Caffrey's Premium Irish Ale
Molson Coors UK in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.17
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"A smooth, creamy ale." Introduced in 1994 as a 4.8% Irish Ale by Bass at Caffrey’s Ulster brewery, and promoted strongly with an advertising campaign of "strong words softly spoken". Interbrew took over in 2000, soften the recipe and attempted to catch the lager market, using a new promotion of "a storm brewing". Coors acquired the brand in 2002. Initially contract brewed by Interbrew for Coors at Ulster, the brand eventually moved to Coor’s Tower Brewery in Tadcaster.
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2.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 1
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
440 ml can. Typical nitro-can pour, golden with a thick creamy off-white head; aroma of cherry cola; sweet malt taste; with a dry slightly bitter follow through. An alcopop that looks like a beer - not a good combination!
Tried
from Can
on 16 Apr 2007
at 17:30
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
440ml can. Noisy when opened. Deep amber in colour with a thick, but small white head. Lacing on the glass. Satisfying malty aroma. Flavour has hints of malt and bitterness but is mostly destroyed by the beer’s creamy smoothness. Easy to drink and quite refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Jun 2006
at 00:54
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
First ratingCan. Golden color with a nice creamy white head. I really like the color of these sorts of beer when poured in a glass. Faint fruity scent and taste. Medium bitterenss and palate. Easy to drink, but still not easy to make. A well made beer well worth trying, which I have and will, several times.7/5/7/3/13=3.5Second rating(can from Systembolaget)Copper color, dense tan head. Fruity scent. Fruity and malty taste. A bit thin mouthfeel. Low bitterness.6/4/6/3/12=3.1
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2006
at 17:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can. Copper color and a dense nitro head. Weak aroma with malt and hops. Smooth mouthfeel and a flavor reminiscent of the aroma. Some light citrus notes too. Weak fruity and hoppy finish. Smooth and quaffable. (060323)
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2006
at 13:37
6.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Off-white milky medium-sized head over clear red-brown body. Weak fruity aroma with notes of apples. Taste is mild, very fruity, and quite bitter, some notes of nuts and marzipan. Aftertaste just fades away. Mouthfeel is milky. Not at all bad. I could drink lots and lots of this.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2006
at 15:31
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
(Can 50 cl) 4.8% ABV in this version. Bronze coloured with a thick, creamy head - whipped cream style - from the widget’s nitrogen. Very soft and smooth mouthfeel with a flat feeling. Weakly caramelish with a marked bitter finish. Ideal for heavy consumption. 120102
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2005
at 11:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pale amber coloured, nice creamy head. Not smelling of much, only a bit "flowery". The taste is very light, but it is clean and a bit sweet. Even though my friends tell me this one is boring it is one of my favourites.
Tried
on 29 Jan 2005
at 03:13