Morland Hens Tooth

Brewed by Greene King
Style: English Strong Ale
Bury St. Edmunds, England

Bottle from the LCBO. Like many who purchased bottles from the recent LCBO release, I had one that exploded all over the damn place when I opened it - but luckily, my second bottle was fine. Pours a decent looking amber colour with a good sized off-white head. Aroma is OK - malt, dried fruit, mild hops, a slight sourness. Same elements come through in the flavour. Body is on the thin side. A pretty unimpressive strong ale, really - not much character to speak of.

Pours out a nice clear amber color with a nice beige head. Aroma was somehwat hoppy with a nice mix aof sweetness to it. Flavor was very nice. Had a ncie bitterness to with witha yeasty undertone to. Over all a ncie english stong. Something i think is a bit under rated.

Beautiful deep-red appearance with a full, foamy head. Strong alcohol nose features additional accents of orange, clove and citrus peel. The flavour also carries strong alcohol, with a spicy body (clove most prominent) and a pine needle bitterness that grows towards the medium-long finish. A touch of malt nicely balances out the astringent bitterness. Makes an excellent sipping beer.

Bouteille claire de 500 ml. Couleur orange thé, gros collet que se réduit vite. Arome débutant était moufette qui est typique quand elle vient d’un bouteille claire, puis un d’houblon sucré et finalement un peu sucré seulement. Goût d’houblon ordinaire mais passable, mais elle devient sûrette et poche!

Very foamy head, almost to a point of being soap bubbly. Dary orange color. When first poured it was 95% head, though it disapated after a bit. Sour tasting. Honestly, the bottle was on sale for 99 cents at Ledger’s Liquors, and I saw it recently for $3.50 at Bevmo so I have to wonder if this was old or had a bottle infection of some sort. Then again they’re using maltose syrup in there so not sure what the sourness is coming from. Either way its kind of unpleasant.

A nice english ale. Has a sour aroma. Appearance is light brown with mild yeast residue. Mouthfeel is alright, with a little bitterness. Flavor is strong and pure. A fair beer.

Im not sure what to rate a beer that tried to kill me. Once I popped the cap, the beer burst out of the bottle with intensity and anger, the likes of which I have never seen. When all was said and done I managed to avoid much of Hens Tooth’s wrath, but I cant say the same for my carpet. All I was left with was about 20 percent of the origional contents of the bottle. Not a bad beer , it’s s poor mans Maudite.

500 mL bottle from LCBO.

App.: Fairly deep orange-amber, with a substantial, frothy, off-white head. Aroma: A sour smell to start things off (uh-oh). Not really vinegary, more lactic or malic. There was a nice floral, herbaceous hops aroma when I first popped the cap. A bit of fruity malt, molasses, raisins behind the nastiness. Kinda spicy, with some honey and an overall nose that reminds me of Belgian ale, for whatever reason. Palate: Thinnish-body, with moderately effervescent carbonation. Flav.: A bit of licorice and molasses, but the sourness dominates, providing some interesting off notes. On swallowing, there is a twangy mix of tartness and bitterness. Not pleasant. A bit of lingering malt.

I suspect that something went haywire with the bottle conditioning. Thankfully, this beer is a rare as a hen’s tooth.