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Marstons Double Drop

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263
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Brewed by Marstons (Marstons plc)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Burton-on-Trent, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
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RATINGS: 97   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.72   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Available filtered and pasteurised in 500ml clear glass bottles @ 5.0%. Occasionally available in cask. Has been brewd at 4.6%
The aptly named, "Double Drop", is brewed using just one type of English Barley - Maris Otter - which was harvested from Fuggle Farm in Norfolk. Uniquely, double dropping brings out the full flavour of this one melt, often described as "the king of brewing barley". The double dropping technique allows only the most vigorous yeast to survive and results in a cleaner fermentation process and a fresher, brighter beer. Double dropping involves "dropping" the beer during fermentation from one vessel to another, normally after 24 hours.


3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
worldbeertaste (404) - Lancashire, ENGLAND - FEB 4, 2012
Bottle. Light amber with a thick lasting frothy white head. Smells of sweet malt and caramel, light hops and sour malt. Medium smooth frothy, flat body. Medium sweet with a smooth bitter finish. Soft fruit sweetness, nuts and brown bread and a touch of spice. Has elements of a common bitter but more developed. I like it.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 12/20
ralphdot (506) - Billingham, Durham, ENGLAND - JAN 19, 2012
5.0% pale golden colour with a thin head, sweet malt and hop aroma, citrus hop taste, not a bad drink.

2.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
wimpyjoe (185) - Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - JAN 12, 2012
A faint aroma, medium bodied, but also a very bland bitterness to its taste.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
sm89walt (1344) - Norwich, Norfolk, ENGLAND - JAN 9, 2012
500ml bottle. Clear, lively copper coloured body; one finger lasting creamy off-white head. Sweet pasteurisation-ridden profile of boiled malts, subtle fruits & caramel. A dryish & soft slightly leafy, grassy English hop bitterness on the tongue. Light to medium bbody, medium carbonation, short finish. Some Burton mineral notes running throughout perhaps. Not a lot going on here at all; certainly not enough to do anything for me.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
hitoshies (1) - Leeds, West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 12, 2011 does not count
Because of its taste and low alcohol content, it can be drunk in one. It also has good aroma and goes down smoothly into the stomach. it’s a fine serendipity and will buy constantly.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Cunningham (1754) - Halden, NORWAY - OCT 27, 2011
UPDATED: JAN 31, 2012 Bottle. Amber colour with am off white head. Malty and light fruity aroma. Flavour of oderate malty sweetness and some cirtic hoppy notes. Also light fruity flavour.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
JohnRMurdoch (1390) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - SEP 22, 2011
Bottle from a friend. Note alcohol content of my bottle was 4%. Citric malt aroma. Golden Amber colour, good head. Bright fresh citrus fruit & resin flavour. Bitter aftertaste. This must be a different beer from the one that is so poorly rated here. This is a decent blonde beer, not a crap premium bitter.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
johndoughty (2814) - cheslyn hay, West Midlands, ENGLAND - JUL 23, 2011
Bottle. Golden with little carbonation.Slightly tinny and rather sharp.Not unpleasant but certainly not one of their best.


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