English Bitter
Brewers Blackbird
- From:
- Brewers Blackbird
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 13, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2025
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This "ordinary bitter" is neither ordinary nor bitter. Clean and slightly sweet with no discernible bitterness. Notes of toffee and subdued caramel malt backbone lightly carbonated.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by TheHammer from Canada (ON)
3.78/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.78/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Appearance: Body is a beautiful translucent copper with crimson notes, but sadly it showcases incredibly low carbonation, and given the only single finger of head the quickly disappated, it is a bit disappointing on this front. That said, that the brewer did advise this in the description of it does buy it some leeway here.
Smell: Toffee malt with maybe a hint of raspberry in the background. One noted but potent enough and gets the job done.
Taste: Rich toffee and caramel malt followed by more toffee malt that is tempered by a tea like bitterness. Rich, clean, highly sessionable and not espcially bitter.
Mouthfeel: The carbonation, is low which is a bit of a mixed bag here. On one hand, it really lets the malt stand alone, but on the other I think its presence would lighten it up a bit more. Transistioning is good...but it's a very easy journey between malts. Aftertaste is mild malt which is solid.
Drinkability: Light to medium body, and I would say it pushes the limit of what a bitter vs an ESB should be. It still manages to be sessionable and drinkable, but it's not quite as light as you'd expect from a 4.5% ABV. Still, it settles down exceptionally well and the low carbonation leaves no gas concerns.
Final Thoughts: This is a solid bitter, if you want your bitter to be heavier then most and have low carbonation. If you like them a bit more lighter and whimsy, this may not quite fit the bill. That said, it's still a solid offering and would recommend it.
Feb 13, 2025Smell: Toffee malt with maybe a hint of raspberry in the background. One noted but potent enough and gets the job done.
Taste: Rich toffee and caramel malt followed by more toffee malt that is tempered by a tea like bitterness. Rich, clean, highly sessionable and not espcially bitter.
Mouthfeel: The carbonation, is low which is a bit of a mixed bag here. On one hand, it really lets the malt stand alone, but on the other I think its presence would lighten it up a bit more. Transistioning is good...but it's a very easy journey between malts. Aftertaste is mild malt which is solid.
Drinkability: Light to medium body, and I would say it pushes the limit of what a bitter vs an ESB should be. It still manages to be sessionable and drinkable, but it's not quite as light as you'd expect from a 4.5% ABV. Still, it settles down exceptionally well and the low carbonation leaves no gas concerns.
Final Thoughts: This is a solid bitter, if you want your bitter to be heavier then most and have low carbonation. If you like them a bit more lighter and whimsy, this may not quite fit the bill. That said, it's still a solid offering and would recommend it.
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