Boddingtons Pub Ale

A really good beer. Nice and creamy, nice malty aroma, head was very good looking. not very carbonated it seemed like.

Name: Boddingtons
Date: 01/20/1996
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs

rich creamy head leaving thick lace, clear on tap, golden yellow, rich sweet malt aroma with slight hops, sweet creamy malt body and flavor, sweet finish on tap
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Name: Boddingtons
Date: 12/20/1996
Mode: can

slightly cloudy in the can, hopier in the can, with just a slight bitter aftertaste in the can,
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Name: Boddingtons
Date: 02/18/2007
Mode: can
Source: tasting
Score: 3.7 to 3.3

clear dark amber, lots of malt sweetness with a sweet caramel candy quality, nice long bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 8/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.3/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4

a decent ale for what you can find in america. the major complaint is the metalic aftertaste, but it does have a great head. worth the price
Earlier Rating: 8/26/2007 Total Score: 2.5
an ok tasting ale, not bad, not good. very strong metallic taste afterward which weakens it, great head though

Very creamy, full bodied. It’s like taking three bites of a very hearty, dark bread. Filling and flavorful, and perfect for a heavy meal.

On tap. Golden, very foamy, a nitrogen-like foam a lot like the head on some of the artificially-carbonated Irish stouts. A mild bitterness is present...I don’t taste any hops and I taste very little malt. The only bitterness is a mild bitter aftertaste that emerges from time to time. As the foam diminishes, the rest of the beer is not carbonated much at all and has a very thin consistency, which, combined with the lack of flavor, makes it quite watery. This brew is not terribly interesting, nor is it really that good. But it’s drinkable.

Nitro-tap, served in an imperial pint glass at a faux British pub. A good looking nitro pour, clear orange hued light amber with a fluffy, thick creamy white head, good retention. Faint aromas of apples, sweet toasted malts and floral hops. Smooth, velvety medium body, goes down quite easily. The malts are sugary sweet, toasty and a bit thin from the nitro carbonation. Towards the end some toasted graininess comes out along with an apple fruitiness. The hops have a soft earthy, leafy bitterness and linger in the palate. Finishes dry, toasted sweet and hop bitter. I was never a fan of nitro-can version of Boddingtons Pub Ale, but I do prefer this from the nitro-tap, more flavorful and fresher tasting.

Have had on tap in the UK and from a can in the US. Pours a golden brown with a thick, creamy head. Smells of caramel, roasted hops, and citrus. Sweet and malty pale ale with hints of orange. Thin hop finish.

8/22/07 From the can. Araoma is malty, caramel forward with a light roast character. Appearance is light gold with a perfect white head. Flavor is light sweet malt forward with some light fruity esters and sourness. Malt is balanced by medium bittering of musty, earthy, resiny hops. Possible diacetyl flavor. Mouthfeel is medium/light bodied with no real carb feel. Overal, a light flavored beer that always feels a little more filling and does have a bit too much mustiness and sourness.