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Caffreys

Percentile
25
overall
Brewed by Tadcaster (MolsonCoors)
Style: Bitter

Tadcaster, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4222.76/5.02.76/5.04.2%18.1English pint
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised nitro-keg and nitro-can beer.
"A smooth, creamy ale." Introduced in 1994 as a 4.8% Irish Ale by Bass at Caffrey's Ulster brewery, and promoted strongly with an advertising campaign of "strong words softly spoken". Interbrew took over in 2000, soften the recipe and attempted to catch the lager market, using a new promotion of "a storm brewing". Coors acquired the brand in 2002. Initially contract brewed by Interbrew for Coors at Ulster, the brand eventually moved to Coor's Tower Brewery in Tadcaster.
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 GregClow (2496), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/53/102/57/20
Jul 26, 2004  
Had a pint of this at one of those sort of bars that has about 10 taps, with 7 of them being shitty domestic macros, and the other three being Stella, Guinness and this so they can brag about having "great imports on tap!" Looks nice in the glass, but the nitro kills most of the aroma and flavour. If you’re looking for "smooth and creamy", I guess this would be appealing, but I’d prefer some flavour, thanks.


 CamdenD (606), Madrid, Spain
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/54/102/59/20
Jul 20, 2004  
Thought I liked this beer my first trip to London. Then I realized I liked it because I hadn’t had anything else. On the smoothflow tap, this was 5.2% and had a bit of a kick in the aftertaste, which didn’t help. Metallic, not smooth as advertised. Did pour a nice amber color.


 Hansen (2281), Randers, Denmark
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/53/103/58/20
Jul 18, 2004  
Thise nitrocan gives the beers a fine good head. Too bad this brewer dosn’t put some good beer in the can. A little more bitter than the rest.


 Mungo (2474), Southampton, Hampshire, England
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/57/20
Jul 13, 2004  
Nitro can. Buttery toffee aroma. Easy drinking with a little bitterness. Not bad for a nitro can


 DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/58/20
Jul 12, 2004  
Draught at Brooksby Agricultural College, Leics. Soft, fairly boring beer. Ruddy colouring, with a light malty flavour and metallic notes, most notably in the finish. Bland.


 Lubiere (4529), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/101/510/20
Jul 3, 2004  
Golden amber ale with a thick nitro widget head. Very faint malt aroma with light hops as beer is warming. Very light bodied, watery. Woody notes came out with very little sweetness. No hops in mouth. Boring.


 Aurelius (2648), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Jul 2, 2004  
Fruity/ cherry tart aroma. Smooth nitro head. Light flavoring all round and pretty watery. A waste of time.


 jfm (1695), Holbæk, Denmark
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/56/20
Jun 25, 2004  
Light amber color with a small but thick white head. The taste is very mild malty with a very light hoppy finish. Watery and boring. This won’t offend anyone.



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