Thwaites Lancashire Brown Ale (Pasteurised)

Botella, comes as "Co-op Strong Ale". Unclear deep amber-brown colour. Aroma of mildly roasted malt with some chocolate and mild dark fruits. Fair mouthfeel. Mildly roasty maltiness in the flavour along with some grains, dark fruits and bit of bread.

Medium light brown head. Deep barely translucent dark red body. Roasty wooden malty aroma with plum and mint notes. Dry nutty malty roasty plum taste with minty notes. Soft, light body. Dry roasty caramelly aftertaste with raisins. Very nice and highly drinkable. (0.5l bottle, Co-op, Ballycastle, Ulster, as Thwaites Strong Ale.)

50 cL bottle. Pours dark brown towards black with a lacing tan head. Mild roasted caramel malt aroma. Initial breadish flavour with a mild sweetness. A light bitterness shows through the roasted caramel and breadish flavours. Ends medium dry and bitter with a lingering roasted flavour with mild acidic touches from the roasted malt.

500ml bottle. dark brown, not much of a head. nice raosted malt nose but nothing unusual. fair enough roast, wood smoke flavours nice bitter finish. noyhing wrong with thar one at all.

This was OK, but a bit too syrupy, sweet and caramel for me. You can see by looking at the ingredient list that it is full of shit. More hops, less malt and sweetness a mon avis.