Sneck Lifter
(has 2 batches)
Jennings (Marston's) in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.58
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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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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(bottle) Clear, dark brown colour with a reddish shine and a firm medium-sized tanned foamy head. Roasty malty aroma with notes of coffee, dark chocolate and leather, accompanied by a tinge of dried fruits. Moderately roasty bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with a calm carbonation. Roast-malty taste with caramel, coffee, chocolate, nuts and subtle fruity notes; roasty and slightly hop bitter finish with an aromatic tail of coffee/mocha and chocolate. Good hybrid beer. 15.V.12
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 May 2012
at 14:41
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml brown bottle, best before Aug 07, drank Jan 07. Very dark for a strong bitter, deep mahogany red, held up to the light, you can see it is clear and clean as well. My head turned wispy within one sip and a half. The beer was poured fairly cold, into a straight pint sleeve, but even as it warmed up my nose had trouble picking up any strong aromas. Sour toffee apples, caramel and burnt malts when almost at room temp. I have visited the brewery and tasted this in its cask form both at the brewery and in a few pubs around the UK, the bottled version is not as good, but still gets a 3.5 score because it is very pleasant. Deep malty flavour, leaning towards Porters and Stouts, but with a lighter, fresher, cleaner, less creamy mouthfeel and texture. A good bottled beer, better on cask, but worth trying if unable to take the cask conditioned version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2012
at 01:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Back of Beyond (JDW), Reading] Chestnut with a moderate, creamy head. Wood, chocolate and coffee with a light bitterness. Mellow, indulgent and tasty, this is a lovely beer… but oddly it’s still not a patch on the bottled version.
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2012
at 16:23
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @ Liva, Kolding. Pours ruby amber with a small creamy head and lacings. Nose is dark fruit, toffee. Vinous and quite delicious. Fruity and dry flavor with a hint of metal and caramel. Medium bodied. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2011
at 08:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask @ Muckle Cross, Elgin.
Dark ruby brown, rich thick white head. Very good lacing on glass.
Aroma of roasted malt, fruity, hint of chocolate and liquorice.
Taste - Malty with sweet malts, some roasted malt, molasses, hint of liquorice, dark moderately bitter chocolate, bit of coffee. Quite complex. Very good flavour.
Palate - soft carb, smooth mouthfeel, Finish of roast malt, dark bitter chocolate with a background of sweetish caramel and roasted malts.
A very well made beer, flavoursome and smooth. .In very good condition today - impressed with this one!
Dark ruby brown, rich thick white head. Very good lacing on glass.
Aroma of roasted malt, fruity, hint of chocolate and liquorice.
Taste - Malty with sweet malts, some roasted malt, molasses, hint of liquorice, dark moderately bitter chocolate, bit of coffee. Quite complex. Very good flavour.
Palate - soft carb, smooth mouthfeel, Finish of roast malt, dark bitter chocolate with a background of sweetish caramel and roasted malts.
A very well made beer, flavoursome and smooth. .In very good condition today - impressed with this one!
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2011
at 07:02
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Ealing beer festival 2011. A dark brown coloured pour with a small off white head on top. Roasty, malty aroma. Tastes of dark fruit, roasty, malty, slightly sweet. Had this many times before, a solid brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Jul 2011
at 02:52