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CBC Mandarina Best Bitter
Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
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- From:
- Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 10.93%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 21, 2014
- Added:
- Apr 06, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by seedyone from New York
2.75/5 rDev -26.7%
2.75/5 rDev -26.7%
08/04/13 On tap at Rattle n Hum. Not sure what going on here. I'm a bitter fan but this one seems to have both feet out of the box. There's fruitiness in there but I can't figure which one. Citrusy...maybe grapefruit...but shy. IMO when playing in that sandbox you've got to step up, otherwise....Lots of flavor but just not my favo' flav...gnome' sayin'.
Aug 16, 2014Reviewed by zeeke from Florida
2.43/5 rDev -35.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.43/5 rDev -35.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Was expecting an actual English Bitter. This beer is more akin to another west coast pale ale. Way, way too bitter, no malt character, all hops in the face, on the palate, and all over the finish. I will be so happy when American breweries learn how to make English style beers. This ain't it. If you want a low abv American style pale ale, you'll like this not-an-English bitter.
Apr 11, 2014Reviewed by thecheapies from Pennsylvania
3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Nice amber-y blood orange color. Lip of head keeps coverage, although short in height. Okay.
Pine and orange from the hops. Slightly tea-like with toasty aromas from the malts. Even a slight coffee bean aroma. Strange, but good.
English malts deliver toasted grain and a bitter coffee flavor, all the while, that Mandarina hop is pushing orange rind, pine, and herbal notes right at the forefront. Tea notes didn't translate, but there is a woody green leafiness from the hops. Great finishing bitterness. Almost earthy near the end.
Medium carbonation. Body is lighter and crisp. Picks up some added burp in the end.
Decent bitter. Really just excited about more Mandarina hop. This works, though.
Jul 08, 2013Pine and orange from the hops. Slightly tea-like with toasty aromas from the malts. Even a slight coffee bean aroma. Strange, but good.
English malts deliver toasted grain and a bitter coffee flavor, all the while, that Mandarina hop is pushing orange rind, pine, and herbal notes right at the forefront. Tea notes didn't translate, but there is a woody green leafiness from the hops. Great finishing bitterness. Almost earthy near the end.
Medium carbonation. Body is lighter and crisp. Picks up some added burp in the end.
Decent bitter. Really just excited about more Mandarina hop. This works, though.
Reviewed by PhillyStyle from Georgia
4.28/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +14.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Victory Brewing:
The beer appeared a nice copper color, which was clear with thick, dense white head that was well retained and settled into a thin cap and left some excellent lacing.
The beer gave off a light malty, sweet aroma. Seems to be a fruit aroma as well, but I can't place it.
The beer had a more bitter taste than expected, fruit hops that also had a nice bready/biscuit quality to it too. The beer had a dry aftertaste and it was extremely smooth and creamy and exceptionally easy to drink. Exceptional session ale, perhaps only rivaled by Uncle Teddy's.
Jun 10, 2013The beer appeared a nice copper color, which was clear with thick, dense white head that was well retained and settled into a thin cap and left some excellent lacing.
The beer gave off a light malty, sweet aroma. Seems to be a fruit aroma as well, but I can't place it.
The beer had a more bitter taste than expected, fruit hops that also had a nice bready/biscuit quality to it too. The beer had a dry aftertaste and it was extremely smooth and creamy and exceptionally easy to drink. Exceptional session ale, perhaps only rivaled by Uncle Teddy's.
CBC Mandarina Best Bitter from Victory Brewing Company - Downingtown
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
28 ratings
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