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Coniston Bluebird XB 3.16 89

Coniston Bluebird XB

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

Horsham, England

bottled
available

on tap
available

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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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 Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 16, 2009  
Bottled. A hazy golden beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is dominated by flowery hops. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of flowery hops, leading to a dry bitter finish.


 yespr (12407), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Sep 6, 2008  
50 cL bottle. Pours slight cloudy orange with a small lacing off-white head. Mild fruity citric and mild acidic. Mild lemonish and fruity base flavour. Citric and hoppy base flavour with a vague bitterness coming through and light sweetness into a mild finish.


 harrisoni (6832), Ashford, Kent, England
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 16, 2006  
500ml bottle from Hog’s Back Bottle Shop. I know I’ve had the original version before because my brother bought me it and a Bluebird glass for Christmas last year. But I failed to rate it. Oops. This is golden with a thin white head. Nice Mount Hood hop aroma. Some pale malt and some citrus fruit aroma. Good in mouth with nice malts balancing the hops. Nicely balanced juicy malt and then hoppy, but not too hoppy, finish. Extremely drinkable. Would like to have this on cask in a pub on an autumn day after a walk and I have a feeling I would sink at least half a dozen pints of this. Not exceptional, but really drinkable.


 thewolf (5827), Kolding, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 16, 2007  
Tap @ YNWA, Kolding. Pours a clear golden yellow with a small creamy white head that turns into a thin film. Aroma is lightly hoppy, some pine appearing. Okay round mouthfeel. Flavour is light bitter, grassy, pine hops give good dryness. Fresh and light.


 bu11zeye (5621), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 2, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours a lightly hazy amber body with a small off-white head. Aroma of lemon, lime, and florals. Flavor of floral hops, herbs, malt, and citrus.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/102/511/20
Mar 23, 2005  
Bottle. Smells quite nice, some flowery aromatic, slightly pine-sappy nose. Flavour feels a bit diluted or something. Lightly sweet to start, hoppy, with some tea-like qualties and some citrus. Failry malty aswell.


 imdownthepub (5177), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/511/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Bottled, 500ml from Millets Farms Shop, Frilford, Oxon. Orange gold with white head. As the standard Bluebird is one of my favourite beers I had high hopes for this, but its really been dumbed down for another market, sweet, malty and really quite dull, not a patch on the original.


 JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/510/20
May 9, 2009  
Tap at Ginger Man. pale goden beer with a thick sticky white head. Aroma is quite light. A touch of UK pale malt and not much else at all. Flavour is especially bland. Soft crackery malt, low carbonation and a reasonably creamy texture but it still come across as a bit watery. Crackery with a light earthy bitterness. Meh.



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