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Marks & Spencer Cornish Red Ale

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Marks & Spencer
Brewed at St. Austell

Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Paddington, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 10   MEAN: 3.35/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.23   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle conditioned; Regular
This bottle conditioned ale has been uniquely brewed using locally grown Cornish gold malt, traditionally malted using a special kilning process to develop a deep bronze colour and intense flavour. The sweet, lightly nutty malt balances well with zesty orange and spicy aromas from the hops.


3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
redders1974 (462) - Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - OCT 12, 2015
Nice looking colour small head hints of caramel and nuttiness well balanced and angreat autumnal ale bottle at home

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
kermis (7834) - The Hague, NETHERLANDS - SEP 1, 2015
Bottle shared. Pours clear amber brown with a ring tan head. Aroma of toffee, caramel, light herbs, spice, orange, nettles and light fruits. Flavour is light moderate sweet and over moderate bitter. Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
deanso (6979) - the Hague, NETHERLANDS - SEP 1, 2015
50cl bottle courtesy of and shared with Kermis. Very thin white head. Clear red amber pour. A decent beer

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
allmyvinyl (7048) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - AUG 31, 2015
500ml bottle from Marks & Spencer, Edinburgh. Pours clear mahogany with no head. Aromas caramel, some red fruit notes. Taste is light sweet toffee, merest hop bitterness. Sweet, sticky finish. Not really digging it.

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   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 16/20
Graham77 (303) - Cumbria, ENGLAND - AUG 22, 2015
500ml bottle conditioned. Classic red ale colour, very little head though. Sweet, fruity aroma, quite light. Lovely creamy, lightly carbonated palate with fruity and spicy/peppery notes. As good a red ale as I have tried from a bottle.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
DruncanVeasey (7768) - NUNEATON, 3rd, Warwickshire, ENGLAND - AUG 20, 2015
Kind of beer that could give your county a good name. Pleasant melange of creamy roasted nut bitterness and grenadine, berry and Fruit Salad.. fruit with sly contemporary hop references. Cashew and digestive afters. Mandarin cheesecake. Sniffs of nut brittle, toffee, stone fruits. Dead red with barely a collar but I’ve been on the prawn Alfredo. ’Red ale’ normally=boredom but not here.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
The_Osprey (3875) - Richmond, Greater London, ENGLAND - JUL 11, 2015
500ml bottle at home, BB May 2016, 4.9%. Clear browny orange, still with the odd bubble, thin bubbly tan head. Aroma is gluey resin, toffee, a little rose and raspberry tea. Body is watery, smooth, no real carbonation. Taste is subtle with biscuits, twiggy marmalade, background mint, dry finish with a light bitterness. Basic, understated but very drinkable. A grower. I wouldn’t turn to this one if you prefer big flavours in your beer.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
downender (7157) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - JUN 22, 2015
Reddish-amber with a decent, off-white head. Sweetish aroma, with caramel and red berry fruits, followed by a touch of damson sharpness. Flavour was fruity upfront, with some bready malts and decent, bitter, finish. Enjoyable.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
mR_fr0g (6140) - Hertfordshire, ENGLAND - JUN 19, 2015
Train rate from M&S Euston. Aroma is semi sweet berry, nutty grain, red berry cranberry. Flavour is semi sweet, red berry, nutty malts, little raspberry, some mineral on the nose. Palate is semi sweet, grainy, moderate carbonation. Reddy amber coloured pour with a loose off white head. Decent beer.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
harrisoni (15665) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - JUN 19, 2015
Bottle from M&S Finsbury Square. Very dark amber, reddish beer. Disappearing dark beige head. Bottle conditioned but with a very sticky yeast that stuck to the bottom of the bottle allowing a clear pour. Fruity malt aroma, dark red fruits, some strawberry ripe jamminess. Quite sweet. Not sure it goes with my cod fillet. But it has some good fruity jammyness on the finish and a bit of drying sparkly hop. Decent fruity premium bitter. Good.


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