Best Bitter
Dick's Brewing Company

Copper color like a Golden retriever.
one inch head with lace.
aroma of creamy malt, some light fruit and caramel hints.
Taste follows nose with creamy medium malt base.
Some hops, touch of bitterness with some mild caramel and a touch of fruit.
Well balanced with a bitter finish and semi dry.
medium carbonation with a really good feel.
Bitter enough for sure - this is a good beer.

Dark honey color, clear and clean. Light head and aroma. Taste is malty with a hint of sweetness, so it's not the Best Bitter I recall from many British pubs, carbonation is about right. Be sure to let this warm to cellar temperature. Overall, not a bad go at an English standard.

Yup still cranking out the WA reviews this month.

Pours a mildly darker gold color, 1/3" white head. Aroma of grain, mild hopping, alfalfa and hay kind of motif.

Taste is maltier than expected. A bit of woodiness, pine, grapefruit, nuttiness and caramel. Mild bitterness. I think ESBs kind of tainted me for regular bitters, expected more hop heft and less malt heft. Man my itunes has been shuffling a lot of Motley Crue's Shout at the Devil today, that's like 3 songs out of 14,000 in just a few hours. Dat biscuit and breadiness just more going on than thought. Shit it kinda tastes like an alt and esb blended. Definitely leans towards more bitter as it warms. Its like legit chewy. I didn't find it to be sweet like many reviews mention. Kinda seems like it got the crystal malt high ibu ipa kind of treatment? Not sure what the yeast brought to this equation, didn't seem like it was Burton.

 

 

If you like green tea then this beer is for you

 

Pours two fingers of head on a clear dark straw colored body.
The aroma is a little apricot, lots of wet grain... barnyardish.
The taste is nice. Some apricot, lemon bitter and pine.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation.
An enjoyable beer..

 

 

12oz bottle poured into a pint glass.

A: Medium golden, very clear. Half finger white head with ok retention and lacing.

S: Malty. Earthy and grassy with some floral hop notes. Maybe a touch of caramel and honey.

T: Caramel and honey upfront. Earthy, grassy and some nice herbal notes. Touch of bitterness. Finishes with a touch of nuttiness and more fresh grass.

M: Light body, not watery. High carbonation. Crisp. Slightly dry finish.

O: Don't know if I've had an English bitter before. This is a bit earthy and grassy for me but it is still an easy drinking beer. Worth a shot.

 

 

 

A: Poured with a small head and really no lacing at all. Body is an amber color and hazy.

S: A little on the weak side, the bitterness still comes through with some slight malt in there as well.

T: The malt comes through light sweet at first, and then finishes moderately bitter with an average duration.

M: Medium-bodied with a fairly oily texture, and soft carbonation.

D: A decent bitter, but nowhere near one of my favorites.

Served at just over fridge temperature in the modern classic SABL glass. Thanks to the guys from S.K.I. Beer Corp. in New York for this sample.

Appearance- A nice medium burnished gold, the beer pours with just over a two-finger head... structure is fantastic, with the soapy crown collapsing slowly unto itself with big, soft, fluffy pops. Gooey lacing abounds, much like a good pale ale or IPA.

Smell- Floral, almost like a honeysuckle... the Magnum and Mt. Hood hop varieties lend a juicy nose and whet the palate for the first sip. A classic, English malt nose comes through as well, and the overall aroma is well balanced.

Taste- A touch of biscuit complements the rich, smooth hops that dominate the flavor profile. Wickedly bitter in the finish, it is a cross between a bitter and an IPA to me. The lingering, drying hop afterburn is everlasting and almost too strong for a session beer such as this. The bold, expressive character is noteworthy.

Mouthfeel/Drinkability- As perfect as perfect could be, the texture in the mouth is simply sublime. The initial microscopic, tongue-prickling carbonation immediately smooths out and becomes a rolling, exquisite foam of effervescence. A very bitter bitter... West Coast flayva.

12 oz bottle, poured into a tulip.

Pours a light brownish amber with a minimal off-white head. Minimal retention and lacing.

Smells of toasty and nutty malts with some ripe and overripe citrus. A fair amount of caramel malt sweetness, too.

In the mouth, this is a pretty fruity and tangy take on a bitter. As in the nose, toasty and nutty, with a sweet combo of overripe citrus and caramel.

Medium-thick body with moderate carbonation. Overripe orange and earthiness linger for a moment.

Overall impression: Pretty good brew, sessionable but unmemorable.

Poured from 12 oz bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: clear amber with a thin head.

Smell: light malt/hops aroma but not very prominent.

Taste: slightly sweet malt with a nice bitterness. Hops are a little bit spicy, but their flavor is not all over the place. Mild, but I like it.

Mouthfeel: medium-light with an appropriate amount of carbonation.

Drinkability: when it comes to drinkability on this one, I think the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. It is balanced enough to enjoy a few pints down the pub, or perhaps a bottle or two whilst working outdoors.

The first pour from a brand-new keg: Clyde Common, Portland, OR. A pint glass pour.

A: Chestnut-amber with a mild haziness. A half-finger of the tightest, densest khaki cream. Terrific sheets of lace, foamy flecks completely covering the glass. Only a few random carbonation streams.

S: Served cool (not cold); little aroma. What sneaks through is decent, mildly sugared malt, sweet fruit.

T: Toasted bread/malt and some fresh orange-y citrus. It's got caramel and a slightly dry finish. A hint of grass and herbs. Pretty good balance.

M: Creamy smoothness, but an otherwise weak body. Sorta watery, nothing to get excited over.

D: Drinkable, a tasty and unassumingly mild ESB. Seems like this would be a Pub Favorite in the UK; as such, it's just OK in the US. Give it a try and see if you agree.

Poured dark amber from the 12 ounce bottle with a two finger head and plenty of lacing.
Aroma is piney hops.
Flavor is immediately bitter though not too much. Sweet malts help subdue the resinous
hops. Finish is dry, pine, bitter as it should be.
I enjoy Bridgeport's ESB a bit more but I may have to give them a side-by-side tasting
in the future. Well worth a try.