Country Bitter
McMullen in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.86
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Our Head Brewer has combined the finest East Anglian Ale malted barley with a subtle blend of Crystal Malt and Caramalt with McMullen’s own pure spring water. The addition of whole leaf Fuggle, Bramling Cross and Golding Hops at different stages of the brewing process gives a golden bitter with hints of citrus and spicy berries for a well balanced beer.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
NL/BEL excursion day minus 1: The King’s Arms, Fitzrovia, London: a small one, hand pulled. Aroma: practically odourless. Appearance: clear, very inviting light sherry, no head to speak of. Palate: light-bodied and slick, soft carbonation; nice lingering dry bite at the finish. Taste: lightly bitter with sweet notes, well-balanced. Biscuit, some astringency, easy drinking.
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 14:04
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
New brewery ✅️.
Pours amber with a rocky and lacing white head. Aroma: spiced malts, caramel and light toffee. Taste: caramelly malts and some spices. Caramelly palate. Its a good bitter and served in good condition.
Next one, please.
Pours amber with a rocky and lacing white head. Aroma: spiced malts, caramel and light toffee. Taste: caramelly malts and some spices. Caramelly palate. Its a good bitter and served in good condition.
Next one, please.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Duchess of Cambridge
on 20 May 2025
at 10:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2001 - Pint from the cask, pours caramel colour with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruit, nuts, honey, earth, caramel & hops, Medium body. Dry mild bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2025
at 01:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Cask.
Where: Horse and Guardsman, London.
Appearance: Light amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, citrus, bread.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, bitter, fruit, caramel.
Where: Horse and Guardsman, London.
Appearance: Light amber colour with an off-white head.
Aroma: Malt, fruit, citrus, bread.
Body: Medium body, low carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, bitter, fruit, caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Apr 2024
at 22:08
21/01/1977. SEBRIGHT ARMS, 9 Alston Road, BARNET, Greater London, England (McMULLENS) and 72 further check-ins
Tried
on 06 Jan 2023
at 05:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Horse and Guardsman, Whitehall. Amber pour with a white head. Aromas of grapefruit, light sulphur, touch of bitter malts. Tast is very similar. Fruity bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Dec 2022
at 15:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Kingfisher on the Quay, Mytchett. Malts ar9ma. Vague sour edge. Clear amber. Creamy white head. Light-medium sour berries. Underlying malts and caramals. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average carbonation. Long finish. Boring if sessionable.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2022
at 12:41
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Aug 2020
at 20:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Cowper Arms @ Digswell, Welwyn Garden City. Amber gold colour, white foam head and malty earthy aroma. Taste is malt, fruity, alittle biscuit and earthy bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry tangy bitter finish. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2018
at 20:36
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Cask in a pub - Some bitter hops, smooth malt and a very slight fruityness to what is actually quite a sweet beer. There was a creamy mouthfeel, but I think that was due to the sparkler on the tap. It’s completely inoffensive standard bitter, but has no real interest or flavour for that matter
Tried
from Cask
on 05 May 2017
at 03:09