Sample at the brewpub. Pours a slightly cloudy orange color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates steadily. Top ring of lacing with spots underneath. Caramel malt aroma with a touch of hops. Medium body with sweet malt and caramel flavors offset by floral hops. The finish is equally hoppy and malty with a light bitterness left behind. Pretty simple overall, but well executed.

Cask at Deschutes Brewery and Public House in Portland. Slightly cloudy deep copper color with lace. Light aroma of hops and a bit of caramel; fruity. Good malty flavor, with toffee, tobacco, and decent bittering hops. Rather light. Decent.

355ml bought at The USA bar, GBBF 09. Clear, dark orange coloured body. Fading off-white foam leaving fragile laceworks on the glass. Malt-fruity aroma. Spicy, leaf hoppiness in flavour along with sweet juicy malts. Crisp and soft in the mouth (hotel room, Earls Court 06.08.2009).

Bottle from GBBF 09. Clear orange copper thin off white head. Moderate hoppy aroma, some malts in the mouth, but again it is oxidised and not as fresh as it could be. Yes some malt, and some not very good yeast flavour, but I’m guessing this is due to it not being very fresh.

courtesy of goodzoid10. Pours amber with white head. Aroma of floral / grassy hops with notes of malts. Taste is hoppy, malty with a near sugary and buttery mouthfee. Very smooth with a light bitter finish. Alcohol seemed more pronounced than anticipated.l This is some excellent and well crafted beer.

Bottle 355ml.Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, sweet burnt caramel. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [260908] --- Beer merged from original tick of Bachelor Bitter on 19 Nov 2018 at 16:13 - Score: Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5. Original review text: Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Deschutes Bachelor Bitter ].Clear medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, rubber, plastic, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, sweet malt, caramel, malt bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. I very much dislike the aroma ! [20160810] 4-3-6-2-10

Draft @ Bond Street Brewpub, Bend OR. Pours a slightly hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweetish malty hoppy flavor. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints and a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Golden beer with orange shine, good yellowish head. Nice bitter nose, hoppy, fine noble hops. Fine bittery taste, some malt cookie sweetness, impression of corn. Medium bodied, slick. Warming up, the sample shows some oxidation. Very good golden ale.

(Bottle, Stockholm Beer Festival, 27 Sep 2008) Amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, fruity nose with orange peel, blood oranges and caramel. Malty, fruity taste with notes of dried fruit, orange peel, blood oranges and earthy hops in the finish. Not very bold, but really tasty and fresh. Well made stuff.

Bottled@SBWF2008. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma is grass, hops and mild notes of fruityness. Flavour is hops, grass and quite boring.