Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
[Cask at the Black Bull Inn, Coniston] Toffee and malt with a hint of mint and a dry bitter finish. Nice at first, but grew less appealing the more I drank.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[Cask at the Black Bull Inn, Coniston] Sweet, floral and fruity, not bad for the low ABV.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
[Cask at Black Bull Inn, Coniston - named "Bluebird XB"> Dry, sour, some juicy fruits but not up to the regular Bluebird.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
[Cask at Black Bull Inn, Coniston] Citrus with floral hops and a spicy tingle, finishing bitter but refreshing. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
[Cask at the Black Bull Inn, Coniston] Toffee, fruit, a bit of bitternees, rather dull and not very old aley
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask. Pours a hazy amber golden with a small off-white head. Sweetish, fruity nose. Quite full-bodied, completely flat, lightly tart fruits but also plenty of honey and a warming alcohol in the finish. 200110
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Cask. Pours an opaque dark brown with a vague orangey hue and hardly any head. Hard roasted malts in the nose with a whiff of tobacco. Medium body, a little hard roasted malt, a little licorice but dominated by tobacco, a little tar and smoke. Finishes dry with a subdued bitterness. 200110
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Cask. Clear orangey brown with a small off-white head. Sweetish nutty nose. Light body, sweet nuts and caramel. No bitterness. 200110
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle, home. Pours a hazy light amber color with a decent sudsy white head. The aroma is bready malt, apples, mild English hops, light yeast and a touch of caramel - not great. The flavor is out of whack. It’s sweet with a somewhat off-putting fruity malt flavor. There’s almost a bad Belgian phenolic quality to the beer. The finish is mildly grassy. Mouthfeel is fine but the finish is a bit chalky.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
While XB Bluebird Bitter isn’t a bad beer, it disappointed me in comparison to the normal Bluebird Bitter. The appearance is a light transparent amber with a head that dissipates a bit quickly. The aroma has some American and British hop notes, which is nice but nothing too spectacular. The flavor is a bit generic and yeasty for an English ale. Unlike the normal Bluebird, this is another English ale that makes me think that English ales don’t travel terribly well.