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Coniston Bluebird XB

Percentile
62
overall
Brewed by Hepworth
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Horsham, England

bottled
available

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
893.19/5.03.16/5.0Special4.4%87.8English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Bottled - contract brewed by Hepworth for Coniston.
Stronger version of Bluebird.
For cask version, see Coniston Premium XB.
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 thebeertourist (2799), Oslo, Norway
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/511/20
Aug 19, 2007  
Bottle. Clear light amber colour with a big foamy head. Unexpected sour fruit aroma as well as citrus and grassy hoppiness. Sweetish malt flavours with some offsetting bitterness. Low carbonation. Disappointing.


 doubelknv3 (568), Illinois, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/512/20
Aug 10, 2007  
Hazy, goldnen-amber with quickly disappearing head. Mild citrus, grains, and dry fruit aromas. Grapefriuit, dry sour fruit, with mild sweet malt notes. Farily smooth with hop sour notes and a dry finish.


 sayravai (3733), Helsinki, Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Aug 9, 2007  
(Draught@Oluthuone Amsterdam, 4.2% ABV) Clear amber with a small head. Quite pleasant and fresh aroma of strawberry-fruity hops, and hints of lemon. Flavor of lemon-limey-fruity malt and nutty-grassy hops, with a hint of metal. Light to medium-bodied, reasonably refreshing palate with low-medium carbonation. A quite snappy and fresh brew, but nothing spectacular.


 joe19612 (692), camberley, Surrey, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Aug 5, 2007  
Bottle. Poured a clear gold colour, with a thin white head. lovely fresh american hop aroma, also with a very slight citrus, aroma as well. Flavor is of malt, with plenty of fresh hops and a light bitterness. One of my favourites and a lovely beer.


 daniele (1711), Italy
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 30, 2007  
quasi chiara non molta schima sentori piacevoli di luppolo poco corposa sapore di lupolo rinfrescante non eccessivamente persistente


 jazz88 (2237), San Francisco, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 29, 2007  
Bottle. A relatively light golden color with a white head. Sweet pineapple, citrus, and floral aroma. Smooth and balanced with a light floral and citrus flavor and light tangy finish.


 ultraspank (866), Dublin, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/102/513/20
Jun 2, 2007  
Appealing nose of spice, citrus & some wheatish fruit tones like apple and pear. Pours a sparkling honey golden. The mostly lasting off-white head is frothy & stiff and leaves very light lace. Again, the flavor is remeniscent of wheat. Seems like I’ve been here before: deja-vu? Heavy acidity and brief finish. The light body is creamy and fizzy. Kinda reminds me a bit of Orval, as crazy as that sounds. Hmmm...


 nick76 (2657), Tampa, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
May 6, 2007  
This one has a really unique herbal, citrus hops in the aroma along with a little malt and vegetables. The appearance is copper gold. The flavor is like the aroma with an emphasis on the citrus and a brief but obvious sweetness followed but a somewhat dry finish. The palate is light but smooth. I was not crazy about it at first but it really grows on you.



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