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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5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. A hazy amber beer with a light orange head. The aroma is sweet fruity with light notes of diacethyl, and the flavor is sweet malty with strong notes of fruit as well as light notes of diacethyl and caramel, leading to a bitter end. The body is thin.

Tried from Cask on 05 Mar 2007 at 13:38


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask at Duke of Ellington, Southampton. Dark brownish amber. Plenty of resiny hops. Bold salty dense malt character, yet fairly light body. Some water seem to seep through the core of dense malt. Resiny finish. Typical rough Jennings’ beer.

Tried from Cask on 26 Feb 2007 at 13:39


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Clock Inn, South Normanton, Derbyshire. Gold with a creamy white head; fruity, malty aroma; full flavour with lots of hedgerow fruitiness; crisp and clean warming finish.

Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2007 at 16:47


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask at the Clock Inn, South Normanton, Derbyshire. Light brown with a thick creamy head; a clean malty aroma; flavour si thin but with a fruity tang; finish starts sweet but then develops a fiar degree of bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 21 Feb 2007 at 16:23


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask. Clear copper colour, small white head. This is a rather standard cask ale, a little fruity, not too bitter. But OK.

Tried from Cask on 10 Feb 2007 at 05:39


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Cask @ Charlie’s Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a clear dark amber colour with a small off-white head. Fruity malty caramel aroma. Malty slighty roaste flavor with some hints of coffee and caramel. Fruity malty roasted finish with some bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2006 at 15:14


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pours a reddish copper colour with an off-white head; the aroma reminds me of toffee apples; the taste is dominated by roasted malt with a metallic bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2006 at 16:33


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen
Hazy light amber color; thick creamy head. The aroma is light, with very light apples, the flavor is in the average; smooth texture, some malt, medium-high bitterness, fresh and lightly fruity, with some residual yeast flavor. Boddington’s evolution.

Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2006 at 03:54


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s Pub, Copenhagen
Beautiful mahogany color; nice lace. Some aroma of malt and caramel. Medium structure, some malt flavor, some caramel, and a peculiar flavor of barley+milk drinks (orzoro) and light roasted malt. Not much hop aroma, the final has a very good toffee track.

Tried from Cask on 06 Dec 2006 at 03:52


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask handpump at Thomas Ingoldsby, JDW, Canterbury. Ruby colour with lasting dark beige head. Soft in mouth, goodish malts, some choc. Reasonable condition, bit of dryness on end, from malt and hop. Nice dark fruit, dark plums and choc on aroma. Blackberry fruit too. Drinkable.

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2006 at 11:14