Bathams
Microbrewery
in
Brierley Hill,
West Midlands,
England 🏴
Associated with 3 Venues
Established in 1877
Contact
Delph Brewery, Delph Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2TN, England
Description
Bathams have become a family born to brew, with the sixth generation now involved in creating and serving a legendary beer of the Black Country.
Bathams Bitter, regarded by some as one of the finest in the country, would never have been if it was not for the pernickety tastebuds of pub regulars in a quiet Worcestershire village, and the brewing skills of Mr D.B.A (Arthur) Batham.
Bathams Bitter, regarded by some as one of the finest in the country, would never have been if it was not for the pernickety tastebuds of pub regulars in a quiet Worcestershire village, and the brewing skills of Mr D.B.A (Arthur) Batham.
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at The Vine; clear copper pour with a creamy off white head, aroma has sweet caramel and light fruit, taste has sweet caramel, light bitterness, light spice and toffee apple. --- Beer merged from original tick of XXX / Delph Strong Ale on 08 Dec 2018 at 13:44 - Score: 7
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Dec 2018
at 13:43
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Feb 2018
at 15:23
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the GBBF 2017. Day 1. 08/08/2017. A clear amber copper coloured pour with a halo of beige head. Aroma is sweet praline, nutty malts, nutty choc.. Flavour is composed of of earthy nutty malts, choc, little vanilla. Palate is semi sweet, lowish carbonation. Meh.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Oct 2017
at 06:57
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Many thanks to Erzengel for sharing! A clear golden beer with a mid-sized most good lasting off-white head. Aroma of mild grainy malt, soft sweet malt with hints of straw. Taste of grainy malt, toasted malt, flowery hops, soft grassy bitterness, okay!
Tried
on 08 Oct 2017
at 13:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Many thanks to Minutemat for this bottle. Smooth grainy nose. The beer starts grainy round, full bodied, grainy. Round and smooth, mild and moderate bitter. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2017
at 13:55
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
8th August 2017
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, modest carbonation. Dry sweetish malts, some toffee. Ripe fruits. A trace of annoying eggy yeast. A bit flat and eggy but jus about passes muster.
GBBF Day 1. Cask. Clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, modest carbonation. Dry sweetish malts, some toffee. Ripe fruits. A trace of annoying eggy yeast. A bit flat and eggy but jus about passes muster.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Aug 2017
at 09:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF’17, day one, 08/08/17. Drank a good few gallons of this back in my days living in Brum and the Black Country but time to catch up on a rate ! Rich mahogany/chestnut brown with a decent light beige cap. Nose is biscuit, toffee, grains, brown bread. Taste comprises brown bread, dried fruits, glimmer of honey, dusty, biscuit crumbs. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, drying close. Decent ’classic’ mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2017
at 11:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Cask at GBBF ’17, 11/08/17. Chocolate aroma with a sour more medicinal/red wine edge. Reddish brown. Frothy off-white head. Sweet. Fruity. Sweet liqueur. Malt base. Medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Muted finish.I know I am going to score it much higher than average but I really like a beer like this. Goes down so easy.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2017
at 13:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at GBBF 2017. Pours mostly clear with a small, foamy head. The nose has some toasted grains, light toffee. Light to medium sweet flavour with nips of toffee, vanilla, more toasted bread. Light bodied with fine to average carbonation. Balanced finish, with some toasty brown bread, leathery dark fruits. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2017
at 16:00