Subsidiaries
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Nags Head, 10 James Street, Covent Garden, Greater London, England WC2E 8BT. [ As McMullen IPA ].Clear medium to dark red amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, hay, pale malt, caramel, light to moderate hoppy, woody hops. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, pale malt, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160808] 6-3-6-3-12
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Feb 2018
at 09:33
5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2018
at 15:06
6/10
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2018
at 15:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Two pints in the Woolpack in Hertford when I had to get out the house and took the family out to lunch. An excellent winter warmer with deep roasted malts and a smooth caramel flavour. The alcohol was evident, but it added to the flavour profile. This was in perfect condition and I am sure that this is helped by the pub being 200 meters from the brewery. Why can't other McMullen beers be as good as this?
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jan 2018
at 05:03
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask at the Golden Fleece, Chelmsford. Pours golden to amber with minimal head. A pretty ordinary golden ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Oct 2017
at 11:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@ Golden Fleece, Chelmsford. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are fryuts, malt, grass, straw and hops. Light bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Oct 2017
at 13:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. Poured clear golden to amber with an average size off-white head. Aroma of malt, hop, caramel and grass with floral notes. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2017
at 05:54
7/10
Benchmark bitter really
Tried
on 28 Aug 2017
at 13:18
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Handpull cask at the George IV, Sawbridgeworth. Golden brown, clear with a foamy white head and lots of lacing. Nutty and slightly astringent nose. Toffee, caramel. Taste is bittersweet with a sweetness from the malt balanced by a bitter tang from the hop. Some sulphur in the aftertaste. Probably much better as a light mild. Hops seem out of place somehow.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Jul 2017
at 11:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 5.5
Sampled after the McMullen Father’s Day Brewery tour. A very interesting tour followed by a sample of their special 190 anniversary beer. It was a bit cold, but the weather was so ridiculously hot I didn’t mind. This is a typical English bitter with plenty of malt, some bitter hops and a pleasant mouthfeel. A dark colour, some lacing and the malty mouthfeel that is typical of the brewer. It didn’t set my world on fire, but it was an ideal beer for the day and I could have enjoyed a few pints cowering in the shade.
Tried
on 19 Jun 2017
at 06:07