Owd Rodger
Marston's in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.71
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Brewed using malted barley, whole-leaf English aroma hops and well water, Owd Rodger offers an explosion of rich fruit flavours with a dry bittersweet finish.
Marston’s Owd Rodger is the perfect winter warmer, goes well with stews, slow cooker casseroles and hotpots.
Marston’s Owd Rodger is the perfect winter warmer, goes well with stews, slow cooker casseroles and hotpots.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Clear, dark red beer with a filmy head. Smell s of earthy malt but not much else. Taste is malty too but with rich fruit and some caramel there too. Really nice and hearty.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2015
at 10:44
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Dark brown, slightly reddish, with a lasting off white head. Malty, fruity aroma, taste is caramel and fruit cake
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2015
at 10:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from B&M home store. Pours clear dark mahogany brown, some red chinks shining through, thin, short-lived off-white head. Aromas of treacle, raisins, light metallic note. Some prunes too. Taste is liquorice, molasses, treacle. Faint herbal hops, that don’t quite clean up the sticky finish, but they make an effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Sep 2015
at 11:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Color brownish dark ruby with a creamy foam. Aroma: malts, vanilla, caramel, fruit, toffee, hop, cake. Taste: malty sweetness, fruits and berries,some brandy, slightly hoppy, very warming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2015
at 06:40
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle froma corner shop in Cambridge. Thin, translucent chocolate brown with big supermarket beer carbonation. Malt-led aroma, like chocolate Horlicks. The taste is sweet, syrupy and treacly, leading to a figgy/sugary sweet malty finish. Thin body. This is actually pretty good although there are far better ales to be had for this ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2014
at 14:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from B&M Bargains, Stretford Mall [131114]
Dark caramel brown, light beige frothy head that dissipates
Aroma of rich fruity caramel malts, touch of alcohol
Taste of rich fruity caramel, soft toffee, little hops, mainly quite heavy sweet brown malts, touch of raisin, soft toffee malts, soft syrupy malts, alcohol a bit noticeable but ok, dab of some hedgerow fruits, the taste of rich malts is nice in this, simple for the abv
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, smooth texture. Sweet. Finish as main flavour, sweet malts, dab of warming alcohol
Overall - Just sweet fruity malts, same malts from aroma right to the finish. OK for under £2
Dark caramel brown, light beige frothy head that dissipates
Aroma of rich fruity caramel malts, touch of alcohol
Taste of rich fruity caramel, soft toffee, little hops, mainly quite heavy sweet brown malts, touch of raisin, soft toffee malts, soft syrupy malts, alcohol a bit noticeable but ok, dab of some hedgerow fruits, the taste of rich malts is nice in this, simple for the abv
Palate - Soft carb, medium body, smooth texture. Sweet. Finish as main flavour, sweet malts, dab of warming alcohol
Overall - Just sweet fruity malts, same malts from aroma right to the finish. OK for under £2
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2014
at 17:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Strong ale (or rather an old ale?) with sticky, light beige, creamy head and dark bronze colour with ruby hue, clear. Aroma of grassy and peppery hops, chocolate, lots of vanilla, candi syrup, caughing candy, pear, coffee liqueur. Soft fruitiness, malty caramel and chocolate, relatively light mouthfeel in relation to its strength, gentle hops in the finish with a bit of cloying sweetness. Very good and I would not be surprised if this improves significantly with ageing.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Aug 2014
at 09:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from supermarket. Dark, almost black coloured, no real head. Aroma of dried fruit. Flavour is sweet malt, and dried fruit. Not sure if this 7.4% is now the norm, but a good beer all the same.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2014
at 10:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from one of the supermarkets. Poured a clear dark brown with a thin frothy tan head. The aroma is big roast and a hint of yeast with some burnt treacle. The flavour is medium bitter with a smooth liqourice, slightly alcoholic palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation and a long bitter finish. This was a lovely heart-warming beer and perhaps one of the best I’ve ever had from Marstons.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Nov 2013
at 11:38
6/10
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 11:57