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Brewed by Tadcaster (MolsonCoors)
Style: Bitter
Tadcaster, England
Serve in English pint

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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.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
GiBrew (171) - Fredericton, New Brunswick, CANADA - SEP 5, 2006
Deep orange/red in colour, with a very thick head (looks very cream & thick). Very creamy mouthfeel with caramel and malt flavours. Would be better if the flavours were a bit stronger. Still not bad overall.

1.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
auderale (591) - Bitburg, GERMANY - SEP 2, 2006
Reddish colored pour with creamy head. Malty aroma with a sweet malty finish.

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 6/20
KnutAlbert (4377) - Oslo, NORWAY - AUG 27, 2006
Canned with nitro widget. Smooth - way too smooth, actually. Malty sweet, a little bitterness, but the nitro fizz lays a cloud over everything.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
altonbrownd (3419) - Brussels, BELGIUM - AUG 6, 2006
UPDATED: AUG 7, 2006 Draft at Novitel London Tower Bridge. An okay beer for a bitter. An ale taste. Not convinced.

1.5
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 3/20
mnurda (752) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - AUG 1, 2006
Aaargh. Was not expectign the lack of carbonation, but Piscator set me straight by explaining that this was a "NitrO" beer. Thanks to Piscator for the opportunity to try this one.

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
CanadaCam (109) - CANADA - JUL 31, 2006
Overall, not too bad. Pours nice and creamy, however, Caffreys loses some points with me due to excessive gassiness. Drink too many pints of this stuff and I promise you’ll get a headache. All things aside, for a macrobrewed cream ale, it’s not too bad.

2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
piscator34 (1580) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - JUL 27, 2006
Canned sample. Light amber in colour with nitro carbonation. Fairly estery aroma, along with notes of light malt, grapes, and a bit of vanilla. A bit more fruit in the mouth (apple pie, cherries), caramel, and a bit of a sharp woody flavor on the finish. Watery body. A fairly blah canned bitter.

3.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MarkoR (256) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUL 11, 2006
Very drinkable beer. Golden amber colour with generous creamy head. Will not win any popularity contest, but solid contender.


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