Reel Ale
Teignworthy Brewery in Newton Abbot, Devon, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.17
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This is our popular session beer at 4%. It has a clean, quenching taste and smooth finish. It is made with traditional floor-malted barley and a blend of English hops.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at Bird in Hand, Stafford. Pours golden brown with a small foamy off-white head and some lacing. The aroma is mainly malts and honey plus some hoppy hints. In the mouth it is sweet with a creamy almost chewy texture. Flavours are caramel, honey and sweet malts plus some traces of traditional hops. Hints of corn, citrus and biscuits later on as well leading to a somewhat fruity finish. This is surprisingly decent – though a little innocuous.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bird in Hand (Black Country Inns)
on 10 Aug 2026
at 15:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating - 500ml bottle from the brewery on my Devon holiday, pours a light brown with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, honey, nuts, flora, bread & hints of peach. Medium body. Mild to medium malty finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jun 2025
at 16:37
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Off white foamy head on a caramel coloured body with some seriously big floaters. Malt & bitter aroma. Medium bodied, smooth with a lively back. Malt, berry, tea & spiced fruity tastes. Standard.
Tried
on 11 Aug 2024
at 16:11
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Hand-pulled half-pint on 24th August 2023; London Inn, Morchard Bishop, Devon (cracking pub food). White head on a bronze body, clean and clear. Caramel malty front with a calming hop finish, nice, easy going bitter.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2023
at 21:00
13/05/2000. CLIFFORD ARMS, 34 Fore Street, SHALDON, Devon, England (FREE HOUSE)
Tried
on 07 Feb 2023
at 07:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
28/8/2021. Cask at the 2021 East Anglian Beer Festival, Bury St Edmunds. Pours clear dark amber with a small bubbly off-white head. Aroma of malt, citrus, biscuit, fruit and a touch of veg. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2021
at 14:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask: Poured an orange clear with white head. Aroma is fruity, bubblegum, malty. Taste is sweet, fruity, bubblegum, malts.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Aug 2021
at 04:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Shops at Dartington. Appearance - golden amber with a big fluffy head. Nose - light metallic, lemon and bready. Taste - light caramel, brown bread. Still a metallic/citrus note. Palate - light to medium bodied. Dry, roasty middle and finish. Overall - decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2019
at 19:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
cask oro carico naso piuttosto burro buon amaro finale bilanciata discreto amaro
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2018
at 22:36
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Fra cask på Teign Cellars, Newton Abbot 27 Sep 16. Kopperfarget. Lett farget filmskum. Ok filigranser. Bra aprikosaroma. Smaken vassen. Spor av tørket frukt.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2016
at 03:57