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Foundation Bitter
East London Brewing Company
- From:
- East London Brewing Company
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 10.84%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 19, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 31, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by Fatehunter:
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.35/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Pours a half finger of head on a clear dark straw body.
The aroma is a faint wood and grain.
The taste is woody, apples with a sharp and quick lemon bitterness.
The texture is smooth.
Enjoyable.
May 09, 2015The aroma is a faint wood and grain.
The taste is woody, apples with a sharp and quick lemon bitterness.
The texture is smooth.
Enjoyable.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by JamFuel from Sweden
4.49/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +21.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a clear amber with fine head.
Smell is malty and floral with notes of brown bread, leather, citrus and caramel.
Taste is malty, floral and bready with a bit of sweetness. Notes of citrus, caramel, brown bread and leather. Solid bitterness, very crisp, clean and drinkable.
Mouthfeel is medium, creamy and well carbonated.
Overall, a terrific modern bitter. I could drink this all day long.
May 21, 2022Smell is malty and floral with notes of brown bread, leather, citrus and caramel.
Taste is malty, floral and bready with a bit of sweetness. Notes of citrus, caramel, brown bread and leather. Solid bitterness, very crisp, clean and drinkable.
Mouthfeel is medium, creamy and well carbonated.
Overall, a terrific modern bitter. I could drink this all day long.
Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky
4.05/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.05/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Gravity halfpint at the Sebright Arms.
A: Clear chestnut body under a solid, frothy white head. Delicate lace. Nice.
S: Floral hoppiness is balanced cleanly with toasty, lightly nutty malts. A touch of citrus as well. Pleasant.
T: Maltier than the nose, but that's not a bad thing. Rich nuttiness, some almond and toffee, and citrus hops on the long, bittersweet finish. A complex and enjoyable Bitter.
M: Soft, fairly lively medium body. Excellent for gravity.
O: This was a really, really nice little Bitter. It was both fresh-tasting and deep, packing lots of complexity into its 4.2%. Give it a shot.
Cheers!
Apr 01, 2012A: Clear chestnut body under a solid, frothy white head. Delicate lace. Nice.
S: Floral hoppiness is balanced cleanly with toasty, lightly nutty malts. A touch of citrus as well. Pleasant.
T: Maltier than the nose, but that's not a bad thing. Rich nuttiness, some almond and toffee, and citrus hops on the long, bittersweet finish. A complex and enjoyable Bitter.
M: Soft, fairly lively medium body. Excellent for gravity.
O: This was a really, really nice little Bitter. It was both fresh-tasting and deep, packing lots of complexity into its 4.2%. Give it a shot.
Cheers!
Reviewed by Ruds from England
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Dispensed from the cask into an English half pint pot at the Sussex Arms, Twickenham Green (Jan '12)
Pours to a clear amber/copper colour with a thin white head
Subtle malty nose twinned with a light hop aroma, would say citrusy hops - grapefruit/orangey smell
Malts in the taste, but probably a little more background than the smell, also get the citrus fruit flavours in the hopping, quite an earthy taste but not too bitter in the aftertaste
A fairly thin beer in body, but not to the detriment of my enjoyment - ample for this style/ABV!
Overall a decent effort for a brewery that only set up in summer '11, a well balanced (I would say session beer but it's over 4% - just), sod it, ... session beer!
Jan 31, 2012Pours to a clear amber/copper colour with a thin white head
Subtle malty nose twinned with a light hop aroma, would say citrusy hops - grapefruit/orangey smell
Malts in the taste, but probably a little more background than the smell, also get the citrus fruit flavours in the hopping, quite an earthy taste but not too bitter in the aftertaste
A fairly thin beer in body, but not to the detriment of my enjoyment - ample for this style/ABV!
Overall a decent effort for a brewery that only set up in summer '11, a well balanced (I would say session beer but it's over 4% - just), sod it, ... session beer!
Foundation Bitter from East London Brewing Company
Beer rating:
3.69 out of
5 with
9 ratings
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