| After trying a couple other bottle conditioned UK ales, I had a certain level of expectations for Bluebird Bitter. Forget it, as this was very different from the Fuller's - 1845 and Young's Special London Ale bottled conditioned beers I have tried. This beer was light in body with a very mellow but refined flavor. For starters, the beer poured a dark gold with not much of a head. I did not notice any sediment. The aroma was mild with some yeast notes. There was a certain freshness about the smell; the sort of smell when one enters a flower shop. Overall, very light and bright. As for the flavor, it was light, dominated by the yeast. It had the Heineken skunkiness flavor at first and just mellows to a mild bitterness. As the beer warmed up, it became more floral as did the finish. The label on the bottle claims the beer has a faint hint of scented geranium and I can buy into that. I am trying to characterize the flavors but it is tough because this really is such a light beer. I cannot stress that enough. There was no graininess or grittiness to the texture. The consistency was watery with a fair amount of carbonation. This is just a nice social beer.
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