Red Breast
Jennings (Marston's) in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.03
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Brewed with two English whole cone hops and natural coloured malt giving a chestnut red hue to the beer. Redbreast drinks with a full flavour and a warming glow.
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Dec 2011, the cask version I had last week was bloody awful, bland, weak and boring. Dry and fairly bitter taste, with the burnt flavour of the malts taking over from the toffee in the aroma.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Brown 500ml bottle best before Nov 2007, drank March 2007. Poured into a sleeve pint glass. Mahogany brown with a red Teak hue, good sparkle to it. Off white head, clings to glass side and stays. Toffee and burnt malts converge to give a heavy bitter sweet aroma. Dry and fairly bitter taste, with the burnt flavour of the malts taking over from the toffee in the aroma. Watery mouthfeel, some bitterness stays otherwise very poor. I have had this in cask form and thought it a very good beer, this bottle version is OK, but I prefer the cask.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask @ Archibold SImpson JDW Aberdeen
Dark brown, clear, dense 1cm white head, good lacing.
Aroma - Spicy bitter hops, caramel malts, hint of spice, some roasted malt.
Taste - Light bitter spicy hops, dark caramel malt, slight bubble gum, rich, some yeast.
Palate - soft carb, medium body. Finish - Light bitter, malty finish with hint of spicy hops and spice.
Overall - Not a bad bitter, but not much evidence of Christmas spices.
Leighton (35102) reviewed Red Breast (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at The Hamilton Hall, JDW, London. Pours clear, red-gold with a foamy, off-white head. Weak malt aroma, some leafy hops. Lightly sweet flavor, some berries, sugars, other ripe fruits, hints of bitterness. Light bodied with fine, smooth carbonation. Fairly bland finish, some creamy sugars, ripe fruits. Average at best.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the London & County (JDW), Eastbourne. Chestnut with a tight beige head; aroma of biscuity malts; soft with a biscuity taste and some caramel; and good bitterness to finish. Rather bland and boring.
Tommann (7675) reviewed Red Breast (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the Fountain, Clent. Pours dark brown with a medium, creamy head. Aroma was nutmeg and Coke. Not much to start, Christmas spice, bready malt and a bit woody in the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
23rd October 2008. Clear red brown beer with a light cream coloured head. Light fruity start - a little malty nuttyness. Semi dry finish which has a hop bitterness that blooms but doesn’t overwhelm. Crisp.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Red Breast (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (handpump) @ The Masque Haunt, Greater London, England EC1.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, dusty, berry. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20081228]
mike_77 (15880) reviewed Red Breast (Bottle) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Dark red-brown colour. Aroma of roasted malts. Flavour is rather bitterbut has enough complexity of malt and hop to carry it off. Overall a nice bitter with a good malt flavour.
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Red Breast (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
a Ruby coloured ale, thats both sweet and bitter bitter, with a slightly bitter linger .