Boddingtons Pub Ale

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

Sampled on nitro tap at the Cornish Pasty. Pours a very light gold with a decent head for being on nitro. Firm bitterness, light malt character/complexity (reminds me slightly of Duvel for no apparent reason whatsoever...not spicy or anything, but the pils interplay with the hops seemed similar to me). Slight fruity yeast character comes through as it warms. Fairly easy-drinking, but terribly exciting. At least it isn’t filled with adjuncts.

Sampled from a 16 oz nitro can this beer poured a bright orange-amber color with a huge yellow-white head. The aroma was sweet, tangy and fruity. The flavor was sweet, tangy and fruity though fairly mild. The mouthfeel was smooth and creamy. Decent.

Poured clear gold with a nice thick bright white creamy head. Malty aroma and flavor, but pretty one-dimensional on both counts. Creamy mouthfeel, flat carbonation, and a slightly bitter and metallic finish.

Can @ Home

When poured this is a very nice looking bear; it has a long lasting creamy head and a nice golden brown colour. Unfortunately the flavour is a bit lacking. While it doesn’t have a watery flavour or feel (it has quite a full body) it doesn’t have a very distinct or rich flavour. The aroma is much the same as the flavour. Not bad, but definitely not great.

Nice cascade when you pour it into the glass and wait for it to settle! Head is like that of Guinness, it never quits. Golden brown colour, like Kilkenny but a bit lighter. Taste is like Kilkenny, but weaker, thankfully not watery weak. A decent brew, would take Kilkenny or Guinness over this anyday but sometimes have this one for a change. Pretty damn good.

Øland, Sweden. Can, 050609. Amber with white head. Aroma of malt and esters. Flavor is caramel, metal and fruit.

Upon initially pouring this stuff looks like a caramel milkshake, it has an insane cascade effect. Nitrogen capsule floating around inside the empty can of course. After 2 minutes or so turns into a clear amber beer with an unrelenting 2 finger super creamy cream colored head. It fills up my imperial pint to the brim (too full to drink) and holds, let’s see how long... so far 5 minutes and I am tired of waiting. Aroma is applewood, planty hops, straw, metallic notes and hints of musty forest. Flavor is pretty metallic all the way through, some vague malt sweetness and wet leaves up front, hints of banana oil, bread crust and a very faint nuttiness toward the end. Finish is lightly bitter, somewhat metallic and earthy. Palate is pretty typical for a nitro-carbonated brew. Thin and watery with an annoying blanket of nitrogen bubbles coating everyone of your tastebuds, trying hard to hide the mediocre brew from them. Overall this stuff wasn’t bad, but I found the nitro cream thing to be entirely overdone (if you havent figured that out yet) and after sifting through the mess it created of the beer I found myself less than impressed. This is the first time I have really thought of this beer critically... kind of ruined it for me.

I love the way this beer looks when its poured, it has that kick ass cascading that’s just awesome to watch. The beer is a copper color with a very thick creamy head that lasted the whole beer, there was still a half inch of head at the bottom of my glass when the beer was finished. Mmmmm..... it smells like banana bread freshly baked, such a smooth beer to drink goes down very easy. Very rich creamy taste, smooth malts and banana are what I taste most, but I think there is some honey in the back ground ( maybe that is why there is bee’s on the can? ) The beer is nicely bitter just enough bite to not have it go down like water. Love this stuff even though it comes from a can.