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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.

1.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
nigos (623) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - JAN 25, 2003
440ml can. Deep red in colour with a lasting thick white creamy head. The liquid its self is totally still lacks any carbonation. Has a watery taste that is slightly rusty and is totally over rated. Looks good but is totally lacking in taste. Widget cans are S**T!

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
Nagash (202) - Paris, FRANCE - JAN 11, 2003
44 cl can. Creamy, sweet, quite rich and complex taste. Very good beer, but lacks of carbonation.

3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
YellowKoala99 (9) - ENGLAND - JAN 9, 2003 does not count
Good creamy Irish ale not unlike Scottish 80/-s. Reduced in alcohol in the UK these days (about 4.2% now I think). No reduction in the quality of product though.

2.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
mds (2115) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - JAN 3, 2003
UPDATED: MAR 11, 2003 Looks pretty when poured into a glass. Tastes okay, nothing spectacular though.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
ogivlado (4275) - Zagreb, CROATIA - DEC 25, 2002
Canned(440ml). -creamy,smooth, bitter, good beer

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
presario (3976) - Stampede City, Alberta, CANADA - DEC 21, 2002
UPDATED: JUL 11, 2003 Thick creamy head that lasts all the way to the bottom of the glass. As such I find many of these to be so comparable as to be indistinguishable.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Crit (2767) - New Westminster, British Columbia, CANADA - DEC 19, 2002
UPDATED: JAN 15, 2003 Deep amber color.Creamy head due to the nitro.Light sweet nose.Creamy malt taste with no hops. Poorly balanced

2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
shorlin (377) - St. John’s, Newfoundland, CANADA - DEC 16, 2002
bland, dead nitro can. Looks okay like all nitros. No aroma. watery. blah.


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