notes, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090804]
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Nov 2009
at 03:50
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Pale amber with a lasting white head. Grass and sulphur aroma. Sweet caramel flavour with a hint of diacetyl
Tried
on 02 Nov 2009
at 12:40
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at GBBF 2009 ... amber ... sulpherous fruit nose ... dull fruit ... light soft malt .
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Sep 2009
at 14:23
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Amber body. Aroma of sour grass. Malt-fruity flavour and dusty hops. Straightforward bitter tail. Somewhat tame and flat in the mouth. Not up to par for a English bitter (cask, sample at GBBF, 06.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Sep 2009
at 09:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Cask at GBBF, London Earlโs Court, 5 Aug 2009) Tawny colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with apricots, citrus and dusty hops. Malty, fruity taste with notes of apricots, solid grainy malt and dusty, citrussy hops in the finish. Light body, balanced sweetness. A decent bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2009
at 15:57
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@GBBF2009. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is grass, hops, sweet malts, some floral and mildly wooden notes as well. Flavuor is wooden, a bit grassy as well as sweet malts and some mild nuttyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2009
at 23:13
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask@GBBF. Deep amber color, decent off-white head. Woody hoppy aroma. Light palate. Light woody hoppyness, some caramel. Very standard, probably ok with food.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Aug 2009
at 19:41
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[i] Cask conditioned at The Cross Keys, Belper, 17-01-08 [/i] Poured amber in colour with great clarity and a tiny rim of bubbles for the head, it looked great. A slightly sulphourous nose leads to a wonderful fruit and toffee combination in the mouth, a very good beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2008
at 05:22