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Caffreys

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

Tadcaster, England

bottled
available

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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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 Stew41 (1052), Caulfield, Australia
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/103/58/20
May 3, 2008  
Served from the can. Pours well with a nitro assisted thick and very creamy head. Body is very clear and is copper in colour, about right for the style. Boring nose of slightly stale malts and a hint of bitterness that I sometimes see on Australian ’bitters’ (ie pale lagers). Palate is very soft and smooth but lacks interest and bite. The faintest of fruit runs through the palate along with the aforementioned dull bitterness. I think I really struggle with cans.


 begbie100 (162), Oulu, Finland
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/56/104/511/20
Apr 29, 2008  
On tap. Very nice white thick head, copperish colour. Palate is smooth with very low carb. Both aroma and flavour are very plain: peculiar ammonium chloride / licorice taste, otherwise watery.


 thewolf (5744), Kolding, Denmark
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/57/20
Apr 21, 2008  
Tap @ Lions Sports Bar, Kensington Close Hotel, London.
[as Caffrey’s Cold]
Pours light golden with a truly magnificent creamy off-white head. Super duration. Aroma is sweet toffee, light malts. Very creamy, but feels a little artificial, as it feels a bit thin at the same time. Thin flavour, light caramel. Rather dull.


 cyrenaica (440), Milton, Ontario, Canada
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/103/58/20
Apr 19, 2008  
20oz draught
4.20% ABV
I tried this beer on March 15, 2008 at ’McCabe’s Irish Pub’ in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The beer was a nice translucent orange/gold colour with a thick, creamy white head that lasted throughout the experience. The aroma was primarily malt with a slight hoppish hint. The mouthfeel was thick, and creamy, with very light carbonation. When taking into account the lack of carbonation, the flavour was nothing more than malted water. One could easily drink 5-6 of these as they go down easy................on this day, one was enough for me.


 skortila (2903), Bunnik, Netherlands
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Apr 5, 2008  
Canned. @ Lanzarote. Aroma has some floral hoppiness, not very strong. Clear, copper-golden coloured with a lasting, creamy thin head. Taste is slightly bitter, slightly sweet and has nutty maltiness and flowery hops. Watery and not a strong taste. Good lookin’ but weak in aroma and taste.


 jredmond (1039), New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/515/20
Mar 12, 2008  
1 pint at Waxxy O’Conners in Piccadilly. First off, someone should rate this place - great atmosphere. The beer poured a clear reddish amber with half inch head. The aroma was very slight hops. The taste is extremely smooth followed by a slightly bitter hoppy finish. Good beer, but most likely bias response due to the sick bar I enjoyed it in.


 gam (1103), brisbane, Australia
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Feb 29, 2008  
Dark gold pour,good head,aroma hoppy,nutty,flavour creamy,buttery,fruit tastes,bitter is nice,slight watery flavour but nothing too bad,finish is bitter sweet.


 beerlord (215), tonawanda, New York, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/55/103/510/20
Feb 5, 2008  
fruity aroma froma copper body with a thick nitro head. Camel/butter flavors with a touch of bitterness. Medium mouth feel.



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