Beer - Southwold Bitter
Brewery -Adnams
Strength - 3.7%
Type - Bitter
I'm
a big fan of British Bitter's, so I couldn't resist doing at least one
this week. For my fourth beer I've gone for Adnams Southwold Bitter.
I
am reviewing the Cask version of this beer, as the Bottled version is
stronger at 4.1% ABV, and is also brewed separately using less hops than
the Original. Both of these changes means that the bottled version
tends to be a slightly different experience.
This is an
interesting brew - They use Fuggles hops (Local to East Anglia, and
are used in many traditional British Beers) but don't add them till very
late in the boil. Adnams claim that undercooking these hops preserves
the herbal flavours, producing a lingering hoppy taste. They also use a
Pale Ale malt barley, again sourced in East Anglia.
The
result is a beautiful copper colour, an earthy hoppy aroma, and well
defined, balanced Bitter flavour. The PA barley adds a smooth malty
taste, with slight vanilla undertones and hints of fruit. It's full
bodied and has a deep bitterness and a full hoppy aftertaste.
It's
not the most exciting beer, and I would love to give it a 10, but it
just doesn't quite have that something special to get there. On the
whole though, it's a very well crafted British Bitter that I will
definitely visit again.
GDBS - 9
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