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Morland Old Speckled Hen

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Morland Old Speckled Hen

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A Premium Bitter/ESB formerly brewed by
Greene King

Bury St. Edmunds, England

bottled
common

on tap
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9793.12/5.03.12/5.05.2%46.9English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Pasteurised in bottles and nitro cans. Also available as "Smooth" from nitro tap.
Cask version was first brewed in 1979 by Morland Brewery to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory in Abingdon. The name comes from the MG factory’s works car - the gold speckled MG Featherweight Fabric Saloon, affectionately known as the Ol’ Speckl’d ’Un.
Brewed since 1999 by Greene King following the take-over of Morland Brewery.
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 RCL (1083), Waltham, Massachusetts, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/104/512/20

Jul 10, 2008  
Sampled on tap. Pretty mediocre. Rather metallic with some whole grain bread elements.

 kenb (945), Oregon, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/512/20
Oct 11, 2008  
16 oz can via Hagan. Pours a semi hazy copper woth a massive nitro head (via widget), Nose is grain and biscuit. Taste is toasted grains, biscuit, some roastiness, and some earthy hps. Carbonation is perfect as is the silky mouthfeel. Body is medium. An excellent sessionable brew!


As_a_Newt (73), blackpool, Lancashire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 2, 2008  
bottle. Lovely red woody colour, slightly off white head. light on the nose. flavour is malty and sort of sultana flavour. nice beer really.


 SaintMatty (519), Tallinn, Estonia
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 25, 2008  
500ml Bottle - Copper/amber in colour. Fruity aroma with malt and a hint of tea. Mildly fruity taste with dried fruit and a mild hoppy element.


 Bungalo22 (306), Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/53/20
Sep 19, 2008  
Had from the can and the can must have been bad. Just nasty with a dry malt like taste all the way through. It felt almost as if it was powdered. I need to go back to this one.


Ryan82SM (26), Louisville, Kentucky, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Sep 16, 2008  
Nice, malty smell up front, but not overwhelming. The appearance is similar to other English browns, such as the more known Newcastle. I did detect a bit of a banana flavor in this ale, but once again, not too much. The palate is soft and pleasant. I would describe this as a "polite" drink. Nothing overwhelming or outstanding. Would pair nicely with some curry.



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