Theakston Lightfoot Bitter (Cask)

Lightfoot Bitter (Cask)
(Batch of Lightfoot Bitter (Bottle))

 

Theakston in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.74
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 76
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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4.5
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
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
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
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


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask (Black Bull, Masham) - Golden in colour. Apple, lemon and malt in the aroma. Lemon, biscuity malt and a hint of tea in the taste.

Tried from Cask on 30 Apr 2014 at 04:37


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask @ GBBF 2013. Pours a pale yellow color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy aroma. Fruity malty weak hoppy flavor. Has a fruity malty weak hoppy citrus finish.

Tried from Cask on 25 Sep 2013 at 07:02


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

Cask at GBBF. Orange-amber-gold color, frothy, loose bubbles. Nose of caramel, grass, citrus. Nice tangy hop flavors, grassy. Well-hopped.

Tried from Cask on 16 Aug 2013 at 23:42


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at Cross Keys Handsworth Sheffield. Clear, straw colour. Tight white head. Faint hop and malt aroma. Tastes of not very much really, hint of lemon. Hint of pepper on the aftertaste. Thin.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jul 2013 at 07:58


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Golden with a small creamy head that stays. Has a malty aroma but little taste.

Tried on 11 Apr 2013 at 11:53


6.8
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