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Marstons Burton Bitter (Cask)

Marstons Burton Bitter (Cask)

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A Bitter brewed by
Marstons (Marstons plc)

Burton-on-Trent, England

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332.44/5.02.46/5.03.8%4.6English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Cask; Regular. A Wetherspoons regular.
"This beer is brewed using special Burton brewing water drawn from the hills. The quality of water used at Marston’s Brewery is critical to the finished beer - the well water in Burton-on-Trent gives an unusually clear, bright bitter."

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 TheGrandMaster (1617), Auckland, New Zealand
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Feb 18, 2006  
Pint pulled at The Railway in Putney (London), a very clear amber with a thin creamy head. A sour aroma - likely because of lake of quality control at my local JDW - but still some hints of hoppy fruitiness. Smooth in the mouth with a sharp bitter finish. The slight fruity flavours are combined well with the subtle maltiness.


 imdownthepub (4311), Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/513/20
Dec 27, 2003  
Cask Conditioned at The Packhorse Inn, Little Longstone, Derbys. Amber beer with rocky head. A big favourite session beer, sulphery nose, lively slightly sweet malty body and sharp finish. Not at its best for this marking.


 DruncanVeasey (1913), No. 46, Leicestershire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 26, 2006    Updated: May 23, 2007
Mildly poisonous sulphurous nose in the Burton tradition. Thick shaving foam head. Bready maltiness and gentle hop bitterness. Clear chesnut body. Watery Bitter cordial. Pleasant enough but a little insipid. (Re-rate, 23/05/07) The Railway Hotel, Knickersby. Doggy nose becoming more splendidly vile as you drain the glass. A squeeze of old sock. Poisonously sulphurous. Delicate, creamily malty sessions with best-a-man-can-get lacework and drawn-out fresh-bread afters.


 maeib (4141), Wootton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 11, 2007  
Cask conditioned - handpump - Last Plantaganet, Leicester. A copper coloured beer with tight white head, and thick lacing. The aroma has a little sulphur which is also noticeable in the taste, but that’s much nicer with decent hops and a nice hit of malt. Quite mellow with even a bit of mcitrus. Much better than I expected.


 leaparsons (4180), Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 23, 2007  
Cask, The Highcross, Leicester. Amber with an off-white head. Aromas are caramel with some nuttiness. Sulphur with hints of citrus. Flavours are sulphur and salts with toffee malts. Refreshing and simple.



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