Lightfoot Bitter (Cask)
(Batch of Lightfoot Bitter (Bottle))
Theakston in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.77
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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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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
6.8/10
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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
6.1/10
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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
6.4/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
5/10
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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
5.5/10
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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