Jennings (Marston's)

Regional Brewery in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by Carlsberg Britvic

Established in 2005

Closed in 2022

Contact
Brewery Lane, Cockermouth, CA13 9NE, England
Description
2005 saw the acquisition of Jennings Brewery by Marston’s PLC.

In 2009, the Cockermouth floods had a huge impact on the business and the site, forcing Marston’s to implement flood safety features and barricades throughout the site. A few short years after the floods, brewing transferred out of the town and a mass rebrand occurred.

Marston's retrained ownership of the brewery (through Carlsberg UK) until it closed its doors in November 2022

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Bridge, Kingswinford. Pours a hazy golden with a small head. The nose is floral hops with some citrus. Had a floral hoppy start, slightly piney with some sweetness and a medium bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 27 Oct 2010 at 11:30

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 500ml.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, light butter, toffee notes, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, butter notes. Body is medium to light, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20101015]
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2010 at 23:34

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Botle 50 cl. Pours a clear amber with an off-white head. Extreme butterscotch in the nose. Light body, some roast and licorice, dryish finish. Fortunately the butter remains in the nose only. 151010
Tried on 15 Oct 2010 at 11:04

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
500ml bottle. Pours dark brown with a large head. Aroma is roasted malts, some caramel and some coffee. Malty start. Roasted coffee finish.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2010 at 13:21

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Big offwhite head. Amber body with lots of carbonation. Light grassy toffeeish aroma with sugary notes. Dry-sweetish grassy papery toffee taste with spicy fruity notes. Mild mouthfeel. Light body. Harshly bitter papery resiny toffee aftertaste with metallic notes. Tastes like a harsh quality lager. Not impressed. (0.5l bottle, Centra, Oslo.)
Tried from Bottle on 05 Oct 2010 at 12:51

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Clear, golden body with a desent off-white head. Aroma is malt and caramel, more dusty than hoppy, a hint of old bread. Flavor is malty, bread and caramel with a moderate bitter finish. Relatively light and plain, but definitively drinkable and a decent thirst-quencher.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Oct 2010 at 05:15

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
500 ml green bottle, as Jennings Cumberland Ale, from MENY Stadionparken, Stavanger. ABV is 4,7%. Deep golden colour, moderate white head. Moderate aroma of "dusty" hops, hints of toffee. Fairly refreshing flavour, dry hops on a background of subtle malts and a hint of fruit. Bitter aftertaste with some unpleasant metallic notes.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Sep 2010 at 05:00

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head, no lacing. Aroma is slight herbal and grassy hoppy, vague citrusy - classic UK hops profile. Slight metallic and dry herbal hops flavoured. Rather dry. Bitter and grassy finish, vague citrusy touch.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Sep 2010 at 04:43

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Medium brown with a nice head. Dark sugars, burnt orange, treacle and sticky toffee pudding...fun nose. Deep treacle/molasses character. Nice, subtle plummy-fruity depths, accented by a hint of alcohol. Complex, well-constructed beer. Very tasty.
Tried on 18 Sep 2010 at 09:08

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask handpump consumed at The Loggerheads, Shrewsbury 28.08.10 Pours gold with a large white creamy head, just a tiny bit of haze noted. Some creaminess is detected in the mouth, citrus on the nose, crisp, refreshing beer, but no great shakes. A6 A4 T7 P3 Ov13 3.3
Tried from Cask on 28 Aug 2010 at 23:56