Scotney Best Bitter
Westerham Brewery Company Ltd
- From:
- Westerham Brewery Company Ltd
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 7.54%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 26, 2015
- Added:
- Jul 21, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by AgentMunky from New York
3.89/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Served in a half-pint glass. Reviewed November 2010.
A: Thing head, light copper colour. Mostly clear, with a light haze.
S: Very nice. Hops are prominent, rising above lots of light fruity scents -- white grapes and pears, specifically.
T: Lovely! Light hops, some carbonation, gentle malts. The aftertaste is light and lightly bitter.
M: Nothing fancy. Slightly dry and carbonated.
D: Great beer, good drinking, recommended.
Jan 19, 2011A: Thing head, light copper colour. Mostly clear, with a light haze.
S: Very nice. Hops are prominent, rising above lots of light fruity scents -- white grapes and pears, specifically.
T: Lovely! Light hops, some carbonation, gentle malts. The aftertaste is light and lightly bitter.
M: Nothing fancy. Slightly dry and carbonated.
D: Great beer, good drinking, recommended.
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.23/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.23/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Purchased at the Nyman's Garden (a National Trust's property), in West Sussex two days ago. This is yet another ale using the hops grown in the National Trust's only hop farm - Little Scotney Farm, hence the name. Using Maris Otter Pale malt, Crystal malt, Wye Target hops and Westerham Brewery yeast, this filtered+pasteurised ale comes in a long-neck 500ml brown bottle; BB APR 10, served cool in a straight imperial pint glass.
A: pours a bright copper hue with absolute clarity and very fine/mild carbonation, topped with a dark beige fluffy head settling fast to a thin cap.
S: sour-sweet crystal malts abound, while sweet dates, flower cordial and a lightly earthy touch of hops stay quietly behind. On the balance, the aroma is slightly too sweet, otherwise it could've been more pleasant.
T: the lightly-flavoured foretaste of crystal malts (with a tinge of caramel-coated red beans) has a sour-fruity edge closely aside, ringing a bell of black dates, red beans and even berry-fruits; pale malt's aromatic undertone gradually develops and lasts well along with a touch of boiled root veggie (like yum). The finish has a decent input of hops that not only adds a moderate tinge of dry-ish bitterness and roast tea-leafy aroma, but also lends a slightly chewy/powdery mouthfeel, but not substantial in comparison with a more traditional hoppy and/or bitter ale.
M&D: the carbonation is o.k., not very soft but not quite fizzy, either; the body, despite a good backbone of malts, still comes a bit thinner than ideal, maybe due to the rather apparent caramely edge of sweetness. Overall I don't think this is a very successful bottled ale, as the lighter-than-idea flavour profile in addition to a quite dull palate really cannot persuade my taste buds to be wanting for more.
Jul 21, 2009A: pours a bright copper hue with absolute clarity and very fine/mild carbonation, topped with a dark beige fluffy head settling fast to a thin cap.
S: sour-sweet crystal malts abound, while sweet dates, flower cordial and a lightly earthy touch of hops stay quietly behind. On the balance, the aroma is slightly too sweet, otherwise it could've been more pleasant.
T: the lightly-flavoured foretaste of crystal malts (with a tinge of caramel-coated red beans) has a sour-fruity edge closely aside, ringing a bell of black dates, red beans and even berry-fruits; pale malt's aromatic undertone gradually develops and lasts well along with a touch of boiled root veggie (like yum). The finish has a decent input of hops that not only adds a moderate tinge of dry-ish bitterness and roast tea-leafy aroma, but also lends a slightly chewy/powdery mouthfeel, but not substantial in comparison with a more traditional hoppy and/or bitter ale.
M&D: the carbonation is o.k., not very soft but not quite fizzy, either; the body, despite a good backbone of malts, still comes a bit thinner than ideal, maybe due to the rather apparent caramely edge of sweetness. Overall I don't think this is a very successful bottled ale, as the lighter-than-idea flavour profile in addition to a quite dull palate really cannot persuade my taste buds to be wanting for more.
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