Briggs Signature Ales Northern Soul

Northern Soul

 

Briggs Signature Ales in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
6.12
ABV: 3.8% IBU: - Ticks: 14
Up here in West Yorkshire, sparks can fly when opinions clash.

Northern Soul captures the spirit of two Yorkshire men having a heated debate over a pint of ale.

After all, this is Northern Soul.

Northern Soul is pale in colour, with a citrus flavour and zesty aroma from an abundance of American hops.
 

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6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500ml Bottle - Golden with a white head. The aroma and taste are both bready, grassy and with some hints of citrus.

Tried on 24 Oct 2025 at 17:24


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

500ml bottle from Hinchcliffe's Farm Shop, Netherton. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aromas & tastes of grapefruit, caramel, lemon, cereal & malt. Moderate body. Light bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2025 at 18:41


6

Tried on 14 May 2022 at 14:49


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at Smithfield, Derby Pours a chrome yellow with a small white head and good lacing. Nose is general citrus. In the ,outh there is citrus, corncob, mango and hints of other tropical fruits. Finish is a horrible bitter lemon that lingers in the mouth far too long. Not too bad until the finish.

Tried from Cask on 20 Sep 2020 at 22:37


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5


Cask (handpump) @ #MBCF20, [ Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020 ], Manchester Central Convention Complex, Windmill St, Petersfield, M2 3GX Manchester, Great Manchester, England.

[ As Briggs Northern Soul ].
ABV: 3.8%. Light unclear medium yellow orange colour with a small to average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, light citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, fruity, warm fruit, pale malt, sweet malt, light citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20200124]
6-3-6-3-11

Tried from Cask on 31 Mar 2020 at 14:35


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask, third at Manchester Beer & Cider Festival, Coast To Coast. Shared with Finn. Misty golden body, bubbles on the top, spotty lacing. Smell of oily hops. Herbal hops, citrus and grain to the taste buds. Bittersweet finish. Satisfying. (Third day of the festival, 24.01.2020).

Tried from Cask on 13 Feb 2020 at 18:53


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

26/1/2020. Cask sample from Manchester Beer Festival courtesy of danlo and SHIG. Cheers! Pours slightly hazy pale gold with a bubbly white head. Aroma of hops, malt, fruit, straw and touch of biscuit. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jan 2020 at 19:04


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask a Manchester Beer and Cider Fest: Poured a hazy with off white head. Aroma is nice hops perfume. Taste is earth hops with malts.

Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2020 at 19:28


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

På Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020. Delt med Rune. Ferskenfarget. Filmskum. Uklar. Lett ferskenaroma. Smaken plommer. Lett tørr avslutning - med en touch av dorens.

Tried on 24 Jan 2020 at 18:51


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at Manchester Beer & Cider Festival 2020. Golden colour, white foam head leaving some lacing and aroma of malt, grain, citrus hop. Taste is pale malt, grainy, with astringent citric hop bitterness. Light bodied, soft carbonation, dry bitter finish. Quite OK.

Tried from Cask on 23 Jan 2020 at 12:15