Morland Old Speckled Hen (Filtered)

Old Speckled Hen (Filtered)
(Batch of Old Speckled Hen)

 

Morland in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular
Score
6.14
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 358
Old Speckled Hen is in pubs and bars across the country in cask and also as a smooth version at 4.5% ABV.

You can also enjoy ‘Old Speckled Hen’ in 500ml or 355ml bottles and 500ml cans at 5% ABV from all leading supermarkets and convenience outlets. And for the jet setters amongst us, you can even find it in 47 countries around the world, from Australia to the UAE

‘Old Speckled Hen’ has a full, smooth flavour and is very easy to drink. Its rich amber colour and superb fruity aromas are complemented by a delicious blend of malty tastes. Toffee and malt combine with bitterness on the back of the tongue to give a balanced sweetness. This, all followed by a refreshingly dry finish.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Morland, although no relation to the name of the beer is a pretty village in Cumbria. I had the Morland Old Session Hen prior to this beer and the difference in body is the first thing of note for me, this is much fuller bringing out the caramels more in this instance. Still quite hoppy, a little less bitterness than the aforementioned but there's still enough of this evident here. Clear deeper amber colour, not much of a head.

Tried from Bottle from Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations) on 29 Aug 2025 at 20:31


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Old rating from 2014 - 500ml bottle, 5.2%, pours amber with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of caramel, toffee, honey, nuts, grain & malt. Moderate body. Dry slightly bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 20 Apr 2025 at 11:37


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle. Nice amber, red color, not much head or lace. Aroma is that of malt, hay, cereal. Taste, nice flavor. Malt cereal, with a slight sweetness that’s just right. Good stuff. Would drink again.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Mar 2025 at 05:12


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

0.355 l bottle. I only took numerical notes while having this one, therefore: -

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05


6.5

RB score 3.08

Tried from Draft on 10 Mar 2025 at 13:12


8

Tried on 01 Mar 2025 at 12:06


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

aroma of english hops, and its also pretty skunky, the clear bottle strikes again! meh, nothing special.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:32


6.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle 0,5ltr: Amber coloured ale with an great thirstquenching abillity, fine roasted taste with also hints of caramel.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:46


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can from Systembolaget. Amber with a medium white head. Caramel, bread, mild fruit and some leafs. Medium bitter.

Tried from Can on 02 Nov 2024 at 14:09


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

--Sample, thanks oh6gdx! -- Clear nut brown, small head. Leafy, caramelly nose. Mid sweet with light to medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Bread, caramel, leafs and hay. Mid bitter finish.

Tried on 07 Jul 2024 at 14:56