Bitter Melissa

Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special

Score

6.59

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: -

Ticks: 13

This new dark amber bitter is a traditional English ale, with malt and hop notes in its aroma leading to a balance of malt and English hop notes in the flavour and a pleasing peppery finish.

Brewing assisted by Melissa Eveleigh.

Hops: Challenger, Goldings

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7.3

Grumbo (24387) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 2 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

27/11/2025. Cask (Green Room) at The Dove Street Inn Winter Beer Festival, 2025. Enjoyed this.

Tried from Cask at Dove Street Inn on 27 Nov 2025 at 15:30

Solastalgic (4951) ticked Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 3 months ago

Ok, sweet & malty

Tried from Cask on 19 Oct 2025 at 16:10

cagarvie (40076) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 4 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the standing order ...copper ..thin white lacing soft ..soft fruit ..Light woody bitter floral fruit ..

Tried on 22 Sep 2025 at 11:56

Reubs (35480) ticked Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 10 months ago

Spoons Spring Fest 2025 - toasted malty and bitter hoppy, notes of cereal, grain, twiggy hedgrow herbal action, soft cask carb, bitter hoppy into the finish.

Tried from Cask on 26 Mar 2025 at 06:05

6.5

wheresthepath (3674) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 10 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the White Swan (JDW), Aylesbury before going to see the rather good Levellers gig at the Waterside theatre. Dark amber with a white head. Caramel and sweet malts up front, which develop into a deeper toffee and blackcurrant flavour with a mild bitterness in the finish. It's ok, definitely a bit heavy on the caramel though.

Tried from Cask at White Hart (JDW) on 21 Mar 2025 at 18:30

6.5

Stuu (34525) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 10 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the standing order. Pours clear deep amber, nose is toffee, hay, caramel, taste is nutty, caramel, floral. 7/7/6/6/6.5

Tried on 18 Mar 2025 at 16:03

6.4

Deanso (15673) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 11 months ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Pint on cask at the red lion jdw.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness

Tried from Cask at Red Lion (JDW) on 16 Mar 2025 at 17:51

6.6

Olut (21769) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 11 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

This is the last sticker for the sticker album. 28 of 30 plus the two already tried in name also resampled in the Wetherspoon Spring Beer Festival 2025, so now complete. It's a good last one too, a tasty bitter through bready-malty notes.

Tried from Cask at Paramount on 15 Mar 2025 at 18:22

allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 11 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear amber with a thin bubbly white head. Aromas of hedgerow fruits. Taste is malty, red berries. Bitter finish.

Tried on 11 Mar 2025 at 14:03

7.1

McCash (16021) reviewed Bitter Melissa from Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) 11 months ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

On cask at the Standing Order.
Appearance - golden amber and clear with a nicely proportioned white head. Nose - bread, caramel and a hint of cranberry.
Taste - red fruits, toffee and bread.
Palate - light to medium bodied with a bitter finish.
Overall - quite nice.

Tried from Cask at Standing Order on 10 Mar 2025 at 15:23