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Brewed by Tadcaster (MolsonCoors)
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England
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RATINGS: 489   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.72   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Pasteurised nitro-keg and nitro-can beer.
"A smooth, creamy ale." Introduced in 1994 as a 4.8% Irish Ale by Bass at Caffrey's Ulster brewery, and promoted strongly with an advertising campaign of "strong words softly spoken". Interbrew took over in 2000, soften the recipe and attempted to catch the lager market, using a new promotion of "a storm brewing". Coors acquired the brand in 2002. Initially contract brewed by Interbrew for Coors at Ulster, the brand eventually moved to Coor's Tower Brewery in Tadcaster.


2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
rosenbergh (3135) - Helsinki, FINLAND - DEC 27, 2008
UPDATED: AUG 13, 2009 440 ml can. 4.0%. Finland. Nice amber colour with long lasting white head. Unfortunately the aroma and the flavour are not as impressive as the appearance. Some slight bitterness in aroma. Some maltiness and bitter hoppiness in flavour. Low carbonation.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
tlind2 (815) - Helsinki, FINLAND - NOV 21, 2008
500 ml can. Starts an opaque beige color, settles to a clear amber. Tightly packed creamy off-white head. Slight hop aroma, smooth malty flavor. Light body, watery mouthfeel. Pity the beer doesn’t taste as good as it looks.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tomer (923) - Rishon Le Zion, ISRAEL - NOV 20, 2008
Can, smooth creamy head which lasts and lasts, again thanks to the widget. clear light copper colour, ;ight barnyard aroma with some oxidised tones. strong bitterness upfront giving way to some fruity notes and traces of honey wax, light soury aftertaste. not really to complex, but quite smooth and satisfying.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
patricks110 (812) - Alberta, CANADA - NOV 20, 2008
UPDATED: SEP 24, 2009 An interesting beer. Reverse cascading beer with a ful 2 inch foay head and a dark amber browny complexion that i hard to describe. My first taste: i found the beer aaing and complex. After this, i found the beer mediocre. Overall, i would drink this again.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
Adenila (1389) - DENMARK - OCT 28, 2008
Clear amber look with a buzzing head and loads if tiny bubbles in the glass. Sweet caramel aroma and grassy hops. The flavor is mainly sweet and smooth with some fruity notes. Decent bitter finish and overall very drinkable.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
shigadeyo (2394) - Harrison, Ohio, USA - OCT 21, 2008

Pacific Northwest Vacation 2007

8/24/2007: Caffrey’s Irish Ale has a pale amber color and a creamy off-white head. The light flavor has a toffee quality and is not too bitter. It has a dry mid-palate and is barely sweet. This beer is very smooth, creamy, and mild mannered due to the nitrogen. Although this beer is not great, it is always enjoyable to drink, pairs with most food well, and goes down nicely. I really wish that Caffrey’s was still available in the United States. I miss it!

Draught (pint) at Irish Times Pub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Rating #390 for this beer...

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
DSG (2633) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - OCT 18, 2008
(10/8/08) Draught at Heathrow airport in London. Clear amber color with a small white head. A rather malty aroma with some bread, light caramel, some grainy notes and a bit of hops. Sweetish flavor with some malt, bread and finishes with light hoppy bitterness and some metal. Quite light-bodied and watery. Drinkable but not good.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Bullit (3196) - Burgos, SPAIN - OCT 17, 2008
Clear golden colour, fluffy white head. Aroma has faint malts. Taste is metallic and dry, with a slight bitter finish. Mediocre bitter.


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