English Ordinary Bitter
Farm Club
- From:
- Farm Club
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 11.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 20, 2026
- Added:
- Jul 17, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Brewed with English Maris Otter malt and East Kent Golding and Celeia hops. Traditional soft carbonation.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Mitchster from Michigan
3.14/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.14/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12oz can at Oryana West, canned on March 10,2026.3.7% ABV per the can label.
Pours out to a slightly hazy (can conditioned) burnt orange, forming a small white head with poor retention despite a vigorous pour. No lacing. There is not much aroma of anything, even with a vigorous swirl in my perfect pint glass. Some very subtle bready english yeastiness, no discernible malt or hop aroma. I don't think this is the Fullers or Whitbred strain. VERY subtle diacetyl. No apparent oxidation. Carbonation is low, ~2.0 carbs or so, which is traditional. The mouthfeel is watery, and is very light bodied. Taste of very subtle orange marmalade, probably more my imagination and wishful thinking than whats truly perceived and perhaps weakly brewed lipton tea with an earthy almost musty hop flavor. Very mild bitterness. Again, all of this is very very subtle stuff. Some minerality and dryness in the finish, l suspect sulfates to style.
While this is not my favorite style of beer (I much prefer an ESB), this is well brewed and brewed to style, although I think the yeast should be more expressive for the style, coaxing out more of the orange marmalade and biscuit notes.
Worth trying if you're into English pub ales.
May 20, 2026Pours out to a slightly hazy (can conditioned) burnt orange, forming a small white head with poor retention despite a vigorous pour. No lacing. There is not much aroma of anything, even with a vigorous swirl in my perfect pint glass. Some very subtle bready english yeastiness, no discernible malt or hop aroma. I don't think this is the Fullers or Whitbred strain. VERY subtle diacetyl. No apparent oxidation. Carbonation is low, ~2.0 carbs or so, which is traditional. The mouthfeel is watery, and is very light bodied. Taste of very subtle orange marmalade, probably more my imagination and wishful thinking than whats truly perceived and perhaps weakly brewed lipton tea with an earthy almost musty hop flavor. Very mild bitterness. Again, all of this is very very subtle stuff. Some minerality and dryness in the finish, l suspect sulfates to style.
While this is not my favorite style of beer (I much prefer an ESB), this is well brewed and brewed to style, although I think the yeast should be more expressive for the style, coaxing out more of the orange marmalade and biscuit notes.
Worth trying if you're into English pub ales.
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