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Theakston Best Bitter 2.66 71

Theakston Best Bitter

Percentile
20
overall
Brewed by Theakston
Style: Bitter

Masham, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
unknown

distribution
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
712.65/5.02.66/5.03.8%10.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular.
Changed from 3.6% to 3.8% in 2004.
This fine, golden coloured beer has a full flavour that lingers pleasantly on the palate. With a good bitter-sweet balance this beer has a robust hop character described as citrus and spicy. It’s a refreshing and very satisfying pint – noted for the aroma of its Fuggles and dry hopping strain Golding to add to its characteristic Theakston aroma.
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 Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/102/514/20
Jul 13, 2005  
[Cask at GBBF 2004] An orange beer with white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of honey, while the flavor is fruity combined with honey and a bitter end, but the body is thin.


 oh6gdx (9047), Vasa, Finland
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Aug 6, 2008  
Cask. Aroma is wood and flowery hops along with some slight sourness to it. Flavour is sweetish sour redberries along with some wooden dryness. Long berryish aftertaste along with some sour apples.


 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/102/510/20
Jan 10, 2003  
[Hand pumped, in England] Golden color. Poor aroma. Simple taste, pretty sweet, quite watery, some citrus fruitness, poor hop. Fresh, but too watery.


 KimJohansen (7135), Copenhagen V, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Clear golden with medium off white head. Sweet aroma with apples and peach and floral hops. Sweet flavor with apples and caramel notes. Mild hints of hops to finish is bitter.


 DJMonarch (6897), Northwich, Cheshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Feb 26, 2006  
1. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 18/03/2001 Smooth on the palate with some fruit flavour in the aftertaste. 2. Keg Handpump at the Ring O Bells, Weaverham 28/03/2003 AMber golden coloured and malty with a slight hop finish. 3. Cask Handpump at the Border Rambler, Carlisle 28/04/2004 Golden amber coloured with some sour fruit aroma. Slightly bitter dry malt finish.


 harrisoni (6830), Ashford, Kent, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 12, 2009  
Cask at GBBF 2009. The number of standard British beers I’d not rated sometimes frightened me. Clear gold with slightly yeasty aroma. Touch of tingly hop on end. a little dusty. Not too much malt, some caramel. Fine if erring on the bland side.


 Maria (6312), Thisted, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 1, 2008  
Thistle Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland, 15.08.05, draught and very cold, but I drank it with dinner. The color is dark amber and the head has big bobbles. The aroma is hoppy with notes of caramel, and the flavour has notes of aroma hops, caramel and a bit of fruit. The bitterness is nice, and it’s an really OK Bitter.


 bierkoning (6092), La Tropica, Netherlands
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/58/20
Aug 31, 2003  
Cask, Trout Hotel, Cockermouth. Only a hint of malt and hops in the rather bland aroma. Apple and some cinnamon. A total lack of hops, it just tastes like apple pie. Disappointing beer!



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