Sneck Lifter
Jennings (Marston's) in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.57
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An award winning beer, a strong, satisfying ale, wonderfully warming and full of complex flavours, which create an intriguing beer of great character.
This dark beer with a reddish tinge, derived from the use of coloured malts, perfectly balanced with specially formulated brewing sugars and English aromatic hops.
First introduced in 1990 as a winter warmer, Jennings Sneck Lifter has become a firm favourite in the portfolio.
In northern dialect sneck means door latch and a sneck lifter was a man’s last sixpence which enabled him to lift the latch of a pub door and buy himself a pint, hoping to meet friends there who might treat him to one or two more.
This dark beer with a reddish tinge, derived from the use of coloured malts, perfectly balanced with specially formulated brewing sugars and English aromatic hops.
First introduced in 1990 as a winter warmer, Jennings Sneck Lifter has become a firm favourite in the portfolio.
In northern dialect sneck means door latch and a sneck lifter was a man’s last sixpence which enabled him to lift the latch of a pub door and buy himself a pint, hoping to meet friends there who might treat him to one or two more.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Old rating from 2014 - from the cask in Cumbria. Pours brown with a white creamy head. Aromas & tastes of coffee, chocolate, caramel, raisins, maple syrup, herbs, bread & malt. Medium body. Sweet light bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Apr 2025
at 08:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pint: Brown/red good English Ale with hints of coffee and some caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Historical tick which I am adding as a rate so that I can see the impact it has on my stats. 500 Beers To Try Before You Die. Waitrose, West Byfleet.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2020
at 10:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Frothy head, dark brown color. Malt and licorice both in aroma and flavor. Just a hint of bitterness and some chocolate. Thin to medium bodied. Loads of flavor but somewhat lacking in balance.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:08
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
8/8/2019. Cask at Hamilton Hall, Liverpool Street Station. Pours maroon brown with a bubbly lasting off-white head. Aroma of malt, toffee, fruit, hops, bread, nut and light chocolate. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily and watery texture, average to soft carbonation. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Aug 2019
at 09:40
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2019
at 18:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Half pint on tap at the Hedley Verity JDW. Thin beige head. Clear amber pour. Biscuit bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Sep 2018
at 17:39
7/10
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Mar 2018
at 15:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Half Pint at Oddfellows. Pours a clear deep amber with a tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has lots of bread with straw and grains supporting. Flavor has a combination of bread and semi dark grains with straw underlying.
Tried
on 18 Nov 2017
at 16:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask@Charlies Bar, Copenhagen - Dark reddish brown pour with off white head. Sweet malty with some nice dark dried fruit, brown sugar notes, some caramel, sweet malty close, nice drinker. Decent gear.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Apr 2017
at 14:20