BEER REVIEW: 327

BREWER: Wye Valley Brewery, Herefordshire, England

STYLE: Premium Ale

ABV: 4.5%

VESSEL: 500ml brown bottle

DATE OF POST: 12th January 2024

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Interesting name. Butty Bach. Read the label and it’ll tell you what it means. It might have a nice sentiment but still, it’s an important interesting name for a beer. No more needs to be said. 

As a beer, BB is pretty unremarkable. I mean, it’s ok. It’s drinkable. But it’s wholly uneventful. 

It’s hard to pick out any points of difference. The drinking experience is bang average.

This is one of those beers that will pale into insignificance. It’s not an unpleasant drink. It’s just so meh that it defies definition. 

To be honest with the millions of readers, I was hoping for a little more from BB. But there’s really very little to say about it. 

Sammy’s Rating: 61%

 

JYMI SAY’S…

It’s only when you take some time to observe Butty Bach’s vessel that you realise it’s splendour. The 90s font that our beer’s name is written in needs to be ignored but the rest of the bottle I adore. Really clean, really simple with a logo the creative brand marketing team at Nike would be proud of. Well played.

Beer wise, we have a bit of an odd one here. As soon as BB hit my lips I thought we were onto a winner. By the time I had finished my glass however I was left wondering if I actually liked it at all.

For me our ‘little friend’ starts off with a crisp refreshing smack. I reached for by note book and jotted down some seasoned favourite adjectives… crushable, zingy… you know the drill. However as I worked my way through things began to turn a lot more malty with some dark berry notes dropping in to say hello. Not bad, but not the drink that I was enjoying so much at the start.

I’ve ended up giving BB the benefit of the doubt but, though it’s kinda cool and clever when a beer switches up on you, really I just wanted it to stay as it was.

Jymi’s Rating: 69%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 65%

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