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Adams' Best
Revolution Brewing
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- From:
- Revolution Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.7%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.64 | pDev: 9.89%
- Reviews:
- 3
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 14, 2014
- Added:
- Oct 09, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
An earthy, lightly toasty traditional Best Bitter brewed to showcase newly available Irish Stout and Ale malts. We use Special B and Black malts for color and slight roast complexity. It is named for Gerry Adams, the president of Sinn Fein, who was instrumental in the development of the Belfast Agreement in the late 1990s, which brought a cease-fire to Northern Ireland.
25 IBU
25 IBU
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Ratings by MasterSki:
Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)
3.99/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +9.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Nitro at the brewpub. Served in a pint glass.
A - It's your typical, gorgeous, nitro pour. Persistent light tan foam lingers, eventually leaving behind splotches of lacework. Transparent copper body. Looks a lot like a hand-pump beer in jolly old England.
S - It's very traditional here as well, with biscuit malts, a lightly sharp and toasty note, and earthy and tea-like hops. I appreciate that this avoids the metallic twang I occasionally get from English ales, but the hops have a mildly astringent black tea flavor to them. Some fruity ale yeast undercurrents.
T - Taste is superior, with more of the toasty, bready, and toffee-tinged English malts. Earthy hops provide a touch of flavor and some mild bitterness, but thankfully the astringent tea flavor is gone. It's got that quintessential liquid bread vibe that English ales tend to have.
M - Smooth nitro carbonation, creamy texture, with a very clean finish. Perhaps a touch of grain to it, but otherwise goes down very easily. No perceptible alcohol.
D - A very convincing English ale, with the nitro serving giving it an authentic cask-like vibe. I know some people don't dig English hops very much, and those people won't really enjoy this beer. However, if you grew up with nitro-cans of Boddingtons this will be a big hit.
Oct 13, 2012A - It's your typical, gorgeous, nitro pour. Persistent light tan foam lingers, eventually leaving behind splotches of lacework. Transparent copper body. Looks a lot like a hand-pump beer in jolly old England.
S - It's very traditional here as well, with biscuit malts, a lightly sharp and toasty note, and earthy and tea-like hops. I appreciate that this avoids the metallic twang I occasionally get from English ales, but the hops have a mildly astringent black tea flavor to them. Some fruity ale yeast undercurrents.
T - Taste is superior, with more of the toasty, bready, and toffee-tinged English malts. Earthy hops provide a touch of flavor and some mild bitterness, but thankfully the astringent tea flavor is gone. It's got that quintessential liquid bread vibe that English ales tend to have.
M - Smooth nitro carbonation, creamy texture, with a very clean finish. Perhaps a touch of grain to it, but otherwise goes down very easily. No perceptible alcohol.
D - A very convincing English ale, with the nitro serving giving it an authentic cask-like vibe. I know some people don't dig English hops very much, and those people won't really enjoy this beer. However, if you grew up with nitro-cans of Boddingtons this will be a big hit.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.92/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the brewery, quick review from written notes.
Two imperial pints paired perfectly with Smalls fried chicken & Sticky Rice goodies, thanks Jay!
Bright burnished copper color, perfect clarity, creamy head with a velvety surface texture from the nitro. Long lasting coverage, the head never breaks for the duration of the glass. Decent malt toastiness, slight maple and a light floral note. Grainy with a slight staleness for some reason. Smooth and light bodied with a creamy feel, lower carbonation emulates a cask serving. Finishes clean and dry. Overall a pretty nice English Bitter with an authentic British character about it.
Nov 10, 2013Two imperial pints paired perfectly with Smalls fried chicken & Sticky Rice goodies, thanks Jay!
Bright burnished copper color, perfect clarity, creamy head with a velvety surface texture from the nitro. Long lasting coverage, the head never breaks for the duration of the glass. Decent malt toastiness, slight maple and a light floral note. Grainy with a slight staleness for some reason. Smooth and light bodied with a creamy feel, lower carbonation emulates a cask serving. Finishes clean and dry. Overall a pretty nice English Bitter with an authentic British character about it.
Adams' Best from Revolution Brewing
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
22 ratings
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