Best Bitter
Gritty McDuff's in Portland, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.15
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Best Bitter was the first beer we ever brewed, way back in 1988 at our Portland Brew Pub. This true English classic has been the anchor of our draft selection ever since.
Best Bitter is a copper-hued and well-balanced ale with real old world integrity. We use fine Yakima Golding hop flowers in the brewing of this beer for a fine dry finish that compliments the malty palate. The taste captures the freshness of a hand-drawn ale that goes right from the conditioning tank to your glass! Hops: Yakima Goldings
Best Bitter is a copper-hued and well-balanced ale with real old world integrity. We use fine Yakima Golding hop flowers in the brewing of this beer for a fine dry finish that compliments the malty palate. The taste captures the freshness of a hand-drawn ale that goes right from the conditioning tank to your glass! Hops: Yakima Goldings
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From cask. Pours cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild brett and wooden. Light orange fruity. Sweet and fruity, light grapefruity bitterness coming through. Ends smooth fruity and mild bitter into a dry finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2010
at 05:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
7th August 2008.
On tap at GBBF. Clear amber beer. Smooth mild hop. A malty middle. Nice but unremarkable.
4th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Slightly hazy gold beer. Light dry palate. A little hop. Even and wel balanced mildly hopped bitter.
On tap at GBBF. Clear amber beer. Smooth mild hop. A malty middle. Nice but unremarkable.
4th August 2009
Cask at GBBF. Slightly hazy gold beer. Light dry palate. A little hop. Even and wel balanced mildly hopped bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2009
at 10:11
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Partial cloudy, orange-amber in appearance. Naked on the surface. Malt-fruity to the nose. Flavour of grassy hops, a bite of apricot and a touch of fruity caramel. Straightforward bitter with a medium to light body. Gravity dispense, one-third pint glass at GBBF, 04.08.2009 (rating no.2500).
Tried
on 01 Sep 2009
at 02:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at GBBF 2009 ....amber ... light toffee ... fruity ... light sweet fruity hop....
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2009
at 14:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@GBBF 2009. Copper brown color, small white head. Orange-lemon aroma. Pale malty. Caramel, citrus, bread. Pear fruity, hoppy aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2009
at 15:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Golden with a small white head. Aroma of malt with subtle fruit. Sweet toaqsted and biscuit malt flavour with a decent hop flavour and bitterness.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2009
at 05:31
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Orange amber color. Small white head. Malt citrus aroma. Taste like a bitter just with more booze. More like an ESB methinks. Not too bad, bit I really wish it was better and deserving of the superlative name that it deems itself worthy of.
Tried
on 28 May 2009
at 16:14
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ GBBF 2008. Pours a slightly hazy orange color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty weak caramel aroma with some floral hoppy hints. Fruity malty caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a slightly sweetish fruity malty caramel finish with some hoppy hints in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2009
at 10:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ Great British Beer Festival, GBBF 2008, Earls Court, London, England SW5.Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (070808)
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Oct 2008
at 10:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the GBBF 2008. Deep golden to amber colour. Nice fruity hops in the aroma. Decent hops in the flavour too, notes of blackcurrant leaves.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Aug 2008
at 15:59