RCH Pitchfork

Brewed by RCH
Style: Bitter
Weston-super-Mare, England

Name: Pitchfork Bitter
Date: 04/22/1999
Mode: Firkin
Source: Wild Wing Cafe, Marietta

dark yellow, frothy white head, soft floral hop aroma with a citrus touch, light malt flavor, hint of fruity sweetness, long earthy bitter finish, 4.3%, 1043og

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Score: *4
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Bottle. It pours a bit unclear, golden color, and a creamy, off-white head with good retention and it leaves nice lacings. Sediments in the bottle leaves you with a lot of floaties. The aroma is disappointingly weak, first I thought my beer was too cold, but letting it get warmer doesn’t help much. It has a fruity and slightly piney hoppiness, but that’s almost it. A very weak grainy or malty note is also there. The flavor is very much like the aroma, weak and hoppy that is. It finishes with a nice bitterness, but before that, there’s not much but fruity and piney hops, giving some bitterness. A medium body makes it rather quaffable, but it certainly isn’t a beer to enjoy if you want a real treat. (070829)

Cask, Three Judges, Glasgow, RBESG 07. Copper with a thin white head. Coffee and chocolate malts dominate the nose. Some sweaty tones. Mouth is sour lactic malt, hoppy. Some citrus fruit lightness. Slightly sweet and dry, with a baked bean taste right at the back. Alright, but a bit weird.

500 ml bottle. Huge everlasting rocky head. Clear golden color. Nice hoppy nose. Almost full malty with a well prononced hopbitterness. Good body. Hoppy end. Simple and down to earth, still tasty and flavorfull.

From bottle. Fruity, spicy aroma. From the appearance I thought this was going to be poor, but again turned out rather good. Cloudy appearance, orangey yellow in colour. With a mushy, muddy snow head. Smooth texture, fruit, spice. Rich flavour. Tangy finish. Nice beer.

Bottle. Very muted aroma with only the faintest fruit and hop notes. The body is a dingy yellow/gold and holds a wonderful looking two finger thick head that froths up like a well whipped cappuccino. Light bodied at first sip, but seems to thicken as you move the liquid to the back of your mouth. The fore features mild watery apple juice notes with a hint of herbal and hop bitterness and a fairly biting crispness despite a low carbonation level. Mild grassy notes in the finish.

[Sampled at DØE-festival, Valby, 2007 with svoger AT THE LAWN.]
Mainstream english bitter with notes of fruity bitterness and sticky grassy notes. Spices, orange look, fruitbitter aroflavor and metal in the finish. Mediumgood!

Cask (Gallows Bird, Espoo) Orangy gold, thin lose head. Not much aroma, hints of beer ingredients maybe. Big bold malt and hop combo - mushrooms and a bit of pepper maybe. Some pumpkin too. Long bitter finish.