5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Marble Arch, Manchester.
Named after the northernmost, less touristic, quarter of the Manchester city centre. Golden colour. Sweet. Some flowery hoppiness. Mild finish. A well drinkable bitter, but rather bold.
Named after the northernmost, less touristic, quarter of the Manchester city centre. Golden colour. Sweet. Some flowery hoppiness. Mild finish. A well drinkable bitter, but rather bold.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2002
at 01:37
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Sampled cask conditioned at Marble Arch, Manchester.
Golden colour. Flowery nose. Smooth and very soft mouthfeel. Salty and nicely bitter finish.
Golden colour. Flowery nose. Smooth and very soft mouthfeel. Salty and nicely bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2002
at 01:35
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled cask conditioned at Marble Arch, Manchester.
Flowery hop aroma. Medium body. Sweet. Rather hoppy with medium biterness.
Flowery hop aroma. Medium body. Sweet. Rather hoppy with medium biterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2002
at 01:33
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Sampled cask conditioned at Marble Arch, Manchester.
Golden colour. Strong ginger aroma. Medium bodied and sweetish, but really this is all about ginger. Not my cup of tea, but still I do appreciate this attempt of being different in the beer traditionalist Mecca of Manchester.
Golden colour. Strong ginger aroma. Medium bodied and sweetish, but really this is all about ginger. Not my cup of tea, but still I do appreciate this attempt of being different in the beer traditionalist Mecca of Manchester.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2002
at 01:31
5.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
This is an organic beer; amber, malt accent (crystal malt); toastiness; light body.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2002
at 09:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
When I was doing my master's the public library in Halifax had a copy of the first ever Pocket Guide to Beer. It was in the reference section, so I couldn't take it out. I tried to steal it, but that didn't get very far. One of the most interesting things about that first edition is that Boddington's was rated ****1/2 out of five. Today it gets * out of four. What happened? Big brewery magic. Well, Marble Arch has decided to recreate the old Boddington's, the one that only Mancunians would know about...here it is. Pale, quite dry, lots of hops, but underlying as opposed to up front. Good, quenching pint.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2002
at 09:32
5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
To say that this lingers on the palate is an understatement. The next six beers I had there I could have written down 'ginger' in the flavour of each of them, but I knew better. Very sharp ginger flavour - not quite as sharp as Grace Ginger Beer, if you've ever had that, but very gingery. Refreshing in the end when some sweetness comes in to rescue you. Pale colour.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2002
at 09:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Complex pint with fruit (berry, apricot), zesty hops, and clean pale malt notes.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2002
at 09:27
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bright (!); malty, with earthy hops and a dry finish. Great pub, too, with friendly staff who love beer and plenty of guest handles.
Tried
on 18 Aug 2002
at 09:25