Batemans VE Day Bitter
George Bateman & Son / Batemans Brewery
- From:
- George Bateman & Son / Batemans Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 5.03%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 12, 2005
- Added:
- May 11, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by cypressbob from Northern Ireland
3.97/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours with a deep amber body, some mahogany hues. Creamy off white head (half an inch thick), good retention, lots of lacing
Smell, malt, a fair whiff of sweet esters, some fragrant hops
Taste, thick english hops. Hops are followed by a thick malt kick, slight diacytel, some lasting english hop bitterness on the finish
A tasty ale, very good on cask
May 12, 2005Smell, malt, a fair whiff of sweet esters, some fragrant hops
Taste, thick english hops. Hops are followed by a thick malt kick, slight diacytel, some lasting english hop bitterness on the finish
A tasty ale, very good on cask
Reviewed by helloloser12345 from Northern Ireland
3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.85/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Serving Type: On cask at Wetherspons beer festival
Appearance: Dark amber with a nice white head and excellent lacing
Smell: Deep malty aroma with hints of caramel and maybe bitter dark chocolate
Flavour: Malts come through strongly followed by a nice hop finish. Again caramel and chocolaty flavours come through
Overall: Very nice beer on cask and well recommended
May 12, 2005Appearance: Dark amber with a nice white head and excellent lacing
Smell: Deep malty aroma with hints of caramel and maybe bitter dark chocolate
Flavour: Malts come through strongly followed by a nice hop finish. Again caramel and chocolaty flavours come through
Overall: Very nice beer on cask and well recommended
Reviewed by wl0307 from England
3.53/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer is brewed to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the VE Day and one of 50+ ales in the Wetherspoon's Beerfest in May. Given that it costs only 1.49pounds for a pint and my drink happens to be the first pint after the cellarman changed the barrel, I am very thankful indeed.
Appearance: served in a straight pint glass, it pours a clear, dark-amber or light copper colour, with a restrained thin head which somehow manages to stay throughout the drink, and beautiful lace is left along the way.
Smell: at first, the nose is dominated by inconsiderable, mild malty note; after a while, grape/raisin fruity scent gradually comes out--understated but pleasant.
Taste & Aftertaste: quite mild hay-like hoppy and grassy-rooty taste at first...followed by faint but pleasant savour of dried-cherries; finished with very intensive bitterness in the throat, a bit like that of crushed grape-seeds(?).
Mouthfeel & Drinkability: the overall structure is a bit floating (not very settled and clear at best) and the mouthfeel is quite light and interesting. I wouldn't say it's my cup of tea but it's by all means a quaffable and refreshing bitter.
May 11, 2005Appearance: served in a straight pint glass, it pours a clear, dark-amber or light copper colour, with a restrained thin head which somehow manages to stay throughout the drink, and beautiful lace is left along the way.
Smell: at first, the nose is dominated by inconsiderable, mild malty note; after a while, grape/raisin fruity scent gradually comes out--understated but pleasant.
Taste & Aftertaste: quite mild hay-like hoppy and grassy-rooty taste at first...followed by faint but pleasant savour of dried-cherries; finished with very intensive bitterness in the throat, a bit like that of crushed grape-seeds(?).
Mouthfeel & Drinkability: the overall structure is a bit floating (not very settled and clear at best) and the mouthfeel is quite light and interesting. I wouldn't say it's my cup of tea but it's by all means a quaffable and refreshing bitter.
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