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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5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask (gravity)@Lamplighter, St Helier, Jersey
Pale amber -orange color, small white head. Aroma has citrus, beauty soap and fruity notes. Flavor is mildly fruity with herbal spicey note (ginger?). Light citrusy finish.
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2010 at 13:02

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Cask (gravity)@Lamplighter, St Helier, Jersey
Dark brown head, tiny white head. Wineous, a bit vinegardish, dark malty nose. Flavor has soya sauce, caramel, dark toffee and then light hops in the aftertaste. Cask past its prime?
Tried from Cask on 20 Jul 2010 at 12:59

3.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 3
12th April 2010. Clear gold beer. No head because zero carbonation! Arrrrgh! Watery malt and apologetic hop. Some sulfur provides some flavour at least. Crushingly dull bad beer.
Tried on 26 Jun 2010 at 04:43

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask (Giddy Bridge JDW, Southampton) - Golden in colour. Malty aroma with hints of grain and honey. The taste is refreshing, but a bit bland with notes of honey, grain and some fruity hints.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2010 at 15:29

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Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading. Amber with a dense white head; crisp grainy aroma; sharp citrus flavour; lightly bitter finish. A pleasant pint, but no sign of any honey.
Tried from Cask on 08 Jun 2010 at 06:32

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ The State. Copper colour, white head. Aroma is slightly hoppy and malty. Flavour is slightly sweet malty and hoppy. Nothing special.
Tried from Cask on 20 May 2010 at 08:11

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask@The Monro, Liverpool. Bronze colour with a fading off white head. Sweet slightly fruity aroma. Flavour was sweet malty and lacking any real character. Lightly bitter finish. Ok (ish) but leaning towards the average side of the street.
Tried from Cask on 14 May 2010 at 05:26

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Cask at the Green Lodge, Hoylake. A dark brown affair with a mid sized creamy tan head. Not much in the nose. Malt predominating throughout the flavour with some vague dark fruit lurking. Pretty uninspiring. Not especially offensive, just tedious.
Tried from Cask on 02 May 2010 at 12:33

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Bottle 500ml.Clear medium amber color with a large, frothy lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, sweet malt, paper, light to moderate hoppy, grass. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100428]
Tried from Bottle on 01 May 2010 at 03:14

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[Cask at Monks Retreat, Reading] Pale amber, slight white head. Grass and wet leaves and grapefruit, and hops that kept repeating on me and popping up in the midst of subsequent beers. Moderately bitter, some slight sourness. I normally like Jennings beers, but something in this one didn’t work for me. That said, it certainly has more flavour than the ABV would suggest.
Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2010 at 17:17