 Jonte (309), Gothenburg, Sweden
Apr 25, 2008 Updated: Jun 23, 2008
Bottle. Deep golden-orange color with a fast shrinking white head. Aroma of citrus, bitter hops, grass, tropical fruit, and bread. The taste is bitter and a bit sharp and one-dimensional, some lighter notes of tropical fruit, citrus, grass, wood, marzipan, and caramel. Light bodied.
weaselkenievil (272), Cheshire, England
Jul 6, 2008 Bottle, dark gold orange colour with white head. Very drinkable, I liked it. Nice balance of bitterness, fruitiness and hops. Nice.
pintbypint (872), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Jun 29, 2008 500ml clear bottle. Deep gold colour, fluffy and creamy white cap with decent retention. Aroma is malty, soft perfumy/citrusy sweet hop notes. Flavour of fruity malt, citrus/orange notes. Moderate bitterness with some hop aftertaste. Medium bodied, creamy in the mouth, light carboantion. Good drinkability. A lot better than I was expecting, especially coming from a clear bottle.
Slayer85 (422), Firenze, Italy
Jun 29, 2008 Clear glass bottle. A clear dark golden beer with a medium sized disappearing white head. The aroma is not powerful, with a light/medium maltiness and hoppiness and notes of caramel and grass. The flavour begins sweet with the malt and ends quite bitter with the hops. Light metallic note. Medium body, average/lively carbonation, short/medium dry finish with almost medium bitetrness. A decent pint.
azlondon (457), Greater London, England
Jun 26, 2008 Updated: Jun 27, 2008Appearance: Golden, little head.
Aroma: Fruity, citric, not malty.
Taste: Fruity, tingling. Hopsy.
Info: 500ml bottle, 12/9-2005, 10/300
highlandlad (1164), Sydney, Australia
Jun 18, 2008 There was a time in the 1980s when I thought Marstons represented all that was good and wonderful about brewing.
These days, that notion seems as old as the British Empire itself. This "IPA" has all the flaws you would expect of a pasteurised bitter bottled in clear glass, but it’s a lot better than I expected. Appearance: silty caramel-orange with plenty of spent yeast suspended under a dismal head. Aroma: skunked, thanks to the clear bottle and poor storage. The usual pasteurised boiled lolly sweet notes and some bready malts. Also some Orangina fruitiness. Overall, lacking in zest and freshness. Palate: thin to medium. Flavour: initial hit of butterscotch diacetyl, followed by muddy tropical fruit flavours - passionfruit, limes, etc. Gentle heat in a bone-dry finish, thanks to the 5.7% abv. Has some of that chewy mid-palate that I used to enjoy so much in draught Pedigree. Overall: above-average for a pasteurised British bottled ale, but the benchmark is low. (500ml clear bottle from Camperdown Cellars eons ago. No best-by date on bottle)
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