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Pedigree New World 4.0%
1 December 2013 to 31 December 2013
Tasting Notes: A marriage of the fragrant flower of Australia with the pedigree of England, the perfect union of English class and style with the free spirit of a New World. A handsome ale with a crisp, refreshing, flavour, producing a thoroughbred pale ale.
Style: Pale Ale
ABV: 4.0%
Smell: Malty, Citrus,
Taste: Full bodied, Malty, Crisp
Bitter: 2
Sweet: 2
Single Hop: El Dorardo 4.0%
1 November 2013 to 31 December 2013
Tasting Notes: El Dorado - 'the golden one' in Spanish! This variety is from the Vakima valley, In North Western USA. Only released in 2010, it has distinctive dried fruit aromas, and a citrusy, tropical bitterness. A herbal note follows in the afterpalate. ¡Muy Bueno! ¡Salud!
Style: Golden ale
Abv: 4.0%
See: Pale gold
Smell: Apricot, pineapple
Taste: Citrus, sweet fruit
Bitter: 3.5
Sweet: 2
Single Hop: Wakatu 4.0%
1 September 2013 to 31 October 2013
Tasting Notes: Wakatu is grown in New Zealand, and aas developed from German Hallertau varieties. It has a moderate bitterness, with intriguing floral & lime notes. Wakatu contains some oils that have yet to be properly classified, giving a subtle yet complex character.
Style: Golden ale
Abv: 4.0%
See: Pale gold
Smell: Floral, sweet citrus
Taste: Complex, light & dark fruits
Bitter: 2
Sweet: 2
Single Hop: Endeavour 4.0%
1 July 2013 to 31 August 2013
Tasting Notes: Endeavour is a brand new English hop, grown by the capper family In deepest Herefordshire. Known as a 'Hedgerow' hop, it grows without the towering traditional tall hop poles. Endeavour imparts a familiar English bitterness, with subtle dark fruit & citrus in the background.
Style: Golden ale
Abv: 4.0%
See: Pale gold
Smell: Spicy, autumn fruits
Taste: Blackcurrant & citrus
Bitter: 2.5
Sweet: 2
Pedigree New World 4.0%
1 June 2013 to 30 September 2013
Tasting Notes: A marriage of the fragrant flower of Australia with the pedigree of England, the perfect union of English class and style with the free spirit of a New World. A handsome ale with a crisp, refreshing, flavour, producing a thoroughbred pale ale.
Style: Pale Ale
ABV: 4.0%
Smell: Malty, Citrus,
Taste: Full bodied, Malty, Crisp
Bitter: 2
Sweet: 2
Single Hop: Amerillo 4.0%
1 May 2013 to 30 June 2013 Available NOW!
Tasting Notes: Amarillo is a hop variety grown in Washington State in the North West of America. It imparts a complex range of fruity flavours - mainly citrus / grapefruit, but with lemon & floral elements, too. A pungent, vibrant & palate awakening bitterness lies In wait.
Style: Golden ale
Abv: 4.0%
See: Pale gold
Smell: Grapefruit & lemon
Taste: Citrus, with floral notes
Bitter: 4
Sweet: 2
Me Duck 3.6%
1 April 2013 to 30 April 2013
Tasting Notes: ‘Ey Up Me Duck’ as we say in Derbyshire - is a pale yellow ale quaffable and refreshing, a perfect warm welcome where ever its on sale.
Style: Bitter
ABV: 3.6%
See: Pale Ale
Smell: Fresh hop notes
Taste: Malty notes with a dry finish
Bitter: 3
Sweet: 3
Single Hop: Pacific Gem 4.0%
1 March 2013 to 30 April 2013
Tasting Notes: Pacific Gem was developed in New Zealand in 1987. Containing high levels of bitterness, along with abundant aromatics, it gives a distinctive fruity nose, reminiscent of blackberries. The bitterness is refreshing and sparky, with hints of wood.
Style: Golden ale
Abv: 4.0%
See: Pale gold
Smell: Fruity, blackberry
Taste: Dark fruit, oaky
Bitter: 3.5
Sweet: 2
Sweet Chariot 4.8%
1 February 2013 to 28 February 2013
Tasting Notes: Swing low with this full and fruity beer, guaranteed to carry you home with a spicy aroma and malty sweet taste to savour every English try and bone crunching tackle
Style: Strong Bitter
ABV: 4.8%
See: Chestnut
Smell: Nutty, Malty, Hoppy
Taste: Grainy, Hoppy
Bitter: 3
Sweet: 3
Single Hop: East Kent Goldings 4.0%
1 January 2013 to 28 February 2013
Tasting Notes: The quintessential English noble hop, grown in Kent for more than 200 years. A characteristic earthy bitterness, with hints of spice that combine with sweeter notes for the classic English bitter ale flavour.
Style: Golden Ale
ABV: 4.0%
See: Pale Gold
Smell: Spicy, Earthy
Taste: Sweet Spice, Caramel
Bitter: 3
Sweet: 2
Single Hop: Saaz 4.0%
1 December 2012 to 31 December 2012
Tasting Notes: Czech Hop!
Cultivated in the Bohemian lands for centuries which give its distinctive, earthy and fruity character. A 'noble hop' that has been the inspiration for many other hop varieties, it is also known in the Czech republic as 'Zatec', derived from the town where it originates.
Ugly Sisters 4.5%
1 December 2012 to 31 December 2012
Tasting Notes: Golden promise malt and Fuggles and Goldings hops. A distinctive nutty, malty character as well as subtle fruity, spicy notes.
