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Morland Old Speckled Hen

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Morland Old Speckled Hen

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A Premium Bitter/ESB formerly brewed by
Greene King

Bury St. Edmunds, England

bottled
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on tap
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9783.12/5.03.12/5.05.2%47.2English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised in bottles and nitro cans. Also available as "Smooth" from nitro tap.
Cask version was first brewed in 1979 by Morland Brewery to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory in Abingdon. The name comes from the MG factory’s works car - the gold speckled MG Featherweight Fabric Saloon, affectionately known as the Ol’ Speckl’d ’Un.
Brewed since 1999 by Greene King following the take-over of Morland Brewery.
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 Ungstrup (11378), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Nov 12, 2002  
An amber beer with a small head, it has a slightly fruity aroma. The flavor is a little flat with a very soft bitterness and sweetness from a good malt blend. It’s an OK beer, but nothing special.


 omhper (10728), Stockholm, Sweden
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/511/20
Aug 21, 2002  
Sampled cask conditioned at Blackfriars, Inverness, Scotland.
Brownish amber colour. Flowery aroma. Sweet and nutty with medium body. Syrupy finish.


 Papsoe (10459), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 22, 2005  
(Bottle 50 cl) Neatly amber couloured with a white head. Malty body with notes of nuts and caramel. Highly drinkable. 101200


 Oakes (6979), Miami Beach, Florida, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2002  
Dark amber; aroma - powdery hops, tobacco, soft biscuity malts; dry, toasty character, creamy body.


 yespr (6889), Copenhagen O, Denmark
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Aug 10, 2007  
50 cL can. Pours light brown/amber with a lacing off-white head. Caramel malty aroma with a minor roasted note. Medium bodied. Malty flavour, well balanced with the bitterness. Caramel, slight sweet and with slight special hops twist. Nice, but not my favourite style.



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