 DJMonarch (6071), Northwich, Cheshire, England
Feb 12, 2006 Bottle 04/10/2004
Golden amber coloured and hoppy. Some dryness in a bitter lasting finish.
DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
Jan 5, 2006 Bottled. Ooh no, didn’t like this one. Sickly sweet and unrelentingly artificial tasting. Glazes the tongue, but not in a pleasant way. Quite bad.
highlandlad (1258), Sydney, Australia
Mar 1, 2005 One of Marstons better bottled beers, great summer drinking. Poured a marmalade colour with a thin white head. The floral nose is deliciously zesty, with some limey hop characters. Light bodied and quenching. Has that wonderful Marstons green apple crispness. Here it’s coupled with a citric hop tang and a lingering bitterness. In bottled form, this comes up much better than some of the brewer’s better ales. (Bottle)
Boystout (900), Chisinau, Moldova
Aug 13, 2004 I respect Marstons, though I wouldn’t say that there are many differences between their session bitters. This is sold together with Pedigree, Single Malt and Double Drop. Maybe the hoppiest of them. Clear bottle, copper colour, thin head, malty and fruity aroma, hoppy, malty and ironish taste. Dry finish.
Garrat (1132), Suffolk, England
Jan 5, 2004 Updated: Dec 5, 2004
Spiesy (2333), Global Citizen, Greater London, England
Sep 2, 2003 Bottled.Deep golden colour, quite a nice looking white head. Very bitter aroma and flavour. Long bitter palate.
Sully (1367), Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
Jul 26, 2003 There are two enjoyable aspects of reviewing beers. Being the first is great and then there is being the tenth which gives rise to the percentile. Ok now to the beer. This is a good amber with the promised nose of hops, The head is thin but still presentable all the way down. The flavour is good but not brilliant. This is the sort of beer that you would expect to see in an English pub, which fom my perspective is not a bad thing, but it isn't a 'wow' beer either.
SilkTork (4156), Rochester, Kent, England
Apr 6, 2003 Updated: Dec 12, 2004Bottled. Filtered and pasteurised. 5.0%
April, 2003:I’m not a fan of Marston’s bottled products - though Owd Rodger is a decent ale. This is a typical Marston brew, with the trademark Marston’s malt aroma. I tried this alongside Marston’s Strong Pale Ale. Not a lot of difference. The colour is slightly paler - more sunflower oil than burnt orange. The steady rise of thin bubbles is similar, just less of them. It has the same monk’s head of foam. There is the usual gentle hop bitterness, though well integrated with the malt. Not as sweet, nor quite as fruity as the Strong Pale. Indeed, there is a tobacco quality about the taste. Not a great beer, but certainly drinkable. [2.5]
Dec, 2004: In the Marston line up with the Drouble Drop and the Single Malt. Not much between them. This was the driest with the most hop awareness in the finish. Not great quality, but drinkable. [2.3]
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