The Village Bike
Potton Brewery Company Limited
- From:
- Potton Brewery Company Limited
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.52 | pDev: 4.83%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 22, 2014
- Added:
- May 20, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.75/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Nice enough golden amber body with spotty white wispy tiny bubbles passing as a head
Big malt nose crushed digestives and a lot of pronounced hops giving a candy grapefruit
clearly the aroma has been given special attention.
The taste is a somewhat complex affair all the aroma factors and just the right level of sweetness that lead to a yeasty bitter finish that is spoilt by and imbalance and terrible mouthfeel can't pin down if it is just not enough malt or a very thin and far too fizzy MF
Flawed at the end but still a brew that stands above most of the other supermarket bottles.
Jan 22, 2014Big malt nose crushed digestives and a lot of pronounced hops giving a candy grapefruit
clearly the aroma has been given special attention.
The taste is a somewhat complex affair all the aroma factors and just the right level of sweetness that lead to a yeasty bitter finish that is spoilt by and imbalance and terrible mouthfeel can't pin down if it is just not enough malt or a very thin and far too fizzy MF
Flawed at the end but still a brew that stands above most of the other supermarket bottles.
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
500ml Bottle: best before Jan 2013, poured into my Abbot Ale glass tankard on 15th June 2012.
Lovely deep copper coloured body, on top an off-white crown of bubbles which sadly turned to a wisp and collar far, far too quickly.
The nose has toffee and caramel within: but not overly sweet by any means.
The taste is also leaning towards a maltier feel initially, but very dry in the mouthfeel and a bitter finish smacks your cheeks together somewhat. The maltiness is just a foil for the hops to hide behind until you take a proper gulp and discover the true flavours.
Just a bit too dry for my palate, but otherwise fine: would suit a hop liking drinker more than a malt person such as myself.
Jun 15, 2012Lovely deep copper coloured body, on top an off-white crown of bubbles which sadly turned to a wisp and collar far, far too quickly.
The nose has toffee and caramel within: but not overly sweet by any means.
The taste is also leaning towards a maltier feel initially, but very dry in the mouthfeel and a bitter finish smacks your cheeks together somewhat. The maltiness is just a foil for the hops to hide behind until you take a proper gulp and discover the true flavours.
Just a bit too dry for my palate, but otherwise fine: would suit a hop liking drinker more than a malt person such as myself.
Reviewed by mattipt from England
3.63/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - Nice copper, pours cleanly without too much head. Appealing.
S - Malty, caramelly, somewhat buttery nose with a good amount of fruity hop coming through. Let it stand awhile and the malt start to dominate.
T - Not full-on but nice and balanced as you'd expect. A good amount of malt meets a good amount of hop.
M - Enjoyed at the right temperature, the diacetyl notes makes it feel like it's coating the mouth. Quite flat as befits the style.
D - An easy-drinking session beer. This has all the hallmarks of a well crafted, traditional bitter (also known as an English Pale Ale). I'm not a huge fan of the diacetyl notes that often come through but overall, it's a better-than-average decent example of its style.
Jan 01, 2011S - Malty, caramelly, somewhat buttery nose with a good amount of fruity hop coming through. Let it stand awhile and the malt start to dominate.
T - Not full-on but nice and balanced as you'd expect. A good amount of malt meets a good amount of hop.
M - Enjoyed at the right temperature, the diacetyl notes makes it feel like it's coating the mouth. Quite flat as befits the style.
D - An easy-drinking session beer. This has all the hallmarks of a well crafted, traditional bitter (also known as an English Pale Ale). I'm not a huge fan of the diacetyl notes that often come through but overall, it's a better-than-average decent example of its style.
Reviewed by ADZA from Australia
3.45/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Love the name of this beer also the person who listed this beer before me and didnt review it clearly got it wrong as this isnt a english pale ale it is a nice english bitter and actually states that on the label aswell,it pours a golden copper colour with decent carbonation which leaves a nice frothy two finger head which quickly dissapates to a half finger head with not much noticable lacing down the glass,it has nice aromas of malted barley and smells quite hoppy/bitterish,it tastes quite caramelish with a noice solid bitter finish but has a average mouthfeel but nice for the style quite an easy drinking beer and will buy it again just wont be a priority.
Jul 20, 2009
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