India Pale Ale
Another IPA (5.5% abv) I picked up in M&S. This one is apparently brewed with Burton-on-Trent water.It was ok, but not as good as the Cornish IPA.
I have just dug a little deeper on the web and I have decided I do not like this beer. I have copied an excerpt from Roger Protz below. See if you can guess why I am not a fan!
"Marstons, (for Marks & Spencer) India Pale Ale (England) Brewed for M&S by marstons of Burton-on-Trent using Optic pale malt and Fuggles, Goldings and Cascade hops. It pours a rich toffee colour with a thick, creamy and persistent head. On the nose it is very appealing, with caramel and nutty notes, but plenty of zesty grapefruit, orange and leafy, hoppy notes. On the palate it is rich and smooth, with a full-bodied, creamy and warming cappuccino texture, and nice balance between quite bitter, punchy hop flavours and racy, citrussy fruit. The malt is subtle and just fills out the finish, in a lovely, quite complex beer. Almost worth four stars. 5.5% ABV, 50cl, £1.99, Marks & Spencer. "
Arghhhhhhhhhhh!
posted by Tim at
Thursday, November 06, 2008
4 Comments:
My guess is you don't like Cascade hops? Beer sounds killer to me.
Do you remember Sheaf Stout? I used to drink gallons of that in the eighties. What a great stout!
Hi Sausage, no I just don't liek anything that is brewed by Marstons. Cascade is ok - but i prefer Columbus.
As for Sheaf, do you mean the Aussie stuff? I have not had that for a few years, and if I recall correctly it's Fosters with a flavouring agent.
The stuff I drank years ago was Australian, and it definitely wasn't Foster's with a flavouring agent.
It's the stout with the yellow bottle right?
I remember the stuff, but I don't remember it being any good!
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