Surrey Hills Brewery Shere Drop

Shere Drop

 

Surrey Hills Brewery in Dorking, Surrey, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.61
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 43
The flagship beer is pale in colour with a subtle hint of grapefruit and lemon in the aroma. The wonderful hop bitterness is complemented by a balanced malt flavour. The beer has a long finish, which is moderately dry.
 

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6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask 1/3 pint, gravity dispense, at the 16th Twickenham Beer & Cider Festival, Golden colour, white head. Moderate malty aroma, some toffee, a little fruit. The flavour is nice enough, but not very special - probably got the Gold award in the CBoB 2016 for not being offensive in any way.

Tried from Cask on 28 Oct 2016 at 00:50


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Tilly Shilling (JDW), Farnborough. Pale amber with a loose white head; citrus aroma; lemon citrus taste; and a dry, lightly bitter finish. A simple and straightforward golden ale.

Tried from Cask on 11 Jan 2016 at 08:06


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

Clear copper colour, white head. Aroma of straw, malts, hops and hay. Flavour straw, butter, twigs, quite herbal. Herbal finish, straw, lingering bitter.
(from draught @ GBBF ’14, London)

Tried on 23 Oct 2015 at 12:08


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ The White Swan, Hebden Bridge. Golden with a creamy head. Malt nose, medium bodied with an underlying grainy flavour and slightly dry.

Tried from Cask on 30 Sep 2014 at 06:32


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

Sampled @ GBBF. Clear golden color, small white head. Smell and taste malts, bitter, lightly grainy and hayish. Average body and carbonation. Not bad, but not great either.

Tried on 18 Aug 2014 at 10:54


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Draft at GBBF 2013, Day 3 - London. Pours clear gold with a mellow, white cream head. The nose has ripened citrus and light wood. Light sweet flavor with moderate dry bread, some citrus, leafy bitterness. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Great condition, it is worth noting. Clean finish with light bitter hay, bread. Super sessioner, this.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jan 2014 at 02:56


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

15th August 2013
GBBF Day 3. Almost clear gold beer. Little pale cream coloured head. Light dry palate with fine carbonation. Fresh! Light pale malt. Noble hop spice. Light dry finish with a decent bitter linger. Hangs together very well.

Tried on 01 Sep 2013 at 05:42


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at gbbf 2013. Aroma is oxidised malt. Chalky English yeast esters. . stale malt slightly paper . OK but boring. Bottle in Dorking. Better than I remember, nice crisp lemon floral hop pale malt backbone light biscuit.

Tried from Cask on 15 Aug 2013 at 11:16


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask at the Hare and Billet, Blackheath. Amber pour with a white head. Fruit laden aromas, lots of citrus in there. Nice citrusy taste. Lots of mouth watering fruit action. Bitter-fruit finish. Tasty.

Tried from Cask on 30 May 2013 at 08:53


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home, from Wine Rack Burpham, 05/04/13. BB jan ’14. Pours clear golden with a thin white head that quickly dissipates to the edge of the glass. Nose carries malt, citrus, touch of hops, floral notes, caramel, sugars. Taste comprises pale malt, hops, caramel, orange. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation a touch over spritzed, dry finish with some hop bitterness. Carbonation flattens as I progress the journey with this one, upped from 3 to 4 on palate score, assertive hop bitterness in the finish. An OK drinkable bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Apr 2013 at 15:15