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Coniston Bluebird 4.2%
Description: A fine session ale with a light golden colour. The intense resinous and spicy hop character, which is the beer's ... more  Coniston Bluebird 4.2% ... hallmark, is derived from the use of unusual quantities of English Challenger hops each bale being individually and personally selected by the brewer. The malt is of course, Maris Otter fermented slightly warm to give a soft fruitiness with a faint hint of scented geranium. Newest Review: ... hallmark is derived from the use of unusual quantities of English Challenger hops, each bale being individually and ... more ... personally selected by the brewer. The malt is, of course, Maris Otter fermented slightly warm to give a soft fruitiness with a faint hint of scented geranium." One thing that particularly struck me about this beer was the fine layer of yeast inside the bottle. This apparently "cask conditions" the beer, and I have to say, it does taste as though it were pulled from a cask. And don't think I'll be spoiling the review too much to say that it tastes incredi...moreMore Brakspear drinks
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Coniston Bluebird 4.2%: Ignore the name and enjoy! (531 words)
by christh - written on 27.08.04 (Very useful, 119 readings)
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Bluebird Bitter Coniston Brewing Co "Bottle conditioned award winning English ale" Overview Coniston is a Cumbrian village on the edge of Coniston Water. It is an ancient mining village, dating back from roman times back to the bronze age. This ale originally comes from the micro-brewery of a 400 year old inn, the Black Bull. Update: 27/08/2004 - Grahamt has kindly offered an addition here and tells me that the bottled version is brewed in Horsham by ex-King & Barnes Head Brewer, Andy Hepworth. Thanks Graham! From the ...
Blue is the colour (494 words)
by cswann - written on 21.10.02 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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Coniston bitter has recently started appearing in the supermarket near to me, and I’m a sucker for trying out all those bottled ‘real ales’, so it didn’t take much for me to give it a go! It’s produced by a micro brewery, Coniston Brewing Company, based up in the Lake District – in actual fact this is the work of two men, Ian Bradley and Rob Irwin. Bluebird bitter is what’s known as a “single varietal” hop beer, and a “session” beer. The taste is distinctly light and hoppy, and very clean. There is a faint tinge of fruitiness, perhaps citrus. It won the “Champion Beer of ...
