TBone (30380) reviewed Best Bitter from Co-operative Supermarket 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Can (BB 06/2010). Dark nut brown, small off-white head. Caramel and some saccarine in the nose. Flavor is cardboardish with some caramel and syrup. Light nutty hops. Feels very cheap.
oh6gdx (51641) reviewed Best Bitter from Co-operative Supermarket 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Can. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is hops, caramel and some wood,. Flavour is wooden, sightly toasted, mild fruity as well as malty notes. Not hopeless.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottled (from Co-op). Golden color, small white head. Light citrus and plastic in the nose. Lemony hops in the flavor, finish has some honey, which has artifical feeling and tastes like plastic. Not very good honey beer.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is mild honey, some wood, grass and grains. Flavour is grainy, grass and some mild rubbery notes. Also a bit artifical honeyish notes in the finish Not all too pleasant.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is sweet sugar, some malts, mild fruity hops as well ass some wooden notes., Flavour is quite sugary sweet malty along with some mild saltwatery notes.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottled (from Co-op, BB 05/2010). Golden color, small white head. Light grassy hops, cardboard and note of toffee. Carboardish, pale malts, harsh and very lagerish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle 50cl. @ [ Chris O’s pre NYE Tasting ].Clear medium yellow orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, vegetable, cardboard, cabbage water, sour malt notes. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and light bitter with a average. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. [20081230]
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle, Co-op. Amber colour, small white head. Aroma has some hops. Flavour has sweet malts, with a dry hoppiness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle, Co-op. Dark golden colour, small white head. Aroma is dry and metallic. Flavour has some faint malts. Bitter and very dry.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
50cl bottle from my local Co-op, labelled as Organic Ale. Gold with a thin ring of white head; aroma of stale hops; honeyed sweetness and malt flavours with well balanced green hops.