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Ushers Winter Storm

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Ushers Winter Storm

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A Bitter formerly brewed by
Wychwood Refresh (Marstons plc)

Witney, England

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62.28/5.02.38/5.0Winter4%0English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Seasonal - Dec to Feb.
After Ushers closed their brewery in 2000 (but continued as a pub company, renamed to Innspired Pubs), the beer brands were taken on by Refresh UK and contract brewed at several locations, including Thomas Hardy and Wadworths. The Ushers seasonal brands are currently (late 2005) made at Wychwood.
Brewed with Scottish Whisky Malt for a warming rich body. Styrian Goldings hops give the bitterness and floral aroma.

 Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 28, 2006  
Cask conditioned @ Humble Plumb, Soton. Fairly malty (didnt notice the whisky malt presence) in a sweetly muddled way. Drinkable but not one to have again.


 maeib (4012), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Feb 13, 2004  
Cask conditioned. Another beer suffering from being served too cold. allegedly the whisky malt makes the beer warming, but that certainly wasn't evident here. Light brown with no special aroma. Malty flavour but nothing noteworthy. Distinctly average.


 Pub (4123), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Feb 8, 2004  
Cask Conditioned at The Dun Cow, Hornton, Oxon. Pale brown colour with a thin head. Confusing label on the cask, it would seem that the Ushers Brewery had never closed! I think that Refresh are desperate to get a winning beer and trying every wych way but to little avail. This was ok, thin malty body with a short finish, but when are we going to get some great brewing, I'd suggest forget the quantity of different names and styles do something with love.


G_Nome (23), England
0.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/102/53/20
Jan 29, 2004  
Cask @ Wetherspoons Wouldn't wash my feet in this muck!! Only aroma was vinegary, same taste quickly followed... taken back from whence it came... a disgrace. Admittedly, may have been kept on tap too long... but that asks questions in itself!


 SilkTork (3941), Rochester, Kent, England
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Jan 22, 2004  
Cask fresh @ JDW's Gate Clock, Greenwich. Sweet sticky malt with a pleasant citric hop rush. Served in very good condition at the perfect temperature. A decently made pleasant beer of no great quality or character.



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