Ashes Ale (Cask)
(Batch of Ashes Ale)
Marston's in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Pale Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
5.96
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A very easy drinking lightly coloured pale ale, crafted to commemorate the burning of a used Burton Union barrel. It delivers a sharp thirst quenching bitterness, perfectly complemented with a slightly lemony citrus aroma. The perfect beer to accompany an English Summer. Definitely not for Australians!
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Golden, thin sparkler head, nice minerally aroma, sweet biscuity malts, again with a minerally signature, quite drinkable.
Tried
on 10 Mar 2014
at 23:58
3.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Cask at The Bradford Arms, Knockin, Shropshire. Weak malts, vague fruits but ultimately unmemorable, middle of the road bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 09 Aug 2013
at 06:02
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at JDW Briar Rose; light copper pour with foamy white head, faint grapefruit aroma, taste has some citrus hop mostly malt. First rate of RB Black Country Beer Bus.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2013
at 02:06
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours amber with a thin head. Aroma is citrus hops. Taste is thin, some citrus hops to start, mostly caramel malt.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jan 2011
at 16:30
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Cask at Penderel’s Oak JDW, Holborn, London, 6 Aug 2009) Pale amber colour with frothy, off-white head. Malty, fruity nose with dried fruit and dusty hops. Fruity, malty taste with notes of biscuity malt, apricots and dusty hops in the finish. Below medium body, sweetish. Refreshing and drinkable, but hardly exciting.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Sep 2009
at 15:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at The Pheasant, Ashford. Pulled through a tight sparkler, so hard to tell what this is like. It was fine, a solid enough bitter with a bit of dustiness to the hops and a little biscuit character to the malts. Drinkable with my lunch but did not excite me enough to have a second pint.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jul 2009
at 04:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at the Kingston Arms, Cambridge. Amber with a thin white head; orange citrus aroma; orange fruit flavour; deep earthy bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jul 2009
at 17:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at The Rock of Gibraltar, Enslow Bridge, Oxon 01-06-09 Pours mid amber with white head. Aroma is mostly fruit and malt. Taste is really quite decent for a Marston’s effort, nicely fruity with a good tangy bite and nice bitter finish. Not bad at all. A6 A4 F7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jun 2009
at 03:18
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask. Half at The Cayo Arms, Cardiff. Amber colour. Missing head. Fruity aroma with a malty touch. Light hoppy fruit notes in flavour supported by dark fruits. Dry ending. Oily (02.02.2007).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2007
at 13:44