Marston's, Pedigree?????

Marston's Pedigree, has always been a good beer but over the last ten years it has changed many times. Although it is still a good beer it is annoying that they can not just leave well alone. There are also other beers that have been named Marston's Pedigree but with a different styles, I will not go on moaning, just show them here.

Marston's, Pedigree Amber Ale from England

4.5% dark amber with a good head, aroma is all malt with a malt and toffee taste, a good reliable beer. Now called Amber Ale, I do not know what they are doing.

Marston's, Pedigree Classic English Pale Ale from England

5.0% deep amber with a thin head, aroma is malt, taste is malt, liquorice and toffee with a sweet aftertaste of refreshers.

Marston's, Pedigree Exceptional Pale Ale from England

4.5% dark amber with a good head, aroma is all malt with a malt and toffee taste, a good reliable beer

And then there are the others,

Marston's, Pedigree Diamond from England

5.0% deep gold colour with a nice head, citrus hop aroma, slightly sweet buttery malt taste.

Marston's, Pedigree Pale Ale from England

5.0% amber colour with a thin head, malt aroma, caramel malt taste, nice.

Marston's, Pedigree V.S.O.P from England

6.7% gold in colour with a nice head, fruity aroma and a fruity malt taste, not bad at all.

There are more but this is all that I have had.

Third week in 2017

Here are the beers I had over the third week in 2017 not all new but one that I haven't had since 2008 and its in a new bottle. The other two have names that have been used before, although they are new beers. So I will do something new and show the other, original beers as well

Marston's, Old Empire IPA from England

 

5.7%, pale amber colour with a nice head, fruit aroma, taste is fruity, hoppy and bitter, not too bad. The old photos from 2008 are here.

 

Shepherd Neame, Spitfire Gold from England

 

4.3% deep gold in colour with a poor head, hop aroma but the taste was ok as the hops were not that bad. The original one is below.

Shepherd Neame, Spitfire from England

 

4.5% amber colour with a nice head, hops and malt aroma, malt, hop and fruity flavour, a very smooth refreshing drink, another one I like.

Brains, The Rev James Rye from Wales

 

4.3% amber in colour with a nice head, hop aroma, malty taste with some hops but not too bad. The original one is below.

Brains, The Rev James from Wales

 

4.5% deep amber colour with a good head, sweet malty aroma, malty taste with some fruitiness, I though it was an average cask beer but this bottle was good.