Adnams The Bitter (Bottle/Can)

Brewed by Adnams
Style: Bitter
Southwold, England

Bottle, at home. Dark amber with white head, average size, quickly gone. Nice lacings. Unfiltered. Aroma of hops (Fuggles, Goldings, First Gold). Flavor of roasted malt (Maris Otter) and hops (flowers), long bitter finist. Body light to medium, watery, soft carbonation.

Fuggles hops dominate the nose witha faint malt not, Maris Otter? well banced malt nice dry finish and appetizing fuggles bitterness.

Copper-coloured and crystal clear beer with a thin, but persistant light tan head. Woody, spicy aroma, light cherry fruitiness with a bit of dustiness as well. Flavour is well-balanced, fruity esters, light caramel and a fairly spicy finish. Nice balanced bitterness. A very good bitter.

A dark honey-amber colour with a rapidly disappearing, frothy cream-coloured head. The first scents are decidedly green, floral hops with slight toffee malt in the background. It was somewhat dry and bitter at first but I probably started at too cold a temperature since it improved greatly as it warmed up so that a slight sweetness improved its balance. However, the aftertaste was still a little too astringent for me. Overall it was not bad at all but there are plenty better in this style.

Fridge Temp. Dark red with a fizzy head that retains decently. Slightly sweet at fist with rich dark malt flavors lined with chestnut and punctuated with toast. Early bitterness (perhaps actually a function of the tremendous acidity). Super light body. Very acidic residual effects-tongue puckering even.

Deep amber with a fascinating orange rim. Puzzling scent of Welch’s (artificial) grape juice, confectionery sugar and cranberry. The creamy, almost buttery, palate is very nice and smooth. Flavour begins a little watery, then leads to a nice bitterness at the middle and finish, with accents of wood and some berry fruit. Very good to look at, pretty good to drink.

Bottle. Floral golden malts with subtle hop finish, turning into sour citrus twist at finish. Solid specimen of the style--slightly above average bitter. I may try it again, but probably only on tap.

Body is a hazy deep amber, the small tan head leaves nice lacing on the glass. Aroma light, mostly flowery hops and a distinct pepperiness. Flavor is hoppy but not overly bitter, some apples and a slight pineyness. Finishes dry and sweet. Tasty beer.