Batham Best Bitter

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

Vine (Bull & Bladder), Brierley Hill, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		10 Sep 2021	Traditional cooking bitter
ChrisE	Not Tried	27 Nov 2014
Philip Pirrip		14 Jul 2014	One to drown in
Bear & Ragged Staff		24 Apr 2013	Simply the best beer of its type. A traditional black country bitter, malty and bitter / sweet. Crystal clear, well presented, thin head, good body, perfectly balanced. Absolutely superb.
ChrisE		05 May 2011

Dew Drop Inn, Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire

The Great Western, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	21 Sep 2019
Philip Pirrip		13 May 2019	In lovely smooth nick
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	13 May 2019
ChrisE	Not Tried	23 Jan 2019
ChrisE		29 Nov 2018	A good traditional black country pint. Good value at £3.20 per pint but a bit of a surprise after paying £2.70 for Holdens, but this is a Holdens pub.
ChrisE	Not Tried	28 Jul 2018
ChrisE		24 Jan 2017
HSB	Not Tried	30 Jul 2015
ChrisE	Not Tried	27 Nov 2014
Andrew	Not Tried	20 May 2014
Philip Pirrip		22 Jan 2014	A contrast to the sweeter Holden's Bitter in taste - this had a mouth swilling intense bitterness
ChrisE		21 Jan 2014
ChrisE		22 Jan 2013
Philip Pirrip		16 Jul 2012	Made to slake an ironfoundryman's thirst
HSB		29 Mar 2012

Y Giler Arms, Rhydlydan, Clwyd

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ray		12 Jun 2015	Traditional black country bitter. Smooth, some bitterness and, perhaps, a little more caramel than I'd been expecting.
Jack William		09 Aug 2014	Refreshing, no strong flavours.
Bear & Ragged Staff		03 Jul 2013	Perhaps I'm being a bit picky but this didn't taste quite as good as when I had it in the Black Country. Still good though.
ChrisE		09 May 2011	Batham's Bitter is a little bit too sweet for my liking, but this was in really good condition.

Trafford Arms, Norwich, Norfolk

Lamp Tavern, Dudley, West Midlands

The King and Castle, Kidderminster, Worcestershire

The Red Lion, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands

Royal Exchange, Stourbridge, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		25 Jun 2013