Strong Pale Ale
Marston's Plc.
- From:
- Marston's Plc.
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.27 | pDev: 17.74%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 32
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Mar 04, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 14, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
77
Okay
77
Okay
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Dentist666 from Russian Federation
2.96/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.96/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Poured into pint.
Hard pour provides clear light copper/golden beer with thick off-white head, moderate retention.
Smell - metallic, fruity/marmalade notes.
Taste - rough, malts, fruity esters, too much alcohol at the first sip.
Medium body and carbonation, dry on palate.
Sounds like ordinary poor strong lager, save for definite ale character, not ESA.
Jan 31, 2016Hard pour provides clear light copper/golden beer with thick off-white head, moderate retention.
Smell - metallic, fruity/marmalade notes.
Taste - rough, malts, fruity esters, too much alcohol at the first sip.
Medium body and carbonation, dry on palate.
Sounds like ordinary poor strong lager, save for definite ale character, not ESA.
Reviewed by DypsoBubble from England
3.23/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Smells dry, malty with a hint of vinegar. On tasting, it is not that dry but quite sweet. Has a rich mouth feel from start to finish. Just the right amount of gas. Not that hoppy more malty. A touch of coffee, grapefruit, cocoa and orange. Enjoyable but lacking wow factor and lacks a fresh vibrancy.
Sep 14, 2015
Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.08/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
From hipercor, last unit. In Duvel glass. Waiting children sleep time whilr watching pride & prejudice (bbc) and browsing hiposurinatum. Very balanced, although it doesnt stand out for anything. Avg 3.38
12 Oct 2016: From Hipercor last units. In Ikea's pint glass. Watching Comando Actualidad: El Imperio de la Cerveza. Its more sweet than I remembered and the alcohol more noticeable. The feeling is still pleasant though
Jul 19, 201512 Oct 2016: From Hipercor last units. In Ikea's pint glass. Watching Comando Actualidad: El Imperio de la Cerveza. Its more sweet than I remembered and the alcohol more noticeable. The feeling is still pleasant though
Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England
3.12/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.12/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours amber body with very flimsy quickly disappearing white head.
Big citrus hops on the nose, hints of caramel and a faint aroma of pewter.
No mistaking the strength very boozy. Brown sugar and ethanol tastes rule. Glimpsing citrus and toffee tastes all crushed by alcohol which at least keep it bitter and tart.
Thick chewy mouthfeel, quaffable? No Way!
Enjoyable but huge booziness.
Jul 12, 2012Big citrus hops on the nose, hints of caramel and a faint aroma of pewter.
No mistaking the strength very boozy. Brown sugar and ethanol tastes rule. Glimpsing citrus and toffee tastes all crushed by alcohol which at least keep it bitter and tart.
Thick chewy mouthfeel, quaffable? No Way!
Enjoyable but huge booziness.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
2.88/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.88/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A 500ml clear glass bottle with a BB of Dec 2011.
Poured into a Sam Smith's pint glass. A hazy orange-amber hue with medium carbonation and evidence of bottle conditioning. Forms a small head of white foam that disappears rapidly. Aroma of fruity yeast esters underpinned by stewed hops and a hint of roasted malt. Notes of bananas and diacetyl.
Tastes of yeast esters and malt with a stewed hop bitterness. Slightly sweet and dry. Notes of bananas, fruity yeast and stewed hops. A harsh, faintly solvent-like finish. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, but a bit watery. Pretty astringent; leaves the palate dry. Aftertaste of bitter yeasty notes.
A fairly average strong ale. Very yeasty and slightly sweet, but lacking in malt flavours and aroma. I guess I'd expect the style to have a darker and more distinct malt character. No aromatic hops, and the bitterness is dry and harsh. There are certainly better beers out there - give it a miss.
Dec 20, 2011Poured into a Sam Smith's pint glass. A hazy orange-amber hue with medium carbonation and evidence of bottle conditioning. Forms a small head of white foam that disappears rapidly. Aroma of fruity yeast esters underpinned by stewed hops and a hint of roasted malt. Notes of bananas and diacetyl.
Tastes of yeast esters and malt with a stewed hop bitterness. Slightly sweet and dry. Notes of bananas, fruity yeast and stewed hops. A harsh, faintly solvent-like finish. Mouthfeel is smooth and tingly, but a bit watery. Pretty astringent; leaves the palate dry. Aftertaste of bitter yeasty notes.
A fairly average strong ale. Very yeasty and slightly sweet, but lacking in malt flavours and aroma. I guess I'd expect the style to have a darker and more distinct malt character. No aromatic hops, and the bitterness is dry and harsh. There are certainly better beers out there - give it a miss.
Reviewed by karait95 from Mexico
3.21/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.21/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: Very nice color, an amber tone with a big head that seems creamy with small bubbles that leaves some traces on the glass, the carbonation is constant and well distributed all over the beer.
S: The aroma is good with the normal sweetness of a pale ale maybe a little too much alcohol can be sensed the base are still malts and hops.
T: The tasting is not really impressive even it is a well done beer the flavor is a little simple just malts and hops.
M: The ending is the best part because it last really long it is very bitter at the end and can be felt in the back part of the mouth.
May 23, 2011S: The aroma is good with the normal sweetness of a pale ale maybe a little too much alcohol can be sensed the base are still malts and hops.
T: The tasting is not really impressive even it is a well done beer the flavor is a little simple just malts and hops.
M: The ending is the best part because it last really long it is very bitter at the end and can be felt in the back part of the mouth.
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