Bitter Melissa
Butcombe Brewery (Liberation Group) in Wrington, Somerset, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Special|
Score
6.59
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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
Brewing assisted by Melissa Eveleigh.
Hops: Challenger, Goldings
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7.3/10
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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
6/10
Ok, sweet & malty
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Oct 2025
at 16:10
6/10
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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
6/10
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
6.5/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.4/10
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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
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness
Tried
from Cask
at
The Red Lion (JDW)
on 16 Mar 2025
at 17:51
6.6/10
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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
7/10
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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
7.1/10
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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.
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