Kingstone Classic Bitter

Classic Bitter

 

Kingstone in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  Bitter Regular
Score
6.60
ABV: 4.5% IBU: - Ticks: 16
The name says it all. This is our award-winning Classic Bitter – a balanced, disctinctively hoppy, dry ale with a floral nose and smooth well-balanced finish. Classic is brewed with pale and crystal malted barley, bittered with a quartet of hops – Northern Brewer, Cascade, Willamette (a Fuggles hybrid) and Brambling Cross.
 

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Tried on 07 Mar 2023 at 18:34


5.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at Bree Louise. Amber coloured, very clear, with small white head. Aroma is sweet and grainy. Taste, same. Not very exciting.

Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2019 at 15:54


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Andrewc and drunk at home. I do like a classic British brown best bitter. The question is, is this one of those? Looks good, chestnut colour and thick beige head. Well it's pretty good. It has a nutty maltiness that is very pleasing with light raisin. Light ale yeast aroma character. Then a lovely bit of malt. Rich and plum accented and raisin and sultana. Then a little nettle bitter hop on the finish. Loved it. A classic best bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Sep 2019 at 14:24


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

500ml Bottle - Amber in colour. Apricot, dates and a hint of spice in the aroma. Biscuity, fruity and slightly earthy taste with orange peel, earthy hops, sultanas and dried apricot.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Dec 2015 at 04:14


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask at the Anderson, Fortrose, 19/10/13. Clear dark amber with a moderate off white head. Nose carries a fruity tang, malts, classic twiggy affair. Taste comprises apple skins, bready malts, orchard fruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, dry bitter finish. Mediocre old school bitter type thing ... yawn!

Tried from Cask on 05 Nov 2013 at 11:43


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask gravity @ Bree Louise, Euston NW1. Pours a clear amber color with no head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor with weak hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 25 Oct 2013 at 07:08


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma has notes of flowery hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and elderflowers.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2011 at 13:00


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle (thanx to Q.-D.!): A bit unclear,copper coloured, no head to speak of; moderate dry hoppy and fruity nose with a little metallic touch; moderate to robust dry bitter flavour, a little sweetness underneath, light to medium bodied, quite soft; lingering hoppy and fruity finish - maybe with traces of liquorice. Good........

Tried from Bottle on 12 May 2010 at 05:34


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

(bottle) Hazy, chestnut-brown colour without head. Moderately sweet malty and fruity, slightly floral and woody hoppy aroma. Quite bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a soft carbonation. Dry and soft malty taste with an aromatic hops character with fruity and woody, also slightly floral accents; dry and moderately bitter hoppy finish. Balanced and quaffable stuff. 28.IV.10

Tried from Bottle on 28 Apr 2010 at 14:16


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Cask on 25th September 2009. Brown/amber with smoth thin white head, holding up well under brisk consumption. A pleasant malt backdrop paved the way for a sharp, hoppy burst that is perfectly balanced by the malt. The hop was grassy, not citric, and cheesy notes were detected. A long, ticklingly hoppy finish on a textured mouthfeel. A very pleasant surprise and one of the best beers I had drunk in the fortnight ending 25th Sept 2009.

Tried from Cask on 25 Oct 2009 at 07:34