3B (Cask)
(Batch of 3B)
Arkell's Brewery in Swindon, Wiltshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.85
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Originally known as Arkell’s Best Bitter Beer. First brewed in 1910 and affectionately known as BBB or 3B by customers ever since. A copper coloured Ale with a pleasant fruity and malty nose. It has a lingering bittersweet flavour of balanced Maris Otter malt and traditional Fuggles and Golding hops.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask ambrata limpida legnosa zolfo astringente note fruttate esteri amaro medio
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2019
at 23:09
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2019. Clear bronze color. Nose is citrus, pepper, caramel. Soft, malty, peppery hops. A very basic bitter. Decent enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2019
at 11:17
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Clear nutty color with a thick white head. Moderate intensity in the aroma. Medium body and a soft carbonation. Tad sweet and a moderate bitterness. Caramel malty, herbal and bready flavor. Quite typical cask bitter.
[Handpull at The County Ground in Swindon, England]
Brewery #1495
[Handpull at The County Ground in Swindon, England]
Brewery #1495
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Aug 2016
at 02:11
4/10
Tried
on 02 Sep 2015
at 12:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5
Glowing copper coloured ale with a diminishing head. It’s a smooth dry bitter with a medium bitterness. Some malts in its aroma.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2013
at 13:22
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, one-third pint, GBBF’11. Amber-copper body, bubbles at the surface. Plain malt-fruity aroma. Ditto taste profile with notes of apricot. Dry bitter ending. True to the style (London, 04.08.2011).
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Sep 2011
at 11:56
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty sour notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to light heavy bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (070808)
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Oct 2008
at 03:03
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (White Hart Hotel,Whitechurch) - Copper brown with a small head. Fruity aroma with raisins. Malty and fruity taste with raisins featuring again. Refreshing but nothing special.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2008
at 18:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF2008. Amber colour, not much head. Aroma is yeast, some dough, wood and also some mild wooden notes. Flavour is wood, yeast, some mild licorice as well as mild herbal notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2008
at 00:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear amber with tiny white head. Sweet aroma with caramel notes. Sweet flavor with caramel and hoppy notes. Ends bitter.
Tried
on 07 Aug 2008
at 17:43