Country Bitter
McMullen in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.86
|
|
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.
Sign up to add a tick or review
6.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Salibury, Hertford on 3rd Sept 2010. Clear amber with thin offwhite decaying foam head. Malty aroma then hoppy flavour burst with grassiness and herbiness. Mildly bitter towards finish that is shortish in duration but hoppy. Hint of fruitiness in finish. Light mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2010
at 19:25
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and slight caramelish malt. Mild fruity flavoured. Slight malty and breadish. Bitter and slight citrusy finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Aug 2010
at 15:15
5.6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pale amber with a small white head. Weak biscuit malt aroma with touches of pear fruitiness. Sweet biscuit-y malt flavour with a fruity touch. Average.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2009
at 16:41
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Nags Head, London. Golden colour, medium off-white head. Aroma has bitter malts, some hops. Flavour is bitter, biscuit, floral. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2009
at 09:35
5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask conditioned at Nag’s Head, London
Hazy deep blond color. Breadish aroma and flavor, quite simple and weak. Low bitterness. Forgettable.
Hazy deep blond color. Breadish aroma and flavor, quite simple and weak. Low bitterness. Forgettable.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Jan 2009
at 13:41
5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask, 4.3%. Clear chestnut colour. Citric fruit flavour. God, this is horribly dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Sep 2008
at 03:47
3.2/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
[Cask at the Old Beams, Milton Keynes] Oh dear, oh dear, this was dismal. My overall impression was weak and watery - a little earthy hops, but predominantly wet dishcloths and old socks. Like a cask bitter from a macro brewer who can’t really be bothered to put any effort into it. Very surprised at the relatively high rating on here, so perhaps it was just me?
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Aug 2008
at 08:55
6.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Clear golden with medium white creamy head. Sweet fruity with floral hops and caramel notes. Creamy mouthfeel and bitter end.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2008
at 12:28
6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask (Nagˇs Head, Covent Garden): Deep golden, long lasting, mid-sized head, juicy-fruity, malty nose with a dominant "english" hoppy touch, quite light bodied, solid dryish hoppy flavour, lingering, mainly dry bitter finish. O.K, not bad..........
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Oct 2007
at 11:27
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@Nags Head. Amber colour, mediumsized beige creamy head, lacing. Aroma is toffee, some sweet malts and quite pleasant fruity hops. Flavour is wooden, fruity and quite toffeeish.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Aug 2007
at 01:26