Wem Special

Formerly brewed at Leeds (Carlsberg UK)
Style: Bitter
Leeds, England

Serve in English pint

Cask. Can’t remember where, was a random quick half while popping in for a piss on a cross country business trip. Cleared to gold with thick slightly yellowed white head. Nice. Some sweetness, a little dryness. Something a little different that I can’t put my finger on. I liked it though.

The Shrewsbury & Wem Brewery were founded around 1870. They were bought by Greenalls in 1952, whose brewing operations were sold to Allied which was later absorbed by Carlsberg. Declared as the best beer in Britain. 1985. This is a rich, smooth beer with a gentle toffee flavour underpined by soft coffee. A firm, but not aggressive carbonation. A well balanced, well made, tasty and pleasing beer.