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Coniston Bluebird Bitter (Bottle)

Percentile
69
overall
Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Bitter

Horsham, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4043.24/5.03.23/5.04.2%94.1English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottled Conditioned.
This used to be contract brewed by Brakspear. The former Brakspear head brewer (Peter Scholey) has the contract to brew it via his Beer Counter company.
Currently contract brewed at Hepworth for Beer Counter, under the supervision of Peter Scholey.
The ingredients and abv are different to the CAMRA Supreme Champion cask ale which continues to be brewed by Coniston.
Ingredients: Maris Otter and crystal malt; Challenger hops - mainly at the end of the boil.
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 joergen (8610), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 17, 2006  
Bottle. Clear amber coloured with an off white ehad. Aroma of malts, caramel and hops. Flavour of malts, caramel, fruits and hops.


 topherh (922), Kearney, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/510/20
Sep 7, 2006  
Poured hazy golden brown with a quickly diminishing white head. Moderate hoppiness seems almost minty to me. Good light bodied ale.


 oh6gdx (8839), Vasa, Finland
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 29, 2006  
Bottled. Hazy orange colour, mediumsized creamy white head. A bit acidic and barnyardish hops in aroma. Flavour is harsh hayish hoppy. Also some apricot and other fruits. Not too good, felt unbalanced.


 TBone (6790), Pori, Finland
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Aug 29, 2006    Updated: Jul 27, 2007
<Bottled.
Copper brown color, small white head. Rubbery malty aroma, grassy-rubbery hoppyness. Kind of unbalanced bitter. Anyway bitterness carries this one till the aftertaste.


 Slick (1962), Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Aug 25, 2006  
I have to agree with the Pickled PigFoot mine had a great deal of carbonation,nice amber color,small white head that faded quickly leaving little behind.The aroma was malty with a nice hop showing and maybe a little citrusy sweetness.The flavor was nicely malty with a sligth sweet side and a good citrusy hop taste that kind of linger s abit but not in an over powering way that gets in the way.It actually goes down pretty easy and other then the big carbonation in the beginning which slowed things a bit ,but later got very easy to drink.Over all the brew is worth trying again,and IMO much better then there Elf collection which i think makes a better bottle art collection then a brew collection.


 davegore (202), liverpool, Merseyside, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/105/514/20
Aug 15, 2006  
bottle from asda, light amber and a decent fluffy white head, hints of citrus on the nose, subtle oranges, lots of creaminess in the mouth, fine stuff, coats the mouth and sticks there and lingers. background bitterness on the finish but nothing too dry, lasts for ages. fine stuff, a very nice beer


 Fin (3421), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/101/514/20
Aug 4, 2006  
Bottle picked up at Sainsbury’s, Kidlington 03-07-06. Amber coloured beer, with small white head, aroma’s are slightly sweet and fruit is noticeable. Very easy drinking beer with some light fruitiness and hops not too bitter touch sweet very nice though.


 maeib (4731), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jul 25, 2006  
Bottled. A bright golden orange coloured beer with a decent whitish coloured head. The aroma has good hop notes: oranges and pine. The taste again has a good dose of orange flavours from the hops. A very well brewed tasty beer. It does appear that beers brewed with Challenger are right up my street!



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