Lucky Labrador Hawthornes Best Bitter

Not the strongest bitter. More of an ale body, too sweet of a body and aftertaste. Some bittering in the end, but not enough for a proper ESB.

Tastes more like a pale ale than a bitter. Lovely hop aroma. Fairly drinkable, but my colleagues disagreed. Tasty, but not a traditional bitter.

Draft @ the brewpub. Pours a hazy amber color with a small white head. Has a malty hoppy floral aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweetish malty hoppy floral flavor. Has a sweetish malty hoppy finish with some hints of caramel in the aftertaste.

Light copper/amber with thin white head. This had a musty aroma, strange. Hop flavor prominent overpowering malt profile.

On tap at BrewPub Portland OR, Pours out a hazy gold/amber topped with a cream head. Aroma of wood and malts. Tast of raisons more of the malt and wood also. A nice ESB.

Name: Hawthorne’s Best Bitter
Date: 10/14/1996
Source: Brewpub

Appearance: deep amber, whispy head,
Aroma: slight bittersweet aroma,
Flavor: malt flavor comes on strong and sweet then subsides as there is an explosion of bitterness that lasts through a lingering finish, gets smoother as it warms

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3/5.0
Score: **+/4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

Draught at the brewpub. Clear copper color with thin off white head. Aroma is light and fruity with hints of strawberry, pear, and grape. Malty caramel flavor with sprucy hops. Touch of sweetness on the tongue. Light cereal grian finish.

Orange. Enticing aroma. Less than expected flavour but still nice with a certain hoppiness.