Brideshead Bitter
York Brewery in York, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.28
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Brewed within the City walls of York, and developed in conjunction with Castle Howard, the setting for the evergreen television series "Brideshead revisited", this premium bitter has a smooth and creamy malt flavour against a background of fruitiness leaving a lingering, pleasent after taste. It is guaranteed to the very highest standards.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
500ml Brown bottle, best before the end of Oct 2011: the bottle was opened and reviewed on 29th Nov 2011. Poured into a UK pint sleeve. Bright, clear and amber: on top an inch thick head of large white bubbles. Good hop based aroma, with some malt esters coming through as well. The malts rule the taste, neither sweet nor burnt, just pleasantly malty. A hop bitterness is evident also, especially towards the end of the sip. The depth of body is fine and the 4.0% ABV feels about right, carbonisation also as you’d expect from a UK bitter: this is easy to drink and unoffensive (more than exciting), nice blend of flavours, a good example of a regular Uk bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2012
at 06:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pale amber with a small white head. Aroma of cramel and orange, with a cardboard note. Dry and fruity flavour quite bitter and a little dusty
Tried
on 27 Jul 2009
at 14:10
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pale amber colour. Some toasty malt at first. Light body with some gentle citrus and a soft, dry aftertaste. Would make a great session beer.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2009
at 17:52
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle 50cl @ chris_o’s Pre-GBBF Shindig 2008.Clear light to medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, grain. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. (020808)
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2008
at 04:24
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is nectar, wood and fruity hops. Flavour is raisins, nectar, wood, herbal notes and also some bready sweetish malts. Mainly wooden and herbal notes in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2008
at 03:15
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at Chris_o Pre GBBF Shindig 08. Gold/copper, thin lasting beige head. OK bitter, bit malty, bit too sweet and frankly not really very well integrated, which surprised me as York is normally a very good brewer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Aug 2008
at 16:36
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Clear deep golden with medium white head. Sweet and fruity aroma with discrete hoppy an citric notes. Flavor likewise with a mild bitter end.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2008
at 06:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle at home ... crisp clear amber ... sweet caramel malt nose ... little fruity ... bit over fizzy ... little toffee malts
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Mar 2008
at 14:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Deep gold colour with next to no head. Malty aroma with a touch of dry hops. Flavour had a touch of caramel with an earthy, dry finish. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2007
at 13:34
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Earthy, lightly toasty, well-balanced.......................................
Tried
on 28 Dec 2000
at 13:15