Carlsberg Britvic
Commercial Brewery
in Northampton,
Northamptonshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Carlsberg Group International Head Office
Associated Venue: Circus Tavern (Tetley's)
Established in 2020
Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company is one of the newest, historic brewers in the UK. Formed out of a joint venture between Carlsberg UK and Marston’s PLC, who are both shareholders, we combine over 300 years of shared values, history and heritage in UK brewing.
Name changed from Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Company to Carlsberg Britvic in Jan 2025
TBone (30035) reviewed Carlsberg Special Brew from Carlsberg Britvic 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can, Malaysian version, alc. 8.8%
Dark golden color, good creamy off-white head. Aroma is sweet alcoholic with grainy notes. Medium-bodied. Sweet malty, alcoholic as can be expected. Quite balanced and warming, solid European strong lager.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
(Bottle 33 cl) Pale amber with a small, creamy off-white head. Lightly roasted, caramelish aroma. Somewhat unpleasant potent body with the alcohol shining through. Vague notes of alcohol. Dry, hoppy finish. 221005
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
An amber beer with a disappearing off-white head. The aroma is sweet with notes of alcohol, fruit, and caramel, while the flavor is sweet alcoholic combined with notes of metal and hints of wood, leading to an alcoholic end. Too alcoholic for me.
CloakedDagger (37038) reviewed Skol Super from Carlsberg Britvic 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
(Can 50 cl) Clear, pilsener golden with a creamy head that leaves lots of laces. Incredibly sweet malt and almost no hops to balance things out. 240705
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Clear orange color, medium creamy haed. Not much aroma. Smooth creamy taste, bit sour, bitter, bit sweet. Very soft and creamy.
fiulijn (28444) reviewed Carlsberg Special Brew from Carlsberg Britvic 21 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Serve extra chilled… do you need any other detail??? Oily (sweet) Strong Lager, blond color, poor aroma, bold bitterness, alcohol punch.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
John Calder & Co.
Light amber color. Light aroma, quite strong body, rather sweet, correctly balanced at the end. An acceptable Strong Lager.
Ungstrup (52101) reviewed Carlsberg Special Brew from Carlsberg Britvic 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Second time around I tried this as a vintage product in the cellars of Carlsberg 6 years old - and what a differens. The look is worse, now it is muddy brown and has no head. The aroma is of peach and alcohol, but what really has changed is the flavor, now it is woody with notes of prunes and plums and with a lot of character. [first time around with a fresh can: A powerful malty sweet aroma. The color is light amber and it has a big bubbly head. The flavor is extremely malty sweet with the alcohol prickling the tongue. It ends on a slight bitterness - but not enough to balance the sweetness. For a barley wine it is OK, but it is not my style. 6/4/3/4/7]
ogivlado (19146) reviewed Carlsberg Special Brew from Carlsberg Britvic 22 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Canned(440ml). -strong but quite good beer, bitterness in finish, pleasant aroma
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Sampled draught (nitro dispensed) at Cath's in Edinburgh. Dark amber with creamy head. Slight grassy aroma. Sweet, clean and fruity with low bitterness. One-dimensional.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 5.51 |
| Beers | 29 |
| Ticks | 354 |
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