Iron Pier 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.

The Miller, Borough, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		16 Nov 2024	Good head and lacing. A good bitter taste, not sweet, with a pleasantly dry and hoppy lingering mouthfeel.

Iron Pier Brewery & Taproom, Northfleet, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		02 Nov 2024	Good head and lacing. A very bitter, bitter. A touch of maltiness in the mouthfeel with a lingering dryness.

The River Ale House, East Greenwich, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	24 Oct 2024
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	24 Oct 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	22 Oct 2024
Hogan Sampling		22 Oct 2024	Not a lot of head and no lacing which is not good for only its 2nd day on. Rather murky also in appearance. A bitter mouthfeel as you might hope to expect and with the odd spicy hint. An earlier Iron Pier bitter a few weeks back here also failed to impress.
Hogan Sampling		06 Sep 2024	2nd night on and still a good head and an immediate bitter mouthfeel.
Philip Pirrip		05 Sep 2024	Very ordinary
Hogan Sampling		05 Sep 2024	Fresh on and a good head and very malty to the bottom of the glass but also slightly sharp.
Hogan Sampling	Not Tried	23 Aug 2024
Philip Pirrip		22 Aug 2024	Disappointing with little or no condition
Hogan Sampling		22 Aug 2024	Good head to start with but disappeared when at least half way down pint. Mouthfeel: not much in the way of flavours but bitter aftertaste.
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	30 May 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 May 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	15 Feb 2024
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	19 Nov 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	06 Aug 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	04 Aug 2023
Philip Pirrip		03 Aug 2023	Zingy mouthfeel
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	16 Mar 2023
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	15 Mar 2023
Philip Pirrip		14 Mar 2023	Rather wet dog
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	07 Dec 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	07 Dec 2022	Ran out
Philip Pirrip		06 Dec 2022	Mid brown but very unexciting
Philip Pirrip		15 Sep 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	08 May 2022
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	06 May 2022
Philip Pirrip		23 Nov 2021	After yesterday's it seemed sour and a chore to finish
Philip Pirrip		22 Nov 2021	Toffee-ish
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	25 May 2021
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	23 May 2021
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	22 May 2021
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	27 Oct 2020
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	25 Oct 2020
Philip Pirrip		24 Oct 2020	New cask on - lacking the dry sharpness of a bitter I look for
Philip Pirrip		15 Dec 2019	A professional brew
Philip Pirrip		31 Mar 2019
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	25 Nov 2018
Philip Pirrip		20 Jun 2018

The Hoptimist Taproom & Bar, Dover, Kent

Nelson Arms, Tonbridge, Kent

The New Inn, Canterbury, Kent

Larkins' Alehouse, Cranbrook, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden	Not Tried	06 Jan 2024
Wittenden	Not Tried	28 Oct 2023
Wittenden		14 Jan 2023	Trad, delicious and spicy.

The Monument, Canterbury, Kent

Fuggles Beer Cafe, Tonbridge, Kent

The Tankerton Arms, Tankerton, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		25 Apr 2023
Jack William	Not Tried	21 Jan 2022

The Green Goddess, Blackheath, Greater London

The Freed Man, Walmer, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		09 Feb 2023
Jack William	Not Tried	08 Sep 2022

The Pub Herne Bay, Herne Bay, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		12 Jan 2023	Trad bitter in good nick.
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	10 Jan 2023

The Just Reproach, Deal, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		10 Mar 2022

The Handsome Sam, Whitstable, Kent

The Flippin' Frog, Rochester, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		21 Feb 2020	OK

The Lanes, Dover, Kent

Leyton Orient Supporters Club, Leyton, Greater London

The Firkin Alehouse, Folkestone, Kent

The Broken Drum, Blackfen, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		26 Nov 2019	Rare duff one here. Last out of cask it turned out to be. Barely drinkable, ugh
Philip Pirrip		18 Nov 2019
Philip Pirrip		15 Apr 2019	Acknowledged as past its best
Philip Pirrip		08 Mar 2018	A wet dog sort of bitter which still needs some refinement to endear me

The Hovelling Boat Inn, Ramsgate, Kent

Little Green Dragon, Winchmore Hill, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		31 May 2019

The Dead Pigeon, Rochester, Kent

The Kentish Belle, Bexleyheath, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		15 Mar 2019

The Music Shop (formerly The Made Inn), Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		28 Feb 2019

The Yellow Stocks, Sittingbourne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		28 Feb 2019	A tad too chilled

The Hangar, Sidcup, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	14 Jan 2019
Philip Pirrip		18 Jun 2018	Full flavoured bitter

Mind the Gap, Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		10 Jan 2019

Donna's Ale House, Sittingbourne, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		11 Oct 2018
ChrisE		24 Mar 2018

Gidea Park Micropub, Gidea Park, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		01 Oct 2018

Kent Beer Festival 2018, Canterbury, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		20 Jul 2018	Chestnut

The George & Dragon, Swanscombe, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	13 Jun 2018
ChrisE		07 Apr 2018

Harbour Arms, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		01 May 2018	Traditional bitter with an excellent balance of hops and malt in super condition.

The Door Hinge, Welling, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		20 Apr 2018	Best example of this beer I have had so far

Old Bay Alehouse, Minnis Bay, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		19 Apr 2018	Good enough to god back for a second one. Old fashioned English mid-brown bitter, once a staple for us all

The Compass Alehouse, Gravesend, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	05 Apr 2018	Ran out
Philip Pirrip		27 Jan 2018	Very high levels of bittering not quite balanced with the other beer flavours

Planet Thanet Easter Beer Festival 2018, Margate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		30 Mar 2018	Old school mid brown bitter