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Caffreys 2.76 423

Caffreys

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

Tadcaster, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
4232.76/5.02.76/5.04.2%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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JohnDo2000 (99), Metairie, Louisiana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/57/103/512/20
May 31, 2002  
Decent ale. More of a lagery taste. Light and creamy taste.


 Radek Kliber (3972), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
May 24, 2002  
Nutin special . So average ! Decent yeah , but s plain ... Nothing but to say except that is average but also there is noting to praise about it ...


 ravidesai (915), Bombay, India
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/512/20
May 22, 2002  
dark copper colour, dense head. seemes over-nitrogenated to me. very creamt but devoid of a clear flavour. some sweet malt with a bitter hop finish - also has the taste of a watered down whiskey.


 joss (3685), Garching b. München, Germany
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/59/20
May 21, 2002  
sour taste from stale hops - may have been too old


 krisbierjaeger (844), dolores, Colorado, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
May 17, 2002  
some dazzle in the initial presentation: the widget churns out the foam like a steam engine, sheets of lace, white as swiss cream. i’m miffed it’s not a full pint, but it does do artful things to a glass: brassy as a gong under that slurpy head. aroma is faint however--at this point (a full glass) a piece of paper exudes more odor. what there is has a perfumy quality, yet far away like a woman at the next table. some caramel aroma as well which extends into the flavor, but the impression is still very creamy, like moderately hopped half and half. no bite of carbonation, dry, but a vivid bitter finish. this is a whispering beer, quite unusual. mixed feelings...


 kmeves (1080), Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
May 16, 2002  
Creamy aftertaste, nice amber color. A Coors product?


 scrawfis (143), Naperville, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/105/514/20
May 12, 2002  
The mouthfeel of this ale mimics that of Guinness. Any lacking of a distinct flavor is made up with its creaminess and smoothness.


 JPDIPSO (4929), Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/511/20
May 8, 2002  
A typical pour from a draught can. My first sip seemed watery, which I passed off to having chilled the can to long. Unfortunately that didn’t change with warming. A dry acidic finish which lasted way to long which doesn’t necessarily invite you back. After the acid went away there where some pale lingering malt flavors - to late to save this.



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