Carlsberg Britvic

Commercial Brewery in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Carlsberg Group International Head Office
Associated Venue: Circus Tavern (Tetley's)

Established in 2020

Contact
Jacobsen House, 140 Bridge St, Cotton End, Northampton, NN1 1QG, England
Description
A lot has changed since the first drop of Carlsberg was shipped to the UK in 1868, and the first Marston's beer brewed in Wolverhampton in 1875 - but our founders' dedication to bringing people together through better beer burns as brightly as ever.

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

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5.4
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.

Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2006 at 16:10


3.6
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

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2005 at 15:04


4.8
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.

Tried on 25 Oct 2005 at 15:07


4
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

Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2005 at 06:47


5.6
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.

Tried on 19 Aug 2004 at 10:02


4.4
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.

Tried on 22 May 2004 at 21:05


4.9
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.

Tried on 19 Aug 2003 at 06:30


6
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]

Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2003 at 16:42


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Canned(440ml). -strong but quite good beer, bitterness in finish, pleasant aroma

Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2002 at 06:38


5
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.

Tried on 14 Aug 2002 at 01:58


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