Macbeth
Shakespeare Brewing Company in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.63
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A regal brown ale with a complex character. Full bodied, with rich caramel flavours.
’drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things’
Macbeth Act II scene III.
’drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things’
Macbeth Act II scene III.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from the Shakespeare Visitor's Centre, Stratford Upon Avon. Drunk reading this excellent book about Shakespeare, from which I learnt that Shakespeare's father John is originally from Snitterfield, where this was brewed. Pours a dark brown, slightly unclear, small off-white head. Lovely rich dark ale, with prominent leather, old book shop and autumnal fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2026
at 08:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Judith's School of Spirits, Stratford-upon-Avon - Dark clear chestnut body with a firm white head. Nutty nose, roast hazelnuts and treacle toffee malts in the taste. Really pretty beer, bit of an unexpected surprise really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2025
at 20:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Becketts Farm Shop. Poured a clear medium brown colour with a lasting frothy off white head. The aroma is caramel malt and yeast. The flavour is moderate sweet and bitter, with a rich, toffee caramel malt, earthy, nutty, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2023
at 22:45
7/10
Bottle from The Cotswold Cheese Co, Stow-on-the-Wold. Pours a clear light chestnut colour with a one finger off-white head. Nice aromas of caramel and toffee with some doughy bread. Taste has the same notes again, malty with some added dark fruits, berries and a roasty bitterness on the finish. Medium to full body with a smooth oily mouthfeel. Nice flavourful beer. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2021
at 19:05
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle fro. Warwick Real Ale. Appearance - deep amber to brown. Sluhhtmy off white, proportionate head. Nose - toffee, raisins, dried orange and molasses. Taste - raisins, molasses and smoke this time. Palate - medium to full bodied, sweet middle and roasty / smoky finish. Overall - lovely traditional style ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2021
at 00:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle: BBE Jun 2021. Drank at home on 14th Nov 2020. Poured twice into an old 'Chimay' goblet. Looks good, smooth beige head on a clean mahogany body. Malty nose and taste with a caramel lead in the flavours. Decent bitterness, but it's a malty brew first and foremost. Hints of dark hedgerow fruits as the beer warms a little.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Nov 2020
at 17:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Melbicks Garden Centre, Coleshill. Pours brown, beige tinged head, reasonable retention. Aroma of caramel malts and fruity hops. Taste is quite sweet, with toffee notes, berries and a bitter sweet finish. Light to moderate body and moderate carbonation. My expectations looking a the bottle was that it was going to be a 6 out of 10 bitter sold mainly to tourists in Stratford town centre. I was pleasantly surprised it was a Brown ale (only my second after Newcastle Brown Ale) and it had a decent depth of flavour even if its not overly complex. The body is a little light admittedly but I did enjoy the flavours of this one although it may be because I have a sweet tooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2020
at 23:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
13/2/2019. Bottle from Warwick Real Ale, Warwick. Pours dark amber with a bubbly off-white to beige head. Aroma of caramel, fruit, malt and hops. Medium sweetness and bitterness. Moderate body, slight watery texture, average to soft carbonation. Some bitterness and a lasting sweetness to finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2019
at 15:11