Firefly Bitter
Hanlons Brewery in Exeter, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.96
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Fantastic, crisp amber session bitter whose rich character belies the low abv. Light on the palate and kind to the head, it delivers delicate fruitiness from Cascade balanced with biscuity maltiness. Firefly has a clean and citrusy finish, late hopped with Saaz.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a clear gold colour with a small white head. Aroma is light, some sweet malt and a little citrus. Moderately sweet, biscuit malt, a little honey and citrus. Crisp and dry finish with some herby hop bitterness.
Tried
on 16 Apr 2017
at 06:55
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Caley Picture House. Pours clear golden with a thin short-lived white head. Aromas of toffee and caramel. Taste is sweet, watery strawberry notes and more toffee. Not my thing.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Apr 2017
at 04:50
4/10
Tried
on 27 Aug 2016
at 20:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On cask at the Stockbridge Tap. Appearance - amber with a nice head. Nose - light strawberry and biscuit. Taste - jammy dodgers again. Palate - light to medium bodied with a creamy texture and a fairly good finish. Overall - solid but unexciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Apr 2016
at 02:51
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Stockbridge tap. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, citrus, bready, taste is sweet, light fruit, thin.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2016
at 09:59
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Prince Of Wales, Twickenham - 30/09/12. Clear copper with a thin white head which soon clears. A nose with little promise comprising some caramel malt tones and muted hops. Taste follows, bland, a little toffee and fruit. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation - dull !
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Oct 2012
at 09:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Cleveland Arms, London. Pours clear, rich gold with a fine, frothy head. A bit of lightly tangy citrus fruit on the nose with hints of straw. Light to medium sweet flavor with some tangerine, lemon, pale malts, mild white sugar, hay. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Fairly sweet to finish with faintly toasted hay and pale malts, some tangy citrus, subtle doughy bread, faint spicy grass impressions. Basic but enjoyable stuff.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2012
at 10:42
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
25th September 2008
On tap somewhere - maybe Market Porter. Pretty standard bitter that is notable only for being not that bitter! Bland.
On tap somewhere - maybe Market Porter. Pretty standard bitter that is notable only for being not that bitter! Bland.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2011
at 04:08
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
cask at bow bar ... copper .. creamy off white head ...light woody toffee nose ... soft toffee malt light berry fruits
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Aug 2010
at 04:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (Giddy Bridge JDW, Southampton) - Amber in colour. Malty and fruity aroma with hints of dried fruit and caramel. Fruity taste with raisins, caramel and nuts.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2010
at 08:48