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RCH Pitchfork 3.1 205

RCH Pitchfork

Percentile
56
overall
Brewed by RCH
Style: Bitter

Weston-super-Mare, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2053.11/5.03.1/5.04.3%82.2English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. Also available bottle conditioned.
The name comes from the Pitchfork rebellion of 1685 the last battle to be fought on English soil of the Civil War. A golden bitter with floral citric hop aroma. It has a hoppy predominate taste which is slightly sweet and fruity and leaves you wanting more.
Pitchfork was judged to be the Best Bitter of the Year in 1998 at the Great British Beer Festival and has been a finalist in the last three years.
Pale malt; Fuggles and Goldings hops.
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 Rastacouere (5563), Montréal, Quebec, Canada
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/104/513/20
Oct 2, 2007  
Considering the style, Scores ranging from 1 to 5, 5 being the most intense
Appearance:
Body:   Clear(1)->Murky(5) : 3     Pale Yellow(1)->Dark brown(5) : 3     Still(1)->Sparkling(5) : 2
Head:   None(1)->Large(5) : 3   White(1)->Tan(5) : 2   Lasting: 4   Lacing : 4
Aroma:
Intensity : 3  
Yeast : 3   Bread : 3   Apple : XX   Tropical Fruits : XX   Soap : XX   DMS : XX   Diacetyl : XX Sulfur : XX  
Malt : 3   Biscuity : 2   Hay : XX   Toasty : 3   Caramel : XX   Nuts : 2   Honey : XX   Cereals : 2   Grainy : 1
Hops : 3   Noble(1)->American(5) : 2   Leafy : 2   Spicy : XX   Floral : 2   Lemon/Lime : XX   Grapefruit : XX   Orange : XX   Herbal : XX   Grassy : 2   Pine/Spruce/Resin : XX  
Notes :   Peach/Apricot : XX   Earth : XX   Mint : XX   Butterscotch : XX   Smoke : XX
Flavor:
Initial Flavor : Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 3   Finish Dry(1)->Sweet(5) : 2   Sourness : XX   Bitterness : 2   Complex : XX   Length : XX
Palate:
Light(1)->Full(5) : 3   Flat(1)->Fizzy(5) : 3   Clean : XX   Sharp : XX   Watery : XX   Oily : XX   Chalk : XX   Astringent : XX   Alcohol : XX   Mineral : 2   Oxidation : XX   Metallic : XX

Comments: A soft and rather tasty bitter that wins a lot of points from its appearance and smoothness.


 gunnfryd (3603), Kristiansand, Norway
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 23, 2007  
Bottle. Golden colour with a white head. Aroma is hop, caramel. Flavour is hop, caramel, grain, malt. Bitter finish. Ordinary beer.


 Rune (2847), Tromsø, Norway
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/103/514/20
Sep 5, 2007  
500ml bottle from Centra, Oslo. Pours a creamy, dense foam with moderate duration and great lacing. The body is getting cloudy with the last pour, otherwise clear, amber in colour. Very nice appearance, indeed. Light malty sweetness lies at the heart of the aroma. The flavour brings more soft malts, some yeast and hops with smooth bitterness on the swallow. Quite refreshing, classic English bitter (Oslo, 20.08.2007).


 Beer2000 (1828), Kristiansand, Norway
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Sep 5, 2007  
500 ml bottle. Dark golden body with a big off-white head. Gentle malt and hop aroma. Flavor is a very pleasant malt and hop mix. Quite straight forward and nice bitter. Impressive balanced at low alcohol.


 KnutAlbert (3217), Oslo, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/105/513/20
Sep 3, 2007  
0,5 l bottle. Lots of lovely malt flavour married with flowery hoppiness. Very well balanced, a fine English bitter.


 Maria (6309), Thisted, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Sep 3, 2007  
Københavnske Øldage 07. Bottle. Warm amber and the aroma has notes of apple and malt. The flavour is rather thin and dry, I find notes of sweetish malt, apple (as I have found in many RCH’s today), a hint of citrus (grapefruit), and the bitterness is a bit stale, dusty and limited. 2147


 cgarvieuk (4212), Edinburgh, Scotland
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/512/20
Sep 2, 2007  
amber ... light foam head ... light fruity hop nose ... light fruity hop quite a high sharp hop.


 rickgordon (3319), Göteborg, Sweden
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Cask at Three Judges, Glasgow. Pale copper colour. Very light, yet raw mouthfeel. Dishwashing water. Dry malty. Low alpha-hopbitterness.



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