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

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RATINGS: 501   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.72   EST. CALORIES: 114   ABV: 3.8%
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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.
The ABV was reduced from 4.8% to 4.2% in 2001 and, in March 2010, was further reduced to 3.8%. ABV may very in export markets.


3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BVodak (10) - USA - FEB 14, 2005
very filling, although wasnt suprised for an english ale, i prefer guiness, good to drink while watching european football

0.5
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
Regus (3) - rockingham, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29, 2012 does not count
Fooled into thinking this was going to be as good as the original, 3.8% is for children or tourists that think they are getting the real thing

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
maeib (6632) - Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, ENGLAND - MAY 28, 2012
Metal bottle 19/05/12. A classic brown coloured beer which pours headless and looks flat. A sweet creamy aroma with pretty much nothing in the mouth. Some cold tea. Dull boring and lacking ingredients.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
wimpyjoe (429) - Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - MAY 22, 2012
Has changed a bit recently, but the smooth light bitter character still remains.

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
zacgillbanks (194) - Tyne & Wear, ENGLAND - MAY 6, 2012
Aluminium bottle from b&m in Blaydon. A dark amber beer with a very smooth, creamy mouthfeel, a slight malty and toffee flavour and a fruity, slight bitter finish.

2.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
kerenmk (413) - Tel Aviv, ISRAEL - MAY 3, 2012
Nitro can. Pours clear dark copper brown with a creamy white head. Sweet malty aroma with some water from canned corn as well. Very mild bitterness, delicate sweetness. Smooth, light body, feels like watered-down bitter.

2.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
foxo82 (162) - Leicestershire, ENGLAND - MAY 1, 2012
Aluminium bottle from Murat Food Centre, Gedling Street, Nottingham. The packaging proudly boasts this is a Premium Irish Ale. Except that it isn’t Irish - it’s brewed in North Yorkshire. And it isn’t all that premium, either - not when it’s a misely 3.8 ABV and pours flatter than any beer I have ever known. I suspect this isn’t how it’s meant to look as it had less head than Charles I. In its defence the aroma isn’t bad at all - strong and toasty hops with some sweet syrup notes. Alas, what initial bitterness there is fades quicker than you can say thisisnotanirishbeer and it has a very thin, watery mouthfeel. Not the best fake Irish beer in the world.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 6/20
NathanMcC (8) - Essex, ENGLAND - APR 8, 2012 does not count
Has a very sweet smell like toffee, very smooth and drinkable, amber body with a very creamy head

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Cuso (1766) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - MAR 28, 2012
I used to drink it many years ago, when I traveled to London. And now somebody brought me a can. Golden color with huge white head. Aroma of grain, grass, caramel, malt. Taste, almost watery, hints of sweet malt, grain, herbal notes. Very light bitterness in finish.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
hawthorne00 (1435) - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - MAR 17, 2012
Can, 3.8%ABV. Golden amber with a thick cream head. Aroma of caramel and grass, some flowers. Sweet caramel, with some tea. Enough bitterness to maintain vague interest.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
pushkinwow (865) - Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 15, 2012
On tap last week for lunch. Full amber colour with a very nice creamy tan head. Unfortunately nothing apart from the looks delivered. Some caramel, malt, and light hops but a very mellow aroma with neither anything too distinctive nor anything of note. Mild sweetness, becomes dry, thin body and moderate carbonation, slightly bitter on the finish.


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