Boddingtons Pub Ale

Brewed by Samlesbury (InBev UK - InBev)
Style: Bitter
Preston, England

Draught, 20 ounces, drank at O’Connell’s, savoured June 7 2007; eye: golden with yellow reflections, thick white head made up of tiny bubbles giving it the appearance of cream, so much lacing it looks like velvet, clear; nose: hops, vanilla, banana but not as much as the two preceding weeks, fresh, a bit of alcohol, citrusy; mouth: the head catches the bitterness making the head tastes like agressive bitterness, malt, spices, relatively smooth, rather thin, agressive and unpleasant bitterness in the finale that contrasts somewhat with a beer that is smooth and not that tasty, texture is creamy at the start and then watery, medium-light body, good carbonation, slightly bitter and sweet FRANÇAIS En fût, 20 onces, bue chez O’Connell’s, savourée le 7 juin 2007; oeil : dorée avec des reflets jaunâtres, épaisse mousse blanche formée de très petites bulles lui donnant l’apparence d’une crème, tellement de dentelle qu’on dirait du velours, claire; nez : houblon, vanille, banane mais beaucoups moins présente que les deux semaines précédentes, fraîche, un peu d’alcool, citrique; bouche : la mousse capte toute l’amertume et cette même mousse goûte une amertume agressante, malt, épices, relativement douce, plutôt mince, amertume agressante et déplaisante en finale qui contraste fortement avec une bière douce et pas très goûteuse, texture à la fois crémeuse au début puis aqueuse, corps moyen-léger, bonne carbonatation, légèrement amère et sucrée

The cascade and head is reason enough to love this beer. The taste is creamy yet bitter. Not as smooth as a lager, but not thick like a guiness. It’s a weird cross breed beer and if you have people over it has a sort of indie-cred that makes you cool and sophisticated...but not snobbish.

Canned pint in Huntsville, AL.. Pours a deep brown with a fairly foamy head that lasted a fair amount of time. Aroma is malted and wheaty. Taste is sweet with malt. . A hint of the bitterness does come through in the end. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy with a touch of bitterness. Overall pretty good, but not great.

Pours dark copper with some fizzy bubbles. Smells of some pepper and a touch of dry malt. Tastes of corn with some earthy undertones and a hint of pepper. This is supposed to be a bitter? Tastes more like crappy malt liquor.

Smooth, very easy to drink. This was all I could drink while I had an ulcer. A touch of honey, the beer almost reminds me of milk. Goes down like water, which I guess is okay depending on what you’re looking for.

440ml can.
Pours a clear amber honey colour. Has a solid foamy head. Smells creamy and not much else. Very feint. Tate is similar. Weak malts and water with a small amount of hops. Feels flat and thin. Like all widget beers I’ve had, this is not enjoyable at all.

16 oz Widget Pub Can - Pours a light orange/golden color with big fluffy white head. Nice cascading effect. Aroma is slight malt, honey, caramel, and metal. Mouthfeel is very thin, watery but still smooth and a little creamy. Taste is water, cream, and some very subtle hints of what a beer should taste like - flavor left very lacking. Could do with a little more carbonation as well, I think. Overall, not terrible - but very disappointing.

can: The only pale beer I have seen that cascades like a Guiness. This is a weird beer, but that’s what makes it work. For the ESB lovers, you have that malty taste; and for the cream ale lovers you have a a sweet flavour. Its head is quality & laces well. For all the flavours that are going on, it still is smooth & drinkable. Too sweet for me, but if you know some wanker stuck on north american cream ales, get them on to this & they might venture further into premium ESB’s & solid english ales.