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Jeffrey Hudson Bitter
Oakham Ales / The Brewery Tap
- From:
- Oakham Ales / The Brewery Tap
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
Ranked #12 - ABV:
- 3.8%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #12,904 - Avg:
- 3.96 | pDev: 10.86%
- Reviews:
- 40
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 07, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 01, 2002
- Wants:
- 9
- Gots:
- 4
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Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.13/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
On cask at Tapped Leeds.
Pours a fairly clear yellow with soft, fluffy head.
Smell is floral and fruity with some sweet, perfumey hints. Notes of toast and citrus.
Taste is very floral with some perfumey hints. Notes of citrus, toast and wheat with a moderate bitterness.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and softly carbonated.
Overall, a very nice bitter, probably the most floral one I've had.
Oct 07, 2023Pours a fairly clear yellow with soft, fluffy head.
Smell is floral and fruity with some sweet, perfumey hints. Notes of toast and citrus.
Taste is very floral with some perfumey hints. Notes of citrus, toast and wheat with a moderate bitterness.
Mouthfeel is medium, smooth and softly carbonated.
Overall, a very nice bitter, probably the most floral one I've had.
Rated by James94 from England
3.94/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Clear golden colour, some lacing
S: Citrus zest, spices
T: Lemon, marzipan, mint, spices
F: Quite light-bodied, balanced carbonation
O: 4
Apr 19, 2021S: Citrus zest, spices
T: Lemon, marzipan, mint, spices
F: Quite light-bodied, balanced carbonation
O: 4
Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.68/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L- Quite pale gold, clear. Pours with 1cm white head that largely clears in time.
S- Just some clean mild hopping.
T- This to me a good example of a bitter beer, crisply hopped, very easy to drink.
F- Refreshing, and seems to have a bit more body than 4.2% might suggest. Beautifully balanced, absolutely nothing out of place or out of proportion.
O- I was curious how a 'simple' 4.2% traditional bitter could rate at 3.96-VG (to date), but now I think I see why. There's no mega-ABV%, or silly/fashionable ingredients, the charm of this beer is it's great overall quality. ps. This is an eminently sessionable beer.
BB 13-Oct-19. Bought from Waitrose, Eaton, nr Norwich.
Dec 30, 2018S- Just some clean mild hopping.
T- This to me a good example of a bitter beer, crisply hopped, very easy to drink.
F- Refreshing, and seems to have a bit more body than 4.2% might suggest. Beautifully balanced, absolutely nothing out of place or out of proportion.
O- I was curious how a 'simple' 4.2% traditional bitter could rate at 3.96-VG (to date), but now I think I see why. There's no mega-ABV%, or silly/fashionable ingredients, the charm of this beer is it's great overall quality. ps. This is an eminently sessionable beer.
BB 13-Oct-19. Bought from Waitrose, Eaton, nr Norwich.
Reviewed by FLima from Brazil
3.79/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Light golden color with a thin head.
Aroma with notes of pine, lemongrass and some stone fruit.
Flavor with notes of earthy English and floral hops, lemon and tangerine citrusy, biscuit malt sweetness, pine, a bit of tobacco with honey. Dry aftertaste with a very clean bitterness
Light body with appropriate carbonation.
Crisp and citrus-floral Bitter that resulted in a refreshing beer with a clean and prime bitterness. Quite pleasant. One of the most quaffable bitters I had.
Feb 11, 2018Aroma with notes of pine, lemongrass and some stone fruit.
Flavor with notes of earthy English and floral hops, lemon and tangerine citrusy, biscuit malt sweetness, pine, a bit of tobacco with honey. Dry aftertaste with a very clean bitterness
Light body with appropriate carbonation.
Crisp and citrus-floral Bitter that resulted in a refreshing beer with a clean and prime bitterness. Quite pleasant. One of the most quaffable bitters I had.
Reviewed by DispyDnb from England
3.58/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev -9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
tap at Wetherspoons Stanstead. Pale golden color, tiny head that goes away quickly, not too much on the nose: bit of citrus, great taste that makes it very drinkable: very citrusy with the right bitterness. not bad for a wetherspoons tap
Jul 11, 2016Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A nice bitter that I looked for in England in 2014 only because this ale is listed and reviewed in Roger Protz' CAMRA classic "300 Beers To Try Before You Die!"
Also reviewed in the "1001."
May 04, 2016Also reviewed in the "1001."
Reviewed by flyingpig from Scotland
3.83/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
500ml Bottle from Drygate bottle shop, Glasgow (£3.60):
Nice stuff from Oakham Ales here, this one was well-balanced & fresh with some good floral flavours & was exactly what you'd expect from a good golden ale. The beer was an easy one to drink with some good pale malts & bread to kick things off alongside a pleasant citrus zest & nice bitterness; it's definitely one of the better beers of the style that I've tried of late & one that I wouldn't object to having again at some point either; although it's probably not quite as good as the breweries Citra pale ale offering but it's not too far off it either.
Mar 05, 2016Nice stuff from Oakham Ales here, this one was well-balanced & fresh with some good floral flavours & was exactly what you'd expect from a good golden ale. The beer was an easy one to drink with some good pale malts & bread to kick things off alongside a pleasant citrus zest & nice bitterness; it's definitely one of the better beers of the style that I've tried of late & one that I wouldn't object to having again at some point either; although it's probably not quite as good as the breweries Citra pale ale offering but it's not too far off it either.
Reviewed by Spike from England
4.2/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.2/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
L: Copper. Crystal clear. Fair number of streams of tiny bubbles. Shallow cap of white foam head. Looked very presentable. Colour is fabulous.
S: Prominent nose for a bitter. Soft citrus and distinct floral quality.
T: Fruity. Luscious. Exceedingly floral.
F: Refreshing. Smooth. Dry. Medium level of bitterness up-front with a malt finish. Light carbonation provides a lift.
O: Outstanding low ABV English bitter with a distinct floral, fruity character. Oakham Ales are heavily influenced by US craft beers and this is an excellent example of blending traditional with the new, using Challenger and Mount Hood hops.
Oct 13, 2015S: Prominent nose for a bitter. Soft citrus and distinct floral quality.
T: Fruity. Luscious. Exceedingly floral.
F: Refreshing. Smooth. Dry. Medium level of bitterness up-front with a malt finish. Light carbonation provides a lift.
O: Outstanding low ABV English bitter with a distinct floral, fruity character. Oakham Ales are heavily influenced by US craft beers and this is an excellent example of blending traditional with the new, using Challenger and Mount Hood hops.
Jeffrey Hudson Bitter from Oakham Ales / The Brewery Tap
Beer rating:
89 out of
100 with
62 ratings
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