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
Svesse (15730) reviewed Bitter (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
(Cask at Roscoe Head, Liverpool, 25 July) Colour is mahogany with ruby hints, thick off-white head. Nose is malty and nutty with hints of dark fruit and chocolate. Taste is malty and nutty with notes of chocolate and dusty hops in the underlying bitterness. Dry finish. Malty, nice session bitter.
TBone (30139) reviewed Tom Fool (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask@Cayo Arms, Cardiff. Nut brown color, small off-white head. Nutty, sweet toffeish nose. Nutty malty, towards the finish there is some harsh elements. Quite uninteresting mild without any big faults.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
(Bottle 50 cl) Pours a clear amber with a white head. Strange, somewhat coffeeish aroma. Medium-bodied and lightly malty with some bitterness in the finish. 110606
yngwie (24278) reviewed Cocker Hoop (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the Wharf, Aalborg, DK. Clear golden beer with a small, bubbly and off-white head. No carbonation. The aroma is fruity, with bitter pines. Grapefruit, hops and malt-sweetness in the flavor, is finished off by a long, dry and bitter finish. Mellow mouthfeel. (060506)
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at Royal Oak York 5 May 06. Golden brown colour. A small disappearing head. Fruity aroma. Good but not great.
Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Tom Fool (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Cask handpull at Folkestone Wetherspoon’s. Copper colour, disappearing bubbly beige head. Some red berry malt fruit aroma. Bit thin in mouth. Not much of a finish. Faint hop. Fine, nothing wrong, just lacks flavour
gunnfryd (21926) reviewed Cocker Hoop (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On cask at the Wharf Aalborg, Golden colour with a white head. Flavour is dry fruity apple with hop and caramel. Dry and sweet bitter finish.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Golden Host (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask Conditioned at Charlie’s pub, Copenhagen
Light amber color. Some aroma of yeast. Fresh taste, some malt, correct bitterness, easily drinkable, but also yeast flavor.
Fin (18365) reviewed Sneck Lifter (Cask) from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask handpump at the Hobgoblin Cowley Rd 05-05-06. Dark reddy brown, sweetish and malty some nice roasted coffee notes lovely lingering finish very good.
MiP (20366) reviewed Laal Cockle Warmer from Jennings (Marston's) 19 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask. Dark chestnut colour. Large, big-bubbled, stable head. Very malty flavour, but also quite sour. The flavour also has some fruitiness, but the sourness and bitterness overpower ir. Very roasted aftertaste with barley bitterness.