Jennings (Marston's)
Regional Brewery
in Cockermouth,
Cumbria,
England 🏴
Owned by
Carlsberg Britvic
Established in 2005
Closed in 2022
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
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled (thanks tbone_!). Copperish golden colour, mediumsized white creamy head, lacing. Aroma while pouring was very much cooked vegetables. When settled in the beerglass it’s woody, honeyish, sweet fruity with some notes of cooked vegetables underneath. Flavour is sweet malts with spices and hops coming in. Quite watery and empty.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Mountain Man from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
nice ruby brown coloured ale, with a sweet malt nose, sweet malty quite juicy and fruity little toffeeness
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Red Breast (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
a Ruby coloured ale, thats both sweet and bitter bitter, with a slightly bitter linger .
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Red Breast (Bottle) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
a Ruby coloured ale, thats both sweet and bitter bitter, with a slightly bitter linger .
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Cocker Hoop (Bottle) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
golden coloured ale, with a light hoppy nose , bottle a bit fizzy , nice zesty citrusy hop.
TBone (30139) reviewed Cumberland Ale (Bottle) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottled (BB 03/2008)
Pale copper brown, decent white head. Woody, grassy, slightly metallic aroma, even someway skunky. Hard mouthfeel, moderate malty, late aromatic hoppy bitterness. Sweet malts are present in the middle and hops ride to the scene later when palate is evolving. Empty and bland, but tolerable, thanks for decent hoppy aftertaste.
TBone (30139) reviewed Cocker Hoop (Bottle) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled (BB 03/2008)
Honey golden color, small white head, some lace. Honeyish hoppy (cut grass), quite weak nose. Grapefruits and pine needles in the moderate hoppy flavor. Fruity notes. Bitterish finish. Reasonably ok session beer, just could be more lively.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Mahogny colour with a beige head.. Aroma is mild, rooasted, caramel. Flavour is hop, smoked, roasted, caramel. Bitter finish. Nice.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Bitter (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask handpull at The Lion Tavern, Liverpool. Deep chestnut colour with lasting beige head. Nutty malty bitter with some sweet date fruit later in the palate. Faint malt aroma. Soft in mouth. Bit of hop on end. Decent session bitter, light of character, but with enough flavour to make it suppable.
yngwie (24278) reviewed Sneck Lifter (Bottle) from Jennings (Marston's) 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Clear, brown beer with a tan to beige head. Coffee, roastiness and dry bitterness in the aroma. The flavor has mocha-coffee, some hop-bitterness and coffee-bitterness. Medium to full body. A nice ESB, leading the thoughs towards a porter. (070302)