Pearl Jet
Marston's Plc.

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From:
Marston's Plc.
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Sweet / Milk Stout
Ranked #528
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
78
Ranked #26,801
Avg:
3.43 | pDev: 14.29%
Reviews:
137
Ratings:
289
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 16, 2023
Added:
Aug 18, 2001
Wants:
  7
Gots:
  29
Formerly Oyster Stout

A few pearls about our stout. It’s a nod to classic English Oyster Stouts often complimented by (but not containing) shellfish. Hints of chocolate, coffee and sweet treacle flavours and yet quite smooth and clean-tasting. Not that we’d ever crow about it.
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Rated: 3.75 by Dethark from England

Sep 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tenebris

Dec 15, 2021
 
Rated: 3.52 by Dentist666 from Russian Federation

Aug 14, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by Stengelfoot from California

Feb 08, 2020
 
Rated: 3.17 by arzt from Germany

Mar 23, 2019
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Reviewed by FBarber from Illinois

3.59/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours pitch black and shiny. Completely opaque. Thin mocha colored head dissipated rather quickly leaving no residual head. Thinking of foam lingers on the outside of the beer.

Aroma has notes of roasted malts and barley, light notes of lactose, chocolate, and a hint of salinity is noted. Overall its actually kind of reminiscent on the nose of a Guinness draught.

Taste has notes of roasted malts and barley, some bakers cocoa and a bit of lactose. Earthy bitterness and some salinity come through on the back end. The biggest drawback is that the whole profile seems watered down. If those flavors were more robust, this would be a very nice stout.

Feel is light bodied, sessionable, and quite smooth. Lively moderate carbonation. Semi-dry finish.

Overall this is a solid stout - albeit lacking the robustness needed to really make this a great beer that I'd want to drink again.
Oct 10, 2018
 
Rated: 3.27 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Oct 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.77 by ChrisHoffmann from Denmark

May 12, 2018
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Reviewed by beer488 from Israel

2.78/5  rDev -19%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Low carbonation, very little head. Pours a black coffee color. Smells malty and of roasted malt barley. Taste is creamy and smooth with mild bitterness. Easy drinking stout.
Aug 26, 2017
 
Rated: 3.42 by FZR23 from Romania

Aug 06, 2017
 
Rated: 3.87 by mishi_d from Romania

Jul 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.52 by dcmchew from Romania

Jul 06, 2017
 
Rated: 4.23 by bmaggot from Lithuania

Jul 03, 2017
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Reviewed by ChrisCage from Canada (AB)

3.48/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A- Pours a dark chocolate/coffee/root beer like color with a reasonably modest head that is caramel colored itself. Too hard to see obviously how the carbonation is on this one but the lacing is quite well done, with many small bubble patches clinging to the side of the glass. The head could have a little more oomph to it, but otherwise not a bad looking Stout!

S- I am detecting chocolate aromas, blended in with mildly roasty malts, toffee/caramel sweetness, perhaps some yeasty qualities and fainty malted coffee smells.....overall this smells on the sweeter end of the spectrum and it is mild.

T- This one has a reasonably basic flavor profile, with an actually heavy dry burnt malt flavor, but other than this it is of cocoa (unsweetened), mild yeast, weak coffee that perhaps sat out a day, toasted oat and a finish that is in your face, but then quickly fades without any real lingering aftertaste. Nothing offensive but nothing exciting here either!

M/O- This one is too carbonated for my liking, however the fizz is tight but it doesn't allow the palate to really experience the true character. Balancing is ok, but another shot of the alcohol would help round it out better in my opinion. Its drinkable enough and may be better with a meal but in general, this is a light bodied and is a little too bland for what I was hoping. It's good, not great.
Mar 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.35 by emincems from Turkey

Feb 28, 2017
 
Rated: 4.15 by cknoch from Canada (AB)

Dec 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.45 by KevinEPower from Canada (NL)

Oct 08, 2016
 
Rated: 4.4 by Boo-urns from Canada (ON)

Sep 13, 2016
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Reviewed by Borbly from Canada ()

3.75/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a near jet black body with a fair amount of tan head which quickly dissipates to yield a film. The aroma has sweet, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, and banana. The taste has a mild bitterness, with coffee dominating the palate with a caramel and toffee finish. The finish is quite smooth and matches the style well. Overall, a bit watery, but I think it is generally a good beer.
Sep 05, 2016
 
Rated: 3.71 by KStark from Canada (BC)

Sep 02, 2016
Pearl Jet from Marston's Plc.
Beer rating: 78 out of 100 with 289 ratings