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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4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[i] Cask at the Talbot, Swinford Toll bridge, Enysham, Oxon, 03-11-07 leg three of the Thames Tipple.[/i] Dark amber with a small white head, poured far too cold unfortunately so aroma difficult to detect initially. Malty and quite sweet but reasonable fruitiness as well, not great but makes a change from the sea of GK beers on offer today.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Nov 2007
at 03:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Jolly Anglers, Reading. Chestnut coloured with a small white head; heady malty aroma; full bodied with a sweet fruity malttaste; short slightly bitter finish with a hint of roasted almonds. Pleasant but not outstanding.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jun 2007
at 08:21
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask conditioned at the Victoria, Eastleach Gloucs 8/5/2007. Amber coloured bitter with a slight aroma of caramel. Flavour is predominantly of sweet malt with a short, dry finish. An ok session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 May 2007
at 14:18
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ GBBF 2006. Dark amber colour with an off-white head. Fruity slightly floral aroma with some hints of apple. Fruity malty flavor with some hints of apple. Malty aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 11 Aug 2006
at 09:52
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
A hazy light to dark brown in color light brown head. Has a somewhat nutty but also dry. The taste was a dry metallic malty flavor.
Tried
on 05 Aug 2006
at 14:16
4.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
[Cask at GBBF 2005] A hazy brown beer with no head. The aroma is nutty with light notes of alcohol. The flavor is slightly sour with notes of metal and nuts, but the body is thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Jan 2006
at 16:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask handpull at Wetherspoons, Folkestone. Dark copper colour with thin beige head. Earthy citric hop and muddy in mouth. Citric finish has nettle hop. Alright, no great shakes, earthy best bitter
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2005
at 04:11