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Olivers Best Bitter 3.32 31

Olivers Best Bitter


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313.44/5.03.32/5.04.8%97.7English pint
Commercial Description:
A general term for what is perhaps the highest expression of the brewer’s craft. Open fermented, fined, served at 54°F, and dispensed by hand pumps.
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 tarheels86 (799), Washington DC, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/510/20
Dec 17, 2009  
Cask at Churchkey. Pours a clear light orange with a large, rocky, off-white head. Looks excellent. Aroma is muted: some lemon, buttery biscuit, grassy hops. Taste is fairly light, a bit watery. Lots of biscuity malt, citrus, lemongrass. Very drinkable. Nice session beer.


 JFGrind (1354), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 30, 2009  
More citrus flavor than expected, medium bodied dark amber with decent lacing and maltiness.


 Dogbrick (2901), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 11, 2009  
Sample at the brewpub. This beer pours a copper/amber color with a thin off-white head that recedes steadily. Thin rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet malt and floral hops. Medium, smooth body with flavors of sweet malt, caramel and citrusy hops. The finish is malty with a lingering citrus aftertaste. Decent Bitter overall.


 keepersj12 (813), Sicklerville, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/513/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Amber with a creamy head. Not a big aroma, mostly hops. Flavor is nice, not over the top. Very creamy mouth feel. Very nice.


 baraciisch (156), USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Jun 3, 2009  
Red brown in color.... Minimal white head... Both sweet and bitter aroma... Interesting... Very gentle flavor, not terribly complex, sweet yet gently bitter... Minimal bitterness on the palate... Not terribly impressive but okay...


 kramer (2510), Sunbury, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Feb 2, 2009  
On handpull @ Wharf Rat. Pours a slightly hazy amber with a one finger foamy beige head. Nice light hoppy nose with lots of biscuity and toasted malt and a bit of fruitiness. Nice smooth light flavor, biscuity malt with just a little yeasty fruitiness and a hint of English hops. Mouthfeel is light bodied and smooth with great cask conditioned softness. An pretty darn good bitter, especially when on the handpull.


 CharlesDarwin (1849), Point Judith, Rhode Island, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 27, 2008    Updated: Sep 3, 2009
On cask at The Wharf Rat. Flickr(http://www.flickr.com/photos/26049401@N0 Aroma flares a salty bitter cask beer, classic with honey, grain and maybe a touch of oat. Pours a red-orange, hazed with white. Dry, grassy oak flavor, tending towards cheesy hops and skunked malt. Not my favorite, but the body is favorable, tending towards good sugar balance, decent cask quality and respectable drinkability. Crisp finish. A real classic version.


 badlizard (2385), Berkeley, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 20, 2008  
Clear golden with a fizzy white head. Earthy hoppy aroma. Big bitter bite with citrus notes and a smooth finish.



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