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Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted (Bottle) 3.41 432

Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted (Bottle)

Percentile
83
overall
Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4323.42/5.03.41/5.04.2%98.6English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
The filtered bottle version of the 3.8% cask ale.
Note: This is not the beer that won Supreme Champion in 2003.
"Bottled with approximately 1/3rd less Carbon Dioxide than most beers. This results in a fresher more natural tasting beer. Combines Hallertau Hersbrücker with Challenger. Late hopped with Styrian Goldings, which gives a sharpness like the twist of a lemon."
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 mountainforest (111), Edinburgh, Scotland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/512/20
Aug 15, 2006  
Trying way too hard for a balance of multiple flavors, which are only multiple and not balanced. Won’t buy it again. Love the company but not this beer. Too bitter, without depth.


 Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/513/20
Aug 10, 2006  
For being bottled with 1/3 less CO2, this sure pours with a big layer of head. Straw color with persistent, cream colored bubbles. Sort of a sweet, buttery aroma, with light warmed fruit. Think butter and jam on scone, touch of lemon. Something about the aroma is a little dissident though. I keep sniffing it, trying to figure it out. What do these smells mean? My inclination is that my nose is finding the German/British hopping combination a little odd. I get just a touch of cloves as well. Modest, but definitely present chewy hop flavor. A lemon cheesecake sort of sweetness. Enough body to make it satisfying. This didn’t quite feel like it came together for me, but it is distinctive, pretty clean, and enjoyable.


 Trooper11 (467), Suffolk, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/518/20
Aug 8, 2006  
Pours absolutely crystal clear. A Golden amber color with few tiny bubbles and a small but thick foamy white head. Aroma is bitter fresh citrus and a little grassy. Taste is very clean, fresh citrus (lemon, orange) with a little hint of spice and a bit of warmth to finish. Very enjoyable.


 WISEGUY572 (1247), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 22, 2006  
Golden clear amber with a small head that vanishes leaving little or no lacing. Not surprising in a beer that is low in alcohol and in body. Wonderfully hopped, spicy and bitter, with a long bitter finish. A wonderfully refreshing session beer.


 RichardGretton (3160), Leicestershire, England
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/58/104/516/20
Jul 20, 2006  
Bottle. Golden beer with a light head. The aroma is fruity, and citrus, the flavour is lightly dry and sparkling fruit. Overall a beautiful and great refreshing beer.


 Ungstrup (15420), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 30, 2006  
A dark orange beer with a thick dense off-white head. The aroma is fresh with a lovely note of hops, making it very fresh. The flavor is fresh with a nice crisp malt accent on which is a nice hoppyness giving it slight hints of grass and lemon. Very refreshing.


 Miksu (2240), Jyväskylä, Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Jun 20, 2006  
Golden color with long lasting head. Herbal, grassy, lemony and lightly resinuous hop aroma with honeyish malt. Clean and refreshing aroma. Malty and bitter flavor with herbal, spicy and citrusy hops. Dry and bitter sulfur finish. Well made session bitter.


 mephisto (1144), Taiwan
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
May 30, 2006  
i am glad that this beer is not bad, $5 a bottle for a 4.2% beer... clear golden with white head; it has aroma of sweet malt. well balanced.



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