Darwin's Origin
Salopian Brewery in Hadnall, Shropshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.96
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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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7.3/10
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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
7.5/10
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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
7.1/10
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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
The London & North Western
on 10 Feb 2025
at 20:00
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:15
7/10
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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
7/10
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
7/10
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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
7.4/10
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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
06/09/2010. BOARS HEAD, Church Street, BISHOPS CASTLE, Shropshire, England
Tried
on 29 Jan 2023
at 12:09
6.1/10
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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