The Great Outdoors
Thornbridge Brewery in Bakewell, Derbyshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.72
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Situated in the stunning Peak District, we deeply appreciate the value of connecting with nature and are committed to helping others experience it too. That’s why we created ‘The Great Outdoors’ and for every pint poured, we’ll donate 20 pence to a rotating list of local outdoor education charities, giving young people the chance to explore the beautiful landscape we’re fortunate to be able to brew in. ‘The Great Outdoors’ is a classic Bitter with a light mahogany hue and earthy, floral aromas. Its smooth body reveals a gentle sweetness with notes of caramel, complemented by subtle hints of toast and hazelnut.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Cask at the Southampton Arms, London on 5th November 2025. Deep copper with shallow off-white foam and scant lacing. Nutty malts aroma. Hazelnut maltiness in-mouth with notes of Ovaltine. A few spiced fruits to finish. Engaging mouthfeel and a medium to light body.
Tried
from Cask
at
Southampton Arms
on 05 Nov 2025
at 17:15
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the 28th St Albans Beer Festival, 26/09/25.
Golden to light copper topped with an off white cap.
Nose is biscuit, straw, citric nip, grass, herb.
Taste comprises fruit esters, hedgerow, grass, biscuit, dusty hops, citric tinged straw.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spiked with leafy hop bitterness.
Solid hoppy bitter.
Golden to light copper topped with an off white cap.
Nose is biscuit, straw, citric nip, grass, herb.
Taste comprises fruit esters, hedgerow, grass, biscuit, dusty hops, citric tinged straw.
Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close spiked with leafy hop bitterness.
Solid hoppy bitter.
Tried
on 26 Sep 2025
at 14:02
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 5
Cask at Hogshead, Wolverhampton. Pours “bitter brown” with a small foamy cream head and excellent lacing. The main gist of the aroma is mucky earth, but there’s some malts mixed in there too. In the mouth it is sweet and juicy but with a little underlying bitterness. Flavour is malts and honey with some hints of hops and traces of caramel and stale bread coming later. Finish is a little fruity. Bit of a mixed bag this one.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hogshead (Stonegate)
on 24 Apr 2025
at 11:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Leopard
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear amber pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Leopard
on 22 Apr 2025
at 16:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask at the Hogshead, Wolverhampton. Light brown, clear with a small beige head and plenty of lacing. Woody aroma, some forest floor. It tastes a heck of a lot better than it smells with a papery dryness to the bittersweet woodiness. Long finish. Medium body belying the strength with some soft carbonation. Overall good but not Thornbridge's best effort.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hogshead (Stonegate)
on 19 Apr 2025
at 12:33
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Alehouse, Reading.] A great looking bitter - chestnut brown with a foaming head; malty aroma; malty taste with a twiggy bitterness, then some brown bread and hedgerow fruit in the dry finish. A classic English bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
The Alehouse
on 31 Mar 2025
at 13:02