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Southwark Bitter 2.27 20

Southwark Bitter

Percentile
9
overall
Brewed by South Australia Brewing (Lion Nathan Co.)
Style: Pale Lager

Thebarton, Australia

bottling
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unknown

distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
202.12/5.02.27/5.04.5%69.2Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
A traditionally brewed full-bodied beer with a distinctive Australian hop bitterness, which follows a slightly sweet front palate. The only remaining example of the Australian primed bitter style which was so popular in the 1940's and 50's. This is S.A's most bitter beer at 25 IBU's (International Bitterness Units) yet presents as an easy drinking well- balanced beer with a broadened palate. Australia's only gold medal winner at the 2000 Beer World Cup held in New York.
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 jonno (608), Brisbane, Australia
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/510/20
Sep 22, 2009  
Probably better than xxxx or vb but still just an industrial pale lager. A tad more bitter than most but nothing to go ape over.


 madquacker (731), Canberra ACT, Australia
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/513/20
Aug 30, 2009  
I was pleasantly suprised. Was expecting Reschs but got a malty grippy and grainy brew with a bit of character. Not as chemcially as I would have expected. How come this cannot be got outside of Sth Aust?


 OSLO (830), Minnesota, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/102/54/20
Aug 29, 2009  
[Bottle] Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is metallic, corn, musty, and a little green apple. Taste is also metallic, with the hop bitterness transitioning quickly into a sweetness that is really unappealing. Malt shows through at the end, but by then it is too late. Muddled and pretty disgusting. Fairly thin, with a finish that isn’t too long (thankfully). Alright, I will admit it, I only purchased this because I was trying to tick styles off. It says "original classic bitter" on the label, I mean come on! I was robbed...but I guess that is what I guess for style ticking.


alepig666 (78), Adelaide, Australia
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/52/20
Jun 9, 2009  
Many people here in Adelaide call Southwark "The poor man’s Coopers". A bit severe since Southwark is capable of good stuff, but also some disappointments, and this is one of them. 25 IBU’s, but the bitterness seems almost artificially added, and overall it tastes like licking a rusty gate. Would go well with some meals (the reason for giving it points at all), but otherwise will leave you screaming for water. Not remotely sessionable to me, but I’ve heard horror hangover stories from people who’ve drank it heavily, the "Green Death" myth in action. A big disappointment.


Jonesy99 (2), Australia
does not count click to see why this rating of Southwark Bitter does not count
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/56/103/511/20
Dec 17, 2007  
Thin body, bitter sweet flavour. Best drunk cold on a hot day. Nothing special about this one.


chrismwpcs (73), South Hedland, Australia
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Aug 14, 2007  
This is a joke right? Haha yes it has to be. What the fuck is this yellow stuff in this bottle meant to be? They must have just submerged the bottles directly in the Torrens and put caps on them. Unfuckingbelievably bad.


 bluevegie (2230), Perth, Australia
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/58/20
Feb 26, 2007  
Pale golden body with a very short head. Fairly sweet taste with a stale soapy aroma.


 beerledgend (919), Waterloo, Wellington, New Zealand
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20
Nov 1, 2006  
bright orange in colour with small white head, sweet mallty tatse. Misuse of the word "Bitter". was ot very bitter at all, just another Aussie macro.



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