Morland Hens Tooth

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

I’m waiting for the head on this to go down so I can taste it....and man oh man....what a head. its a light wheat color, and so thick! I could spoon this and use it for cappucino! little surprised by the smell....a little more rank than I suspected....really kinda sweet, but not fruity....little concerned.... nice taste! Clean, bright...really crisp. Its hard to make out any one individual taste in this brew....not overly malty or strong.....not bad. Not great....different. I like this...

500ml Bottle: Smells of malt, hops, cream, caramel, and some yeast. Poured orange/amber in color with a large, creamy, off-white head that diminished but lasted throughout. Clear. Sparkling. Flavor is light to medium bitter. Tastes of malts, caramel, hops, and grass. Light to medium body. Sticky, chalky texture. Average carbonation. Creamy, light caramel and hops finish is dry.

Poured from clear pint bottle a glowing orange with a large off-white head that laced as it quickly faded. Nose is mostly malt with a little sweetness, a bit of sour, and something that was lager-like. The flavor started malty with a honey sweetness and a good carbonation tang, followed by bisquit, yeast, and a lightly tart/bitter ending. Palate is lightly sweet with a powdery mild bitter at the end with a little alcohol vapor. Overall nice pub sipping beer, easy to drink. Flavor was somewhat lacking, but I’d have another.

500ml clear bottle from The Lighthouse in Manchester. Pours a rich copper-amber body with a good inch of off-white head. smells of caramel mostly, with fruit and just a tinge of skunk. Tastes caramelly, biscuity, fruity... That caramel-malt character sticks around in the aftertaste, making me crave more. Unfortunately it’s got just a hint of skunk in the aftertaste too. On the lighter side of medium-bodied with ample carbonation. Pretty drinkable and refreshing. If it didn’t have a little of that ’long voyage overseas’ flavor to it, it’d be better. I bet it’s phenomenal fresh, especially on tap.

[From the archive] Citrusy, dusty aroma. Not what I expected (at that time) from an English brew. Reminiscent of some Belgian strong ales mixed with bitter. Yeast seems to overpower even the strong caramalts. Bit of a let down.

Bottled. Pours a clear copper color with a med/large rolling off white head. The aroma is heavy on the malt side, alcohol, and various fruits. The flavor has moderate sweetness from the fruit and malt. The finish finds some bitterness and alcohol as the dominant flavors. Medium bodied. Decent, but I won’t revisit this one.

50 cl bottle. Pours a dark orange/copper color with a small frothy head with slight lacing. It looks way more enticing in the glass than it does while it’s in the bottle. Nose is of subtle, earthy hops with a hint of malt. Sweet flavor, malt in the beginning and finishes with a nice bitterness that finishes it all out. Definitely has that "English" taste to it. Really nice on the palate, finishes a touch too dry but not enough to take away from everything else. solid.

Clear amber with large off white head. Sweet fruity with caramel,peach and mild hoppy notes. Ends bitter.