Bitter
Brains in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.87
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Bitter was one of the first beers brewed by Brains back in 1882 and has stood the test of time as a mainstay of the brewery ever since. Traditionally in Cardiff, Bitter was always known as “Light”… because it wasn’t Dark!
With fruity pair drop notes in its body and a mildly toasted aroma, Bitter is an honest, crisp refreshing beer for everyday drinking.
With fruity pair drop notes in its body and a mildly toasted aroma, Bitter is an honest, crisp refreshing beer for everyday drinking.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On cask @ the 3 Kings, Cullen as 3 Kings Ale. Pours dark amber with a nice head. The nose is mainly malt with some biscuits. The taste is malty with a more obvious biscuit note. The palate is well balanced, medium bodied and fairly well balanced. Overall, solid but not memorable.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Jul 2012
at 16:40
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask @ State Bar. Dark copper colour, white head. Nose is soft malty and caramel. Flavour is soft malted, caramel malts, slightly fruity. Thin bodied. Slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Sep 2011
at 06:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2010. Copper coloured with small beige head. Aroma is fruits, nuts, wood, some hops and caramel malts. Flavour is quite much the same in a rather nicely balanced way.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Aug 2010
at 21:48
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is bitter grassy hops. Flavoured bitter and slight malty. Dry malty and bitter into the finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2010
at 00:33
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (Queens Vaults,Cardiff) - Copper coloured. Malty aroma with a fruity element.Malty and grainy taste.Rather thin but there are some fruity notes noticeable too. Nothing special at alll.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Sep 2008
at 18:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask-conditioned at the White Horse, Buckover, S Gloucs 13/5/08. Amber with a slight white head. Biscuit malt and red fruit aroma. Flavour was slightly sweet with a touch of grassy hop and a short’ bitter finish. A drinkable session bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 May 2008
at 15:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ Triple Crown, Richmond, London, UK. Clear medium to light dark amber color with a average, frothy / creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, butter. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Very smoth and round easy to drink. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. (010108)
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2008
at 13:26
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask handpull at Shakespeare’s Head, JDW, Holborn. It’s a bitter, some raspberry fruit is unusual, good condition, good lacing. Slight raspberry flavoured bitter. Very thirst quenching. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 May 2007
at 07:36
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Half pint on cask at The Yard, city centre, Cardiff. Amber body under a fragile, white head blanketing the glass. Poor on aroma, perhaps some honey sweetness. Caramel malts in flavour with vague bitterness in the finish. Smooth (02.02.2007).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2007
at 04:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask (@ the Goat Major, Cardiff): Light amber coloured, firm, well lacing head; light fruity, a bit bready and also distinctive bitter aroma; light bodied, clear bitter flavour; short fruity bitter finish. A decent, but quite thin bitter........
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jul 2006
at 13:58