Darwin's Origin

Salopian Brewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular

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6.96

ABV: 4.3%

IBU: -

Ticks: 90

First brewed in 2009 to celebrate the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth in our home town of Shrewsbury. A copper coloured Bitter given an international twist with an eclectic mix of new and old world hops that give the beer its distinctive lemony aroma and dry finish.

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7.3

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 7 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Old notes from 10-07-14. A 500ml bottle, gift from friends who visited Shropshire. Pours amber with a foamy white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits & malt. Hoppy medium bitter finish. Very well made bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2025 at 20:11

7.5

midovark (6747) reviewed Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 10 months ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 6

Tap at FFB20, shared with the crew. I only took numerical notes while having this one.

Tried from Draft on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:23

7.1

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 1 year ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at London & North Western, Birmingham. Clear amber, small beige head, ok lacing. Its malty with some caramel, apple, grassiness and spice. Moderately bitter with a nice stone fruit and malt finish. Smooth and goes down well. Very good bitter.

Tried from Cask at London & North Western on 10 Feb 2025 at 20:00

Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 1 year ago

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

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15

lad_newton (4207) reviewed Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 1 year ago

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

Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 7th May 2024. Coppery amber with shallow foam and scant lacing. Pungent aroma. Leafy hops, overripe fruits and sweet malts in-mouth, and a finish of sweet orchard fruits. Smooth mouthfeel and a full body.

Tried from Cask on 09 May 2024 at 23:59

Erzengel (18514) ticked Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 2 years ago

Bottle. Nice brown grainy beginning. Sessionable, Creamy caramel with dry body. Grain but nice, bitter dry in the end, nice.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Dec 2023 at 07:31

simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 2 years ago

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

Creamy off white head on a pale copper coloured body. Sweet malt & berries aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a sharp clean back. Sweet, malt, stone fruit & caramel tastes with a tangy fruity bitter finish. Love it - Excellent Bitter.

Tried on 22 Oct 2023 at 16:06

7.4

wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 2 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Green Ginger, Torquay. Pale amber with an off-white head. Very smooth. Malty with grapefruit coming through. Very, very drinkable. Good stuff yet again from Salopian.

Tried from Cask on 18 Feb 2023 at 21:02

eurosoba (18570) ticked Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 3 years ago

06/09/2010. BOARS HEAD, Church Street, BISHOPS CASTLE, Shropshire, England

Tried on 29 Jan 2023 at 12:09

6.1

Kolemkoukolem (4663) reviewed Darwin's Origin from Salopian Brewery 3 years ago

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

# 2909; 4/2022. Malty, herbal, earthy aroma. Cloudy amber body; persistant white head. Caramely, herbal, earthy. Typical bitter. Pint, hand-pulled, pub, Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England).

Tried on 28 Apr 2022 at 22:09