Marble Tawny No 5

Brewed by Marble
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Manchester, England

Serve in English pint

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Bottle from Alexander Wines, Coventry. Pondwatery copper with a thick, cratered beige foam. Juicy hop and yeasty aroma; strawberry and apple cordial, blackberries, lemon mousse, perfume, dry roasted. Robust balanced flavour with bags of dry roasted, juicy apple and strawberry bubblegum notes scrapping it out. Some plastic and spicy, apple strudel hints. Punchy bitter finish, chalky mouthfeel. Bracing, hairs-on-chest stuff.

Bottle 500ml.

Clear medium amber orange colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, orange - citrus, grass, citrus. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, dry, dusty, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120331]

Bottle at 57 Thomas Street. Dark brownish coloured ale with a hint of redness. Initially seems to be heavy, malty beer with fruit, caramel and a dose of alcohol, but then the hops kick in and you get a nice bitter smack on the finish. Great beer for a miserable night in Manchester!

Bottle from Stirchley Wines & Spirits, Pershore Road, Birmingham. Pours a cloudy tawny (yes, really) brown with some sediment. Nice foamy head and a little visible carbonation. Smells reminiscent of a Belgian wheat beer with bananas, apple and yeast. It tastes nothing like it smells - it starts as a bitter fizz and just keeps growing into a long, bitter finish, giving malts, hops and dark chocolate which all compliment the sweet, fruity aroma so well. It’s been a while since I had a beer that’s as well balanced as this. It lacks a little in mouthfeel but overall it’s a very good beer.

Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Pours a cloudy amber with a dense and frothy off-white head leaving some lacework. Fresh citrusy hops in the nose. Medium body, very soft mouthfeel, caramel and perfumy hops and then a massive bitterness comes rushing in. 310312

50 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is fruity and dense hoppy. Bitter, peachy and grapefruity. Light toasted malty note. Smooth fruity and crisp hoppy into the finish.

Bottle @ FOneFan. Slightly hazy deep amber with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, caramel, fruit and hops. Flavour is malt, caramel, medium sweet, little toffee, little harsh, hops, little citrus, little grapefruit, little peach and medium bitter.

Bottle @ Fonefan tasting. Nice creamy head with excellent duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, caramel, bitter hops and malt. Heavy bitter finish.

Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Hazy amber with a lasting white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - peach. Flavor is medium sweet and rather bitter. Dry and rather bitter finish. 310312

Caramel/copper colour with a creamy off-white head. Smells soapy, pine and fresh. Tastes water, iron, bitter and soap. Thin body, low carbo.

Bottle says it’s produced to ’numerous standards’. Haha, I’m sure it is. Super foamy head; big and lasting. Together with with the mahogany brown body it is a real looker. Soft but pleasant aroma with cashews, some caramel and a hoppy forest smell. Medium and especially smooth body with very pleasant soft carbonation. Taste starts with some nice soft sweetness reminiscent of a more alcoholic beer, and then comes in with a proper but balanced bitterness of classic hops. A bit harsh, maybe, but I like how it is. Seems, then, that the hops in this beer are quite, eh, numerous. Excellently brewed beer that’s flavourful and easy to drink. Great stuff. (50cl bottle)