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
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.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2007 at 11:46


6.8
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

Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 14:54


3.8
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 .

Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 14:52


3.8
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 .

Tried on 01 Apr 2007 at 14:51


4.5
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.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Apr 2007 at 14:50


5.2
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.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2007 at 04:55


6.2
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.

Tried from Bottle on 30 Mar 2007 at 13:25


6.6
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.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Mar 2007 at 22:40


6.2
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.

Tried from Cask on 23 Mar 2007 at 06:18


6.6
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)

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2007 at 18:25