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Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted (Bottle) 3.41 433

Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted (Bottle)

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

Alva, Central, Scotland

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4333.42/5.03.41/5.04.2%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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 jgb9348 (2515), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 20, 2009  
Crystal clear golden coloured body with a thin white head. Aroma of fresh malt, sweet sugars, fresh grapefruity hops and a bit of a pungent kick - nice! Medium-bodied; Bright fruity flavours with more hops than malt, but a good backbone to nip through the grapefruity and slightly piney hops. Aftertaste shows more sweet than bitter, but a good amount of hops coming through as well. Overall, a pretty nice and complex beer - definitely more than what I was expecting from the bottle! I sampled this 500 mL bottle purchased from McHughes Off-License in Kilbarrack (Dublin County), Ireland earlier today on 20-Feburary-2009.


 UnholyBrewing (450), Melbourne(Mulgrave), Australia
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/103/513/20
Feb 3, 2009  
...bottle. Watery, thin with not much flavor or body. Decent, but not as good as it should be. Mild lemon, with a little hops.


 finol (527), Nacka (Stockholm), Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 1, 2009  
Bottle. Light golden and clear. Hoppy, citrusy and fresh taste. Refreshing!


 hirigalzkar (600), Stockholm, Sweden
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/515/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Clear golden color. Nice smell of citrus hops and malt. Fresh citrusy hop taste with small bitterness in finish. Perfect balanced.


 TET (246), Finland
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 31, 2009  
Lightly cloudy, golden beer with thin white head. Aroma is aromatic, hoppy, grass, some sweetness and flowers. Flavour is quite similar than aroma: grassy, flowers, pine needles, nicely bitter and quite dry finish. Quite light to drink but it is nicely balanced with light flowerness. Nice light and easy bitter with lot of nuancees and skillness.


 ruggedman (626), Portland, Maine, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/510/104/517/20
Jan 10, 2009  
Had this on cask first, and I actually think the bottled version of this is even better! The twist of lemon came through a bit more in the nose and flavor, and this packed a huge piney hop finish. The aftertaste of this beer might be one of the best i’ve ever tried. I’m more than surprised to see this at such a low rating! Fantastic brew!


 EnSiFeRuM (501), Quebec, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 30, 2008  
Bouteille de 500 ml. La bière est de couleur dorée et possède une mousse modeste et durable. Au nez on respire des arômes de houblon citronné et herbacé. En bouche le corps est mince-moyen avec une effervescence faible-moyenne. On goûte des saveurs de citron, d’herbe et de sapin. Une bière à faible pourcentage d’alcool qui présente un bon goût.


 Beth101 (318), West Yorkshire, England
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/103/510/20
Dec 23, 2008  
lemon/citrus aroma mixed with hops. Small airy head, golden syrup in colour a little cloudy. Tasted of citrus quite bitter, fairly smooth



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