Bluebird Bitter - Coniston Brewing Co. Ltd

mikeg67

New Jersey

2.8/5  rDev -27.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

500 ml bottle. Pours orange with a long lasting white head and lively carbonation. Aroma is of perfume hops, biscuit and caramel malt, hints of fruit and yeast. Body is full and smooth. Taste is of earthy hops, sour dough, and some fruit. Finish is long and earthy. I could not drink much of it.

Serving type: bottle

10-07-2012 23:01:52 | More by mikeg67

kvnstfrd

Missouri

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

05-23-2013 03:20:11 | More by kvnstfrd

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +3.4%

05-17-2013 13:04:32 | More by InspectorBob

kjyost

Manitoba (Canada)

4/5  rDev +3.4%

04-25-2013 03:27:43 | More by kjyost

Philousa

California

3.1/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 2.75

The pour is copper, clear, with not much head. All to style. The head starts as a quarter finger and settles to just a healthy ring around the glass. No lacing. Aroma starts somewhat metallic followed by a hearty nuttiness, more of a walnut. Some stone fruit also, such as apricot or peach, maybe even some berry. Taste is clean. Nutty with some tart yeast notes that fades slowly to a grassy bitterness not unlike wheatgrass, fading more to a copper, more in your face bitterness. The feel is thin, somewhat watery because of the low carbonation.

This is very to-style, but I think too metallic. I like a little more bread/biscuit in my bitter. Also, the lingering bitterness is a bit too strong for my liking.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 01:32:25 | More by Philousa

MaineBrewing

Maine

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

04-11-2013 23:15:49 | More by MaineBrewing

harrymel

Washington

3.85/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

On bottle: F14-275

It's golden with a center dome of white, and a brilliant clarity. Smells of sweet malt, some bits of crystal malt, a little metal and herbal hops. Flavor is delicate, malty, nice and enjoyable with just a touch of noble malts. Medium bodied with low carb and a wet finish. Nice beer. Quaffable.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 06:30:23 | More by harrymel

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-21-2013 20:29:21 | More by PEIhop

yourefragile

District of Columbia

2/5  rDev -48.3%

03-20-2013 00:10:51 | More by yourefragile

spycow

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.4%

03-10-2013 23:34:06 | More by spycow

sixerofelixir

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

02-28-2013 00:51:23 | More by sixerofelixir

FUwolfpacker

South Carolina

3/5  rDev -22.5%

02-19-2013 00:42:58 | More by FUwolfpacker

UCLABrewN84

California

3.6/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

Pours a hazy honey orange with a foamy beige head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Thin streaks of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, mild herbal hops, and a slight tea-like aroma. Taste is much the same with an earthy hop flavor on the finish. There is a mild amount of hop bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is tasty and super easy to drink due to how mild it is.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2013 03:20:02 | More by UCLABrewN84

phishbone23

New York

5/5  rDev +29.2%

01-23-2013 16:54:52 | More by phishbone23

MelissaMonosoff

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

01-22-2013 03:27:41 | More by MelissaMonosoff

nathanjohnson

Vermont

3.5/5  rDev -9.6%

01-13-2013 19:16:20 | More by nathanjohnson

westcoastbeerlvr

California

4/5  rDev +3.4%

01-09-2013 17:16:31 | More by westcoastbeerlvr

vlodko62

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +29.2%

01-06-2013 05:49:30 | More by vlodko62

kkmiller76

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

12-22-2012 03:11:49 | More by kkmiller76

Viceroy

United Kingdom (England)

3/5  rDev -22.5%

12-03-2012 22:37:41 | More by Viceroy

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

3.4/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Half-pint, hand-pulled at the Firs Club, Codsall on 17 Nov 2012.

Although I've had this at the brewery pub years back I couldn't really remember anything about it: I still don't.

Light amber body with a thin white head.

Aroma was fairly weak: malty mostly, but after the initial caramel hints a fruity, more hoppy smell arrives.

The taste is also malts initially with a fruitier and dry hoppy underbelly. Pleasant enough and my first beer at the Real Ale Festival the club was holding. A good solid session bitter with nothing that is going to upset anyone with strong or powerful flavours.

Serving type: cask

11-21-2012 15:07:51 | More by BlackHaddock

sneaks2210

New York

2.75/5  rDev -28.9%

11-14-2012 22:10:54 | More by sneaks2210

BGsWo22

New York

4.5/5  rDev +16.3%

10-22-2012 00:44:45 | More by BGsWo22

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +3.4%

10-21-2012 17:07:46 | More by RblWthACoz

onetwo_sipofmybrew

3.75/5  rDev -3.1%

10-15-2012 21:49:45 | More by onetwo_sipofmybrew