Purity Brewing Co Pure UBU Beer Review

So at the time of writing we're very much settled in to lockdown part two, and as a key worker this basically means I can go to work, but I can't spend the money on anything fun like travelling or going to the pub, which leaves me writing about the random beers I'm sampling. In this case we have Pure UBU by Purity Brewing Co. The brewery is based in Alcester, and I've Googled where that is so you don't have to, I'm good like that. It's near Stratford Upon Avon, so not a million miles from Birmingham, there you go now you know. They're a reasonably well known brewery who have won a few awards over the years with around about a dozen beers and a cider or two for those of you who like such appley things.

Pure UBU is very much a Purity Brewing Co staple, and at 4.5% it's a reasonable strength to be considered a session drink. It comes in a fairly plain, but not off putting 500ml bottle. The beer pours a fairly dark brown with a small but stable greyish head. For such as small head it really does stick around far better than you'd expect. To be honest it looks like a standard cask bitter, which isn't a bad thing. I very much began my drinking days on best bitters so the look certainly didn't put me off.  

Pure UBU has quite a faint, gentle smell, you actually have to get pretty close to it to detect anything at all, but once you do you'll find malts, a bit of citrus, and maybe a hint of caramel. It's certainly far from an overpowering odour and it's a little uninspiring, not that it really bothers me, I only really started smelling beers before tasting them when I started this blog as it felt like something I should do rather than something I wanted to do. Have you ever really been inspired to drink a beer by its odour? Lets face it by the time you're smelling it you've already decided to drink it.

Sadly the taste pretty much mirrors the smell, there's just not much there. Sure you'll get a bit of malty bitterness and hops as well as a slightly biscuit like twang, but it's barely noticeable. I'd actually best describe the taste as drinking some water that you've dipped a few hobnobs in. OK that's slightly too harsh, it's not a bad taste, it's just a very faint taste, I don't think it's too harsh to say it feels like a watered down bitter, it's not offensive, but it's also not in anyway inspiring. I'll give Pure UBU from Purity Brewing Co 3 out of 10. I've had worst, but I've also had much better.