Fresh, clean hop aroma. Taste is crisp with a good mix of hops, yeast, and a hint of caramel malt. Full flavor balance, but leaves palate fairly clear with just some lingering hoppiness.
Drink by May 2024, drank on 12/25/2023.
5 out of 5 stars.
Strong sticky sweet aroma. Thick taste with a tart twang when it first hits the palate, but then the dark malt comes in and smooths it out, leaving a clean dark malt taste. Slightly crisp hop bite helps clear the palate as well. Aftertaste is lingering complex flavor mix of clean dark malt and some clean yeast flavor. Fairly dry on the palate, not thick or cloying like a typical 10+% beer.
Canned 10/19/2022, drank on 12/21/2023
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Dark malt aroma, but not overpowering or sweet. Slightly crisp on the palate, but scatters in all directions without leaving a strong taste. Moderate dark malt taste in background with hints of light hops and a mild yeast taste.
Canned 11/22/2023, drank on 12/21/2023.
4 out of 5 stars.
Nice bready aroma of clean malt with some caramel notes in the background. Crisp, but not bitter, bite that gets washed out by some slightly sticky caramel sweetness. Finished with a slight lingering malt and yeast sweetness. A little too much residual sweetness.
Canned on 8/24/2023, drank on 10/19/2023
4 out of 5 stars.
Bright floral hop aroma. Crisp bite of hops that gets washed away by a caramel malt sweetness, followed by a yeast dryness. Clean, dry palate afterwards work done lingering hop bitterness in the background. Very refreshing.
Canned 9/27/2023, drank on 10/19/2023.
5 out of 5 stars.
Bright sweet hop aroma with caramel malt notes. Crisp hop bite with a fish of clean light caramel malt flavor that washes out the bitterness. Very tasty.
5 out of 5 stars.
Nice sweet, sticky hop aroma. Flavor is crisp with hops, then cuts sweet and slick like there is some rye lingering in there. Nice afterwards of some caramel malt sweetness, yeast, and moderate hop bitterness. Easy drinking and very flavorful.
Tucson, AZ brewery. Canned 9/11/2023, drank on 10/14/2023. Can also had a best by date, that was 2 months after canning. They definitely want it drank fresh.
5 out of 5 stars.
Bright tangerine, fruity aroma. Smooth sweetness with no bitterness. Full flavor of hop sweetness with slight tang. Finishes very smooth with little aftertaste.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
This is about my 10th brewing of a British Bitter. Bitter was the beer that started me on my homebrewing hobby years ago. I loved the bitters when we lived in England, and I couldn’t find that beer when we came back to the U.S., so I decided I should start brewing my own beers. This is the first iteration that actually reminds me of British bitter, so I’m happy to be on the right path now.
Faint mild malt aroma and a slightly spicy yeast aroma as well. First taste has an ever so slight crispness, then a mouthful of malt flavor intermixed with a slightly roast flavor and the presence of characteristic British yeast. Barely noticeable aftertaste of mild malt.
Brewed: 8/4/2023. Distributed: 2023.
ABV: 4.2%, IBU: 31
Malts: Maris Otter, Caramel 20L, Caramel 60L, Amber.
Hops: Cluster, Target, East Kent Goldings, Challenger.
Yeast: White Labs WLP002 English Ale.
I made this brew originally about 8 years ago, and called it 44 Magnum IPA. I tweaked the recipe over time a bit and then brewed it for my 44th birthday party (2015).
Slight sweet fruity hop aroma, plus some caramel malt aroma. Crisp hop bite, matched with a caramel malt sweetness. Quickly dries on the palate and leaves a slight residual hop bitterness. A little sweet in the aftertaste.
Brewed: 7/22/2023. Distributed: 2023.
ABV: 6.8%, IBU: 108
Malts: Brewer’s 2-row, Caramel 60L, Carapils,.
Hops: CTZ, Citra.
Yeast: White Labs WLP008 East Coast Ale.