Lightfoot Bitter (Cask)
(Batch of Lightfoot Bitter)
Theakston in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.73
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Lightfoot is named after a brewery in Masham which Theakston took over in 1919. The Lightfoot and Theakston families were very close and indeed linked through marriage and therefore it was a natural amalgamation of two well-established businesses. For many years it was rumoured that Theakston took over Lightfoot because they had a better cricket team something that was deemed unacceptable to the brewers in Red Lane! Lightfoot has always been a popular seasonal ale in fact so much so that in 2010 it became a permanent addition to our range and is now available all year round. It's light, fruity flavour makes it an ideal accompaniment to light curries, seafood dishes and summer salads or on a hot summer’s day perfect just on its own!
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6/10
Tried
on 28 Feb 2019
at 16:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at praf 2017. Pours golden, nose is bready, toffee, caramel, raisin, taste is similar, thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Apr 2017
at 07:20
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Nose is yeast, citrus. Taste is buttery, lemon grass, yeast, malt, cereal. Finish is astringent and the lemon becomes slightly cleaning fluid. The yeast is also bafflingly present, almost like a Belgian blond, but doesn’t really come together into a cohesive whole.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2017
at 12:27
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Cask at Edmunds Brew House, 04/02/17. Clear golden with a decent off white head. Nose is pale malts, straw, light orange, bready notes. Taste comprises lemon rind, grass, grains, light bread dough. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterness. Bit of a nothing beer ... in good nick just doesn’t deliver much at the business end!
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Feb 2017
at 07:34
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask at Edmunds brew house; clear golden yellow pour with a creamy off white head, aroma has feint malt, taste has some words.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Feb 2017
at 10:39
4/10
Tried
on 04 Feb 2017
at 10:38
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
If you like hot and slightly rancid butter then this is the beer for you. Handpull cask in a pub that I wouldn’t dare shame with this experience. Golden, clear with a thin white head. Spicy buttery smell. Sweet and sulphurous buttery taste. Warm buttery finish. Rancid astringency in the finish. Yummy.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2016
at 11:28
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Tried at the Three Horseshoes, Waddington. Light amber colour with a thick white head, Aroma light caramel and fruity, taste caramel fruity and light.
Tried
on 17 Apr 2016
at 08:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Black Bull, Penwortham. Pours clear pale gold, creamy white head. Aromas of lemon biscuit, cheesecake in fact. Taste is more of the same. Decent, if unexciting blonde.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Oct 2014
at 06:02
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at Gallow’s Bird, Espoo. Originally rated 31122011. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Casual bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jul 2014
at 10:16