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Cain's Finest Bitter
Robert Cain & Company Limited
- From:
- Robert Cain & Company Limited
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 12.68%
- Reviews:
- 65
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 15, 2015
- Added:
- Jul 10, 2003
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 1
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Aroma: British hops, spicy, earthy, herbal. Appearance: ruby amber, brilliant, ½” cream colored head that quickly dissipates. Flavor: fruit, maybe a little peach or mild citrus, subtle malt backbone with mild sweet malt flavors and yeast esters as you drink the hops are ever present in the background. As you drink you get a rich fruity taste followed by a dry hop finish and a lingering subtle sweetness flowed by a hop bitterness. Mouthfeel: medium low body, low carbonation, no astringency. Overall: a very drinkable, pleasant ale, easy to drink.
Mar 18, 2015Reviewed by Theheroguy from Maryland
3.86/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
3.86/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
Bready Nutty, Malty Dark amber in color.
The smell is pretty much all malt and in my opinion not very enticing. Exceptionally light bodied and highly drinkable, a wonderful ale. Taste like golding hops on the back end. This is a malt forward beer. This is one of those beers that shows there is no reason that ales can't be as light and refreshing as lagers are. I would like to hops to be a little more pronounced.
Nov 18, 2013The smell is pretty much all malt and in my opinion not very enticing. Exceptionally light bodied and highly drinkable, a wonderful ale. Taste like golding hops on the back end. This is a malt forward beer. This is one of those beers that shows there is no reason that ales can't be as light and refreshing as lagers are. I would like to hops to be a little more pronounced.
Reviewed by oberon from North Carolina
3.43/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.43/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours into a nonic a deep russet color with a thinner off white head atop,the color is quite deep for a bitter.Aromas of biscuit malt and a bit of tin,not much hop presence wich I didn't expect anyeay.Flavors of biscuit malt and a bit more cake-like sweetness,light but noticable leafy hops in the finish.It's a no frills bitter,don't look for big flavors,look for session-style and it it wins at that.
Sep 30, 2013Reviewed by TheManiacalOne from Rhode Island
3.36/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.36/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 14.9oz can into a US tumbler pint glass.
A: The beer is a coppery brown color, with a thin off-white head that fades quickly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains honey, caramelized malts, tea and some hops.
T: The taste starts out sweet with flavors of caramel and honey. Then some breadiness from a thin malt character comes in along with a very mild hops presence to create a decent balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.
M: Smooth and a little crisp but a bit watery, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: A little tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, very mild kick, not the best representation of style, it’s not a bad beer but there are others in the style that I would choose first.
Jun 27, 2013A: The beer is a coppery brown color, with a thin off-white head that fades quickly and leaves a thin lace on the glass.
S: The aroma contains honey, caramelized malts, tea and some hops.
T: The taste starts out sweet with flavors of caramel and honey. Then some breadiness from a thin malt character comes in along with a very mild hops presence to create a decent balance. The after-taste is slightly sweet.
M: Smooth and a little crisp but a bit watery, light-to-medium body, medium carbonation, finish is slightly sticky.
O: A little tasty, goes down easily, not too filling, very mild kick, not the best representation of style, it’s not a bad beer but there are others in the style that I would choose first.
Cain's Finest Bitter from Robert Cain & Company Limited
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
110 ratings
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