Classic Bitter
Kingstone in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales 🏴
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Score
6.57
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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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7.6/10
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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
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 50cl. Light unclear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, nutty, moderate to heavy hoppy, grass, orange, citrus. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and citrus - orange bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20090724]
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2009
at 03:12
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of madmitch76. Clear pale amber with a small and rough off-white head. Fresh citrusy hops in the nose. Medium body, fruits, nuts and a little ashes. Dry and hoppy finish. 240709
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Sep 2009
at 14:22
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50 cL bottle. Pours unclear golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity. Light fruity flavoured. Light bodied. Fruity and slight bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2009
at 13:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle conditioned. Amber with a decent off-white head. Aroma of orange peel and earthy hops. Flavour of honey and more orange with a very dry finish. Would echo comment below about the spritzy mouth feel. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2007
at 15:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled (thanks omhper). Amber colour, mediumsized beige and creamy head, leaves lace. Aroma is flowery hops along with sweetish malts. Flavour is honey, hops and some citrusy notes. Very mouthdrying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2007
at 08:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Bottled. Lightly hazy reddish amber, full sized creamy head.Medium sweet and light bodied with pleasant chewy malt character. Fresh bitter hops dominate the finish. Tasty and uncomplicated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2007
at 11:28