Dobs Best Bitter
Exe Valley Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
5.62
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A finely balanced bitter with the extra touch of hops.
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29/08/1998. CROWN INN, 154 Heaton Lane, STOCKPORT, Greater Manchester, England (BODDINGTONS)
Tried
on 29 Nov 2022
at 12:45
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Cask at the Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours clear, red-gold with a small, bubbly white head. Aroma holds some lightly sharp bready malts, dry clay and light leaves. Light sweet flavor with some toasted leaves, very mild dry caramel, faint toast. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Pretty bland to finish, with dry toast and wimpy leafy bitterness, some faint berries and wood. Pretty mediocre stuff here.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Jun 2012
at 15:17
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading] Amber, thin white head. A bit of caramel, a bit of vanilla, some mild, dusty straw. A little bitterness. Rather thin and bland. Very, very dull - a very standard bordering on sub-standard bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jun 2012
at 13:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby Spoons Canterbury. Light brown thin beige head. Some biscuit some fruit salad. Some vague hop dryness on finish. Ok but a dullish bitter. The biscuit is quite nice
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Apr 2012
at 07:25
4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Malty aroma followed by a malty and bitter taste. Not a great texture and flat looking.
Tried
on 20 Apr 2012
at 07:14
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask (handpump) @ The Castle, 26 Furnival Street, Fleet Street, London, Greater London England EC4A 1JS.Unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, apple, medicine notes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20090803]
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Oct 2009
at 01:20
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Golden with a small white head. Fruity aroma with citrus and apple. Dry and fruity flavour
Tried
on 02 Oct 2009
at 13:23
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Half, well kept on cask at The Castle, Holborn. A few floaters on top of a hazy, amber body. Grassy hops to the nose. The taste character is all about resinous and leafy hops. Some grainy notes, too. Satisfying bitter endnotes (London, 03.08.2009).
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2009
at 10:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask@The Castle. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, earthy, wooden and a bit nectary. Flavour is sweet nectar, some wood and mild rubbery notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2009
at 06:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
(Cask, The Castle) A bit hazy amber color, small white head. Nutty, grassy aroma. Grassy, woody hoppy flavor. Slightly tart, the end of keg. Still drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Aug 2009
at 19:02