Manchester Bitter
Marble Brewery

500 ml can, from Vaaland 1889, Bryne. ABV is 4.2%. Deep golden to orange colour, slightly hazy , with a moderate but lasting white head. Moderate malty aroma, hints of earthy hops. Fairly complex flavour for its low ABV: malts, caramel, toffee, stewed fruits, plenty of earthy bittering hops throughout. Not too sweet. Might buy again.

On tap at Bar da Vittoria (Ruda - Udine, Italy)
Clear golden-to-orange body with an average, frothy, white head, mostly lasting with nice lacing.
Moderate hoppy (flowers, citrus) aroma with a note of toffee.
Moderate sweet and light-to-moderate bitter flavour; long-lasting sweetish finish.
Light-to-medium body with watery texture; soft carbonation.

 

Half cask at Marble Arch. Foggy golden pour, creamy off-white head. Light bready, malty aroma. Taste is bready, biscuity, hint of sweetness. A bit more malty than their Punt bitter, but just a bit.

Pint from cask at The Marble Arch Inn. £4.55 ain’t bad. Described as a Manchester Bitter, it is a hit unique compared to traditional Bitters. Less hoppy and a bit maltier with some floral and fruity character. Quite bitter in the finish but smooth and drinkable. Well done.

 

 

50cl can, bb in 8m.

Clear light golden color, capped by a bright white head leaving pleasant lace.

Citrus with grapefruit notes, just the barest notes of sweet maltiness. Not what I was led to expect given the label's nod to classic Mancunian bitter style. Floral almost. APA style until warming up. Proper bitter temperature helps the malt and some grassiness push through better.

Taste pushes the citrus aside for a moment, and brings forward a clearer, yet restrained sweet maltiness, and there enters a distinct spicy/herbal hop flavor and bitterness. This is more as expected, yet still quite APA-like. Mouthfeel is perfectly drinkable and somewhat but not particularly creamy, aftertaste pleasantly balanced.

Something easy to drink in the summer in draft version, I am sure, and has the classic quality of being deceptively understated and slow to grow on you. Yet. This is just a well done modern pale ale. There is creaminess, but it is really quite limp. I cannot really detect any of creamy, vanilla type flavors that Boddington's yeast, to my palate, is famous for. Malt is there but taking a secondary role. Instead we have the citrusy hops. By the time you say 'oh, this is modern', that telltale feature has become a cliche of yesterday already. Solid, no doubt thought to be representing the public's tastes, but I wish they had gone back far enough to be really modern. Has to be drunk warm to avoid being very APA like.

This brewery keeps the names nice and simple. This a lovely bitter in the English style and temperature. Light on the alcohol but heavy on the bitter hoppiness. Solid brew.

wonderful simple and complex at the same in this low abv beer. a perfect harmony in nutty bready malt and crisp citric hops. Would love to have this on cask instead of can

 

Pleasant, drinkable, bitter with floral notes and sometimes a bit sour, balanced and dry. A good "review" of english bitter