1859 Best Bitter
Central Ranges Brewery Company
- From:
- Central Ranges Brewery Company
- Australia
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.21 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 08, 2014
- Added:
- Jul 08, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by lacqueredmouse from Australia
3.21/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.21/5 rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
330ml brown bottle purchased from the brewery by my Dad and cracked open with me.
Pours a clear, dark golden colour, quite dense in the glass. Head is foamy initially but settles out fairly quickly to almost nothing, leaving little in the way of lace either. Doesn't look particularly exciting.
Aroma has some earthy hops along with a slight nuttiness from the malt. Unfortunately, underneath all of this is a very slight acidity that gives the impression of a very slight lacto infection. With other hops though, the acidity could almost be written off as a citrus note, but I don't think that's the case here. Otherwise it would be pretty solid, and in some sense, the lacto makes the other characters stand out a little bit more.
Taste is pretty reasonable. Nutty maris otter forms the basis, while a pleasingly solid bitterness runs clean and light throughout the palate. There's a bit of a bit in the back: some nuttiness or intensity of malt that develops into an earthiness on the finish. Some horseradish aroma evanesces in the aftertaste. There's not much hint of the lacto on the palate at least.
Feel is light. It's okay for the bottle, but I have a feeling this would be much better on cask.
Pretty drinkable all up, despite its flaws. One of the better beers I've had from 1859. Get rid of the lacto, put it on handpump and it would be a very solid example.
Jul 08, 2014Pours a clear, dark golden colour, quite dense in the glass. Head is foamy initially but settles out fairly quickly to almost nothing, leaving little in the way of lace either. Doesn't look particularly exciting.
Aroma has some earthy hops along with a slight nuttiness from the malt. Unfortunately, underneath all of this is a very slight acidity that gives the impression of a very slight lacto infection. With other hops though, the acidity could almost be written off as a citrus note, but I don't think that's the case here. Otherwise it would be pretty solid, and in some sense, the lacto makes the other characters stand out a little bit more.
Taste is pretty reasonable. Nutty maris otter forms the basis, while a pleasingly solid bitterness runs clean and light throughout the palate. There's a bit of a bit in the back: some nuttiness or intensity of malt that develops into an earthiness on the finish. Some horseradish aroma evanesces in the aftertaste. There's not much hint of the lacto on the palate at least.
Feel is light. It's okay for the bottle, but I have a feeling this would be much better on cask.
Pretty drinkable all up, despite its flaws. One of the better beers I've had from 1859. Get rid of the lacto, put it on handpump and it would be a very solid example.
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