Single Hop: Kohatu 4.0%
1 November 2012 to 30 November 2012
Tasting Notes: New Zealand Hop!
An exciting new variety of hop from New Zealand which seem destined to catch on in a big way! With their tingly pine and exotic fruit notes,the outcome is immensly refreshing and rewarding. Grown in the northern region of South Island, Kohatu means 'stone'.
Pedro 5.2%
1 October 2012 to 31 October 2012
Tasting Notes: A welcoming and mellow country ale, at 5.2% it'll creep up on you when you least expect!
Single Hop: Citra 4.0%
1 October 2012 to 31 October 2012
Tasting Notes: American Hop!
Citra has created a storm with its distinctive appeal since it appeared less than four years ago. With a pungent citrus character, yet balanced with tropical hints of mango and guava, 'exotic fruits leap from the glass', with their enticing aromas and flavours blitzing the senses.
Single Hop: Nelson Sauvin 4.0%
1 September 2012 to 30 September 2012
Tasting Notes: New Zealand Hop!
A variety that only appeared as recently as 2000, Nelson Sauvin has a unique gooseberry fruit character, akin to the flavours imparted by Sauvignon Blanc grapes to wine. Hints of citrus add further complexity from this remarkable newcomer.
Five Hops 3.8%
1 August 2012 to 31 August 2012
Tasting Notes: Made with 5 different hops. Bursting with citrus and tangy hop flavours.
**Available in Fastcask**
SIngle Hop: Strisselspalt 4.0%
1 August 2012 to 31 August 2012
Tasting Notes: French Hop!
From the Alscace region of eastern France, Strisselspalt is a floral, slightly herbal hop with hints of lemon. With notable aromatic qualities, it imparts a gentle bitterness and distinct hoppy characteristics.
Single Hop: Styrian 4.0%
1 July 2012 to 31 July 2012
Tasting Notes: Slovenian Hop!
Grown in the heart of Slovenia, on the banks of
the Savinja river, this hop originates from the English Fuggles variety, but has taken on its own distinct character due to the local climate and soil conditions. With hugely aromatic, floral and spicy characters that billow across the senses.
Father Time 5.0%
1 June 2012 to 30 June 2012
Tasting Notes: This Burton Pale Ale is beautifully balanced, matured in oak with a rounded flavour.
Single Hop: Marynka 4.0%
1 June 2012 to 30 June 2012
Tasting Notes: Polish Hop!
Developed in Poland about 25 years ago, Marynka combines good bitterness with attractive levels of essential oils. These contribute to the distinctive herbal-spice aroma, with undercurrents of dark fruit.
Pedigree Diamond 5%
21 May 2012 to 8 June 2012
Tasting Notes: Limited Edition: A true thoroughbred Marston's Pedigree Diamond at 5% abv.
Merry Monk 4.5%
1 May 2012 to 31 May 2012
Tasting Notes: A traditional mild, brewed to give a dry balanced moreish drink.
SIngle Hop: Cascade 4.0%
1 May 2012 to 31 May 2012
Tasting Notes: American Hop!
A classic modern American hop noted for its pungent citrus character – predominantly grapefruit notes, with a hint of lemon, lime and orange. The result shows why progressive newwave brewers throughout the Americas have taken Cascade to their hearts.
'Me 'Duck' 3.6%
1 April 2012 to 30 April 2012
Tasting Notes: A pale yellow ale quaffable and refreshing, a perfect warm welcome where ever it's on sale.
**available in Fastcask**
Single Hop: Hallertau Mittelfruh 4.0%
1 April 2012 to 30 April 2012
Tasting Notes: German Hop!
The original German lager hop, grown in the Hallertau region of Central Bavaria for centuries, with mild fresh-mown grass notes
and hints of a herbal tang. 'Mittelfrüh' translates as 'mid-early', relating to their ripening and harvest time.
Single Hop: East Kent Golding 4.0%
1 March 2012 to 31 March 2012
Tasting Notes: English Hop!
The quintessential English noble hop, grown in Kent for more than 200 years. The characteristic earthy bitterness, with hints of
spice, combine with sweeter notes for the classic English bitter ale flavour.
Single Hop: Galaxy 4.0%
1 February 2012 to 29 February 2012
Tasting Notes: Australian Hop!
A recently developed hop variety with noble German parentage, combined with Aussie brashness! The result is an intensly fruity character, with strong notes of peach and apricot.
Sweet Chariot 4.8%
1 February 2012 to 29 February 2012
Tasting Notes: A full and fruity beer, with spicy aromas and a sweet taste.
**Available in Fastcask**
Single Hop: Wai-iti 4.0%
1 January 2012 to 31 January 2012
Tasting Notes: New Zealand Hop!
A brand new hop variety from New Zealand, with intense citrus and sweet fruit character. Wai-iti means 'small water' in the local tongue and is a hugely distinctive addition to the world of beer.
Ugly Sisters 4.5%
1 December 2011 to 31 December 2011
Tasting Notes: Style: Strong Bitter
See: Amber
Smell: Hoppy, Fruity
Taste: Hoppy, Fruity
Bitter: 3
Sweet: 2.5
Brewed using Golden Promise malt and Fuggles and Goldings hops. This beer has a distinctive nutty, malty character as well as subtle fruity, spicy notes. Christmas Pantomime is always the season of fun and laughter and a time of enjoyment. Marston's Ugly Sisters a great tasting ale - