Marstons Ashes Ale (Bottle)

Brewed by Marstons (Marstons plc)
Style: Bitter
Burton-on-Trent, England

Serve in English pint

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Clear 500ml bottle, best before June 2007, drank March 2007. The label claims it is a Pale Ale, although from its colour, aroma and taste, I can see where my friend Yau thought it an English Bitter when he added this beer to beerfly. Poured into a Palm tulip glass (twice), it looks a pale bitter, terracotta orange, clear and sparkling, a small slightly off white head soon dispersed to a thin wisp of nothingness, a little collar round the glass and a blob in the centre. The label said serve it lightly chilled,so I did, this effected the aroma, although a heavy hops and yeast smell came out the bottle before I poured the first half, that soon went and nothing replaced it until the beer began to warm in the glass, toffee esters arrived, but no great aroma to this beer. A little fizzy and dry, bitter too, with a metallic feel, strange combination, which I struggled to enjoy. As the beer warmed, the metallic taste got more prominent, not good! Dry and metallic aftertaste, not what I want to feel after each mouthful. This beer was on special, 5 pints for £5.00. I am glad I didn’t pay a lot for them, 4 to go!

4.1% golden colour with thin head, malt and hop aroma, malty taste with a hint of citrus, not bad but definitely not for Australians.

Bottled. A golden beer which is pretty much headless. A sweet oaky aroma with sticky vanilla. Highly bitter with caramel and sweet oak. Doesn’t really work.

500ml bottle. Pours orange with no head. Aroma is sweet, slinky caramel malt. Some fruity malt to start. Skunk in the aftertaste.

Quite a nice light and refreshing beer, well balanced and nicely hopped. A good beer to drink on a session

[500ml bottle shared with Dave - cheers!] Pale amber, moderate white head, moderate yet soft-feeling fizz. The distinctive Marstons bitter, sulphurous minerality (which I personally dislike) jumps out at first, but is soon softened by a little spice and grassy, lager-like hops. A growing sweet fruitiness leads to a dry finish with a nice soft chalky mouthfeel. Better than I expected.

Bottled, 500ml from Morrisons, Banbury. Gold with white head, carbonated. Light, sweet malty beer, easily drinkable, but all a little too lightweight, a bit like our batting line up. Below average.

Bottle from Lidl. Dark gold with a white head. Sweet malty aroma. Some plastic sourness in the taste. Mid bitter finish. Left me with a grim, griping feeling. The epic contest it celebrates deserves better.

light amber with a large frothy head lacing on glass. Smells sweet but not of anything much. Taste of bitter hops thought this was a bit disappointing expected it to be better!

Deep golden hue with a fast disapating head. Fresh crisp citrus and malty nose. Light crisp slightly watery taste with a touch of citrus. Standard stuff.