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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.


2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Viper666 (1157) - Saint-Hubert, Quebec, CANADA - AUG 1, 2011
Canette 440ml. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez de grains de malt, moyen de pain frais, léger de houblon herbeux avec des petites notes de caramel ainsi que de faibles traces métalliques azotées. Mince en bouche avec un pétillement bas ainsi qu’une texture moyennement crémeuse azotée et légčrement aqueuse. Léger goűt de grains de malt accompagné de faibles notes azotées accompagné de faibles traces fruitées (pelures de pommes vertes) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un moyen-léger goűt de pain ainsi que des petites notes de caramel doux aux traces rôties puis en finale l’on retrouve une trčs légčre amertume de houblon herbeux (herbes fraîches et mouillées) aux notes florales. Post-goűt court, composé de notes amčres de houblon herbeux.

1.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
HeistAlmighty (472) - Saint John, New Brunswick, CANADA - JUL 24, 2011
440ml can. One St. Patrick’s about 10 years ago I went to the NSLC and bought every beer with the word "Irish" in the title. I wish I had saved myself the trouble now that I see this beer is actually made in England. I found Caffery’s watery and grainy tasting, like a glass of Metamucil. Would not recommend.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
swooper (1089) - Cambridge and Kladno(Czech Rep.), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - JUL 23, 2011
can, nitrid bonb inside , after open avalanche effect, light malty and light hoppy araoma, copper color, white smooth head, clear, lightly bitter, light sweetness, not bad taste, refreshable, light body, slick feel, soft carbonation, average beer

1.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 2/20
Koelschtrinker (6544) - Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, GERMANY - JUN 19, 2011
Ich hasse solche Biere ohne Kohlensäure, auch dieses überzeugt mich nicht, wässrig, labrig wirkende Note, etwas bitter, frisch. Wirkt abgestanden. Hopfig-bitterer Nachhall, zudem kommt ganz zum Schluss ein röstmalziger Ton hinzu. Test vom 24.8.2007, Gebinde: Dose Noten: 14,2,5,7,5,2 - 4,55

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
fullers (237) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JUN 3, 2011
Tap, The Cadillac Lounge, Toronto. Pours light amber with solid nitro head. Light aroma, some sweetness. Light bodied, light carbonation, creamy mouthfeel. Again sweetness in the taste, not much bitterness. A characterless beer.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
mattphilips (718) - Budapest, HUNGARY - MAY 9, 2011
British store, Budapest. Borostyán szín, a tetején pedig igen krémes és kitartó, hófehér hab. Nagyon visszafogott illata malátás, kétszersültes, élesztős, almásan savanykás. Íze tulajdonképpen ugyanezt nyújtja, de valamivel jobban érezni ezeket az összetevőket, továbbá van egy kellemes, malátás utóíze. Igencsak vizes, alig szénsavas, de legalább jól lehet inni. Gyakorlatilag ugyanazt nyújtja, mint az unalmas tucat-bitterek többi példánya is tud.

2.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
jookos (76) - Helsinki, FINLAND - MAY 2, 2011
Nitro can. Lagerish maltiness. Love the nitro, but the taste fails. Not much aroma, bready malts on the palate. Easy drink, but without the nitro, I wouldn’t be buying this stuff.

2.6
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 10/20
lukin (224) - Ontario, CANADA - APR 27, 2011
draught. Amber colour, thick two-finger nitro head. aroma of caramel and toast. Smooth mouthfeel. Light taste with a little bitterness. Quaffable, but otherwise boring.


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