Cains Finest 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 Dispensary, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore	Not Tried	13 Nov 2012
Mick		08 Sep 2010	Good balance of hop and malt, nice hop finish
Mick	Not Tried	11 Aug 2010
Ian	Not Tried	26 Feb 2010
Ian	Not Tried	25 Apr 2008
Ian	Not Tried	02 Jan 2008
Ian		21 Mar 2007	Fruitier and maltier than usual. Beautiful bitterness on finish. What a bitter.
Ian	Not Tried	18 Jan 2006
Ian		02 Mar 2005	Yeasty nose, dark brown colour, lots of malt with a not too aggressive hop finish

Doctor Duncan's, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	13 Sep 2012
Mick	Not Tried	09 Jul 2012
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	31 May 2012
Andrew		10 Nov 2011	Mid brown easy drinking session bitter.
Mick	Not Tried	12 Oct 2011
Mick	Not Tried	14 Apr 2011
Ian		19 Jun 2009	Tighter sparkler than normal, toffeeish, lacks normal aroma. Still got slight sting on finish. Too creamy in mouth for me. It's a good malty standard bitter with good hops on finish, but too tight on sparkler and too cold.
Ian		20 Mar 2007	Fresh cask just came on. Outstanding bitter. The malt/hop finish is awesome. Yeast, malt and hop balanced aroma. Great condition in mouth. And then this wonderful finish. Awesome.
Ian	Not Tried	20 Jan 2006
Ian		02 Mar 2005	Great supping beer with interesting malty tones
Ian		07 Oct 2004	Cains is a staple of Liverpool. But they don't exploit their position or reputation. This is a fantastic session bitter, with good hops, malt and something else you can't put your finger on. Very drinkable. I should know I've drunk enough of it

The Globe, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mick		05 Jan 2011	one of those beers which is really nice but with no outstanding features, average aroma some malt, a little hop no real finish but still a damn good pint, a good session beer.
Ian		21 Mar 2007	Very drinkable bitter bitter.

Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool, Merseyside

Everyman, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian	Not Tried	26 Feb 2010
Ian		02 Mar 2005	Typical Cain's bitter, malty, but with a yeasty hoppy finish

Ye Cracke, Liverpool, Merseyside

Pilgrim, Liverpool, Merseyside

Brewery Tap, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Letters Inn, Chester, Cheshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Paul B		29 Nov 2008	A smooth, easy drink, disappeared quickly - thirsty after train trip from Liverpool. Looks like it will be malty but the flavour is quite subtle. One is rarely enough!

The Churchill Tavern, Ramsgate, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		05 Sep 2008	Really rich fruity bitter. I was quite impressed, but for some reason it got a little too much by the end of the pint.

White Star, Liverpool, Merseyside

Carnarvon Castle, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		22 Mar 2007	Very nice half a bitter. Very drinkable, good malts and then very nice dryness on finish.

Great British Beer Festival 2006, Earl's Court, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		05 Aug 2006	Deep chestnut, lasting cream head. Familiar malt/yeast aroma. Choc malts. Soft and creamy in mouth from the use of a tight sparkler on the brewery stand. Just the thought of this beer makes me want to have one now.

Peter Kavanagh's, Liverpool, Merseyside

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		18 Jan 2006	Yeasty easy drinking session bitter. Good hops on end and tingly bite.