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Cains Finest Bitter

PubAddressLast Visit Seen
The DispensaryLiverpool, Merseyside13 Nov 2012
Doctor Duncan'sLiverpool, Merseyside13 Sep 2012
The GlobeLiverpool, Merseyside05 Jan 2011
Philharmonic Dining RoomsLiverpool, Merseyside26 Feb 2010
EverymanLiverpool, Merseyside26 Feb 2010
Ye CrackeLiverpool, Merseyside25 Feb 2010
PilgrimLiverpool, Merseyside25 Feb 2010
Brewery TapLiverpool, Merseyside16 Feb 2010
The Letters InnChester, Cheshire29 Nov 2008
The Churchill TavernRamsgate, Kent05 Sep 2008
White StarLiverpool, Merseyside22 Mar 2007
Carnarvon CastleLiverpool, Merseyside22 Mar 2007
Great British Beer Festival 2006Earl's Court, Central London05 Aug 2006
Peter Kavanagh'sLiverpool, Merseyside18 Jan 2006

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

WhoScoreWhenNotes
AlenomoreNot Tried13 Nov 2012
MickGood08 Sep 2010 Good balance of hop and malt, nice hop finish
MickNot Tried11 Aug 2010
IanNot Tried26 Feb 2010
IanNot Tried25 Apr 2008
IanNot Tried02 Jan 2008
IanExcellent21 Mar 2007 Fruitier and maltier than usual. Beautiful bitterness on finish. What a bitter.
IanNot Tried18 Jan 2006
IanGood02 Mar 2005 Yeasty nose, dark brown colour, lots of malt with a not too aggressive hop finish

Doctor Duncan's, Liverpool, Merseyside

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Philip PirripNot Tried13 Sep 2012
MickNot Tried09 Jul 2012
Philip PirripNot Tried31 May 2012
AndrewGood10 Nov 2011 Mid brown easy drinking session bitter.
MickNot Tried12 Oct 2011
MickNot Tried14 Apr 2011
IanAcceptable19 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.
IanExceptional20 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.
IanNot Tried20 Jan 2006
IanGood02 Mar 2005 Great supping beer with interesting malty tones
IanExcellent07 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

WhoScoreWhenNotes
MickGood05 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.
IanGood21 Mar 2007 Very drinkable bitter bitter.

Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool, Merseyside

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanNot Tried26 Feb 2010

Everyman, Liverpool, Merseyside

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanNot Tried26 Feb 2010
IanGood02 Mar 2005 Typical Cain's bitter, malty, but with a yeasty hoppy finish

Ye Cracke, Liverpool, Merseyside

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanNot Tried25 Feb 2010
IanNot Tried25 Apr 2008
IanNot Tried21 Mar 2007

Pilgrim, Liverpool, Merseyside

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanNot Tried25 Feb 2010

Brewery Tap, Liverpool, Merseyside

WhoScoreWhenNotes
MickNot Tried16 Feb 2010

The Letters Inn, Chester, Cheshire

WhoScoreWhenNotes
Paul BExcellent29 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

WhoScoreWhenNotes
BlairGood05 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

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanNot Tried22 Mar 2007

Carnarvon Castle, Liverpool, Merseyside

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanGood22 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

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanGood05 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

WhoScoreWhenNotes
IanExcellent18 Jan 2006 Yeasty easy drinking session bitter. Good hops on end and tingly bite.

Cains Finest Bitter

4.00% ABV.

We have tried this beer 16 times.

We have given this beer an average score of Good to Excellent.

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