Morland Old Crafty Hen (Bottle)

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

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Bottle. Glowing red-orange hue, if it had a nicer head I’d give it a higher appearance score. Aroma is weak, but comes out more as it warms. Smells like discarded cherry pits and slight diacetyl. Subdued malt character is fruity with a hint of pleasant breadcrust and comes out more as it warms. As it warms a lot more aromas emerge--spiciness, cloves. Flavors are somewhat similar to the aromas. Cherry skins, pits. Aftertaste is lingering fruity malts. Spices too, cinnamon and clove. Mouthfeel is drying and chalky, woody. Character improves immensely as it warms, it undergoes an entire transformation. More of the malt complexity emerges. Went from a 2.6 out of the fridge to a 3.0 at room temp. This would probably be better in a cask-conditioned format. Not bad after having a poor first impression.

Malt and fruit a bit soapy . Dark amber with an airy cream coloured head that rapidly disappears. Tastes of alcohol. Greasy, that taste that always comes from oak.

11/12/11. 500mL bottle. Mostly clear amber pour with a small, foamy, soapy tan head that fades to nothing quick. Mild aroma of biscuits and a touch of roast. Bitter, toasty flavor with a bit of dark fruits and big butterscotch mixed with a bit of papery cardboard. Meh.

English strong ale special. Clear amber with impressive full head that lasts all the way down. Aroma is butter toffee and red fruit. Some pine pitch. Clean yeasty fruity taste with some hard mineral. Simple pub beer.

A second nice surprise from M’s sister J. Slight burnt, caramel aroma. golden, clear appearance with a white head. medium bitterness, with a slight sweet bitter aftertaste. medium body, soft carbonation,

Red color with small off white head. Aroma of straw, malt. Taste is light to medium bitter. Light body, oily texture, softto average carbonation. I was expecting more.

Reddish amber. Malt aroma. Taste is quite startlingly sweet and malty. It was one of those beers that you love after the first sip, but towards the end of the bottle its syruppy, vinous attractions begin to pall. Not quite subtle and complex enough to be a classic.

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, malt, fruits, wood and hops.

Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is caramel, roasted malt, hop. Flavour is caramel, roasted malt, hop. Medium body. Ordinary beer.

gives nice amber-brown color, lots of malt and sweetness all the way ends on a melloe plain, not the strongest beer but you can taste the alcohol