Morrells Varsity

Formerly brewed at Thomas Hardy (Burtonwood)
Style: Bitter
Burtonwood, England

Serve in English pint

Cask athe prince Albert, Wall Heath. Pours deep brown with a large head. Aroma is faint malt, toast and some citrus hops. Taste is some slight bread to start and a light piney hop finish with some orange. Medium bitterness.

Unretired, The Anchor, Burbage, 10/09/10. Nitro creamy bronze, fat Gilette head. Orange peel and cream aroma- not bad. Monster munch, milk, orange flesh flavour. Yep, beef Monster Munch afters. Holds up surprisingly well against the festival stuff, with some distinct orange hop character. Not bad.

I hate students as well, and rugby is ok but cricket, WTF is that. Perhaps drinking this in a dank, darkly lit, cigarette-fume- soaked basement in a great hall of learning merits an average grade

1. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich (JDW) 18/11/2002 Copper amber coloured and slightly sweet on the palate. Some dryness in a pleasant malt finish. 2. Cask Handpump at the Penny Black, Northwich 19/11/2002 Copper amber coloured and slightly sweet on the palate. Some dryness in a malt finish.

I had this beer many years ago at one time when I was too lazy and stupid to write my thoughts. I will update this as soon as I get my hands on this beer again.

Cask Conditioned at The Wine Vaults, Banbury. Red brown beer, flat. This was a decent beer from Oxford, but is now lifeless, sweet, vegetable character. Lifeless hop finish.

Another English Bitter which isn’t good, nor bad. I wish I could say something constructive about this beer, but to me it is very very average. On the down side - I dont like students and i hate rugby, so this beer doesnt really appeal to me. VERY AVERAGE!

Extremely fruity bitter. Heaps of peaches (with skins on) and overripe grapes. Not a lot of bitterness or hop character. Bit too cloyingly fruity for my antipodean tastes.