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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6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Medium offwhite head. Clear golden body. Light floral fruity aroma with grainy strawy notes. Dry-sweet fruity strawy taste with floral notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft, flat mouthfeel. Dryish fruity floral aftertaste ends in long, powerful dusty strawy finish. Nice and sessionable. (0.284l cask at The Bay Hotel, Robin Hoods Bay.)
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Aug 2013
at 08:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On cask at Duke Inn, Sutton Coldfield - light golden colour, white frothy head soon dissipated away to a coating. The aroma is floral, a bit of a feint malt in there, with the first taste soft and fruity - not sure which, but I’m torn between nectarine or mandarin. The body is slick, smooth, with a little bitter after kick. Not Theakston’s best, but it is good.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Nov 2012
at 11:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
wooden cask ... at paisley ... golden yellow ... thin white lacing ... soft sulpher lemon nose... soft sweet juicy peach ... liht frits ... nothing exteame but light sweet and tasty ... im quite pleased with this
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2012
at 04:41
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
(Cask at St. Urho’s Pub, 20120120) The beer poured pale golden and clear. Its head was small and sparse. Aroma had malts, yeast and mildly diacetyl. Palate was medium bodied with low carbonation. Flavours were hops, malts, hint of sourness and medium bitterness. Aftertaste was bitter. A cask gone bad?
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Jan 2012
at 10:49