Bitter
Joseph Holt in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.01
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Much like our northern roots, this cask bitter is full of character with light caramel and malty notes that develop into a solid base with punchy, earthy hops. Biting bitterness from the carefully selected English hops is balanced out by the best English pale ale malt and a gentle carbonation to leave a silky-smooth finish.
Quenchingly good, this is a proper bitter beer.
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Ungstrup (52239) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Cask. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is very light with notes of caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel, leading to a dry bitter finish. Boring.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ Crown & Anchor, Manchester M3. Pours a clear dark golden color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty aroma with some weak hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty finish.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) @ Crown and Anchor, 6 Cateaton Street, Manchester, Greater Manchester England M3 1SQ.Clear medium orange amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20090124]
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Doric Arch, Euston, London. Nice amber color, dark amber, with glints of orange fire. Decent off-white head. Spicy aroma. Medium body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is floral hop, light caramel, and cinnamon? Something spicey is definitely there. Finishes nicely bitter with that spice hanging in. Great.
RuneBlix (26478) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pint handpulled at Doric Arch, Euston. Creamy head over a dark brown body. Standard bitter with malty fruit aroma followed by a mild bitter flavour supported by a touch of vanilla sweetness. Light notes of malt and bitter in the finish (thanks to Anthony, 12.03.2008).
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask Thompsons Edinburgh ... Golden amber ... non descript nose with little hop ... smooth bitter hop little fruit ... quite malty ... I was not at my best as end of long session and i was quite drunk . so id like to try again, but non the less not a bad beer.
Svesse (15876) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Cask at Hare & Hounds, Manchester, 28 July) Colour is dark brown with tawny notes, firm off-white head. Nose is malty and nutty with fruity notes of dark cherries. Taste is malty and nutty (almond) with notes of cherries and a rather dry finish with notes of dusty hops. Well balanced and tasty.
TBone (30380) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Cask@Hare&Hounds, Manchester. Copper brown color, creamy off-white color. Caramelly, butterscotch aroma. Smooth creamy mouthfeel. Nutty toffeeish flavor, a bit coffeish, light hops in the finish. Quite watery!
Oakes (33770) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 23 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Leafy, earthy, ~27 IBUS; creamy body; decent pint. Nice singing at the Hare & Hounds, and we were the only people in the place under 60.
omhper (45152) reviewed Bitter from Joseph Holt 23 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Hare & Hounds, Manchester.
Amber colour. Hay aroma. Dry with nice malt profile and pleasant salty finish. A wonderfully well balanced bitter!