A golden brown well balanced bitter with superb malt flavours and an excellent hop bitterness to finish.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by BudeHarmonicaMan from Bude, United Kingdom who has tried this beer many times. (4/11/2008 7:25:47 PM)
"This is easily Cornwall's finest cask-conditioned beer. It has a complex aroma of spicy fruit esters combined with rich, biscuity malt and lovely fresh hops. In many examples there is a pronounced zesty citrus edge which is very appealing. It is medium-bodied with sweet fruity flavours upfront and a fresh, firm hoppiness underlying. The sweet fruit is balanced beautifully by a concentrated maltiness. The finish is well-integrated, ending with dry hoppiness and leaving you wanting more. For those who have marked this beer lower than I have, I would say that it definitely must be fresh - a cask more than two or three days old may well disappoint. In rural Cornwall out of season this may well occur quite frequently, unfortunately, especially in pubs that try to run too many "real ales" in winter. In addition, it is a sin to serve this beer warm, as I have experienced in some pubs. Like any fine product it is a delicate beast that needs good handling to bring out the best, but when it is at its best there are few cask ales that can better it. "
Aroma:
10/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
10/10
Overall:
10/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.8)
Sampled: Hand Pump
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Beerhawk from Sackville NB, Canada who has tried this beer once. (2/21/2008 5:17:15 PM)
"Im going to agree with concensus on this one. I found this at the local liquor store as a winter import. Nice aroma with a clear yellowish appereance. Very hoppy on the mouth attack and a bit of bite on the aftertaste but nothing to write home about or shell out premium dollar for."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[3] Review by oh6gdx from Vaasa, Finland who has tried this beer once. (5/21/2007 7:30:20 AM)
"Hazy pale amber colour, small white head. Aroma is hops, fruits and some wooden hints. Flavour is quite the same, but the wooden hints are more apparent. "
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Sampled: Hand Pump
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[4] Review by Joeh from London, United Kingdom who has tried this beer once. (5/31/2006 9:12:32 PM)
"Cask conditioned (hand pump) at the Shepherd’s Crook, Crowell. Amber coloured ordinary bitter. Thin, slightly sweet malt with a few hops for balance in the background. Average."
Aroma:
6/10
Appearance:
6/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3)
Sampled: Hand Pump
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[5] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer a couple times. (7/28/2005 10:50:12 AM)
"First sampled cask-conditioned at The Royal Oak Hotel, Lostwithiel, Cornwall (and later hard to not notice at seemingly every-other pub in Greater Cornwall).
Although until me and Karen's trip, I had never heard of the Sharps Brewery, once we got in-country, it was very hard not to run across this particular Cornish Bitter. Ubiquitous, to say the least. And to be honest, that's kind of a shame, since I wasn't all that thrilled with the Doom Bar.
Named after a navigational hazard off the coast of Cornwall, I think the parallel with the beer is a little too appropriate. That is to say, both the hazard to seaborne vessles and the hazard to your overall interest in this beer are both rather wet and little sloppy....
This starts out of the gate decently enough. Some biscuity notes, with a rather standard mix of English hops. But this isn't quite as bitter as I like my Bitters, and tends to get a bit mushy and sweet as it warms.
Not horrible, but rather basic compared to most other Cornish Real Ales available. Not too sure why this is so popular with the locals -- it's literally avalable at seemingly every single Free House in Central Cornwall -- but for my quid, I moved on to other offerings....
//TB"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Hand Pump
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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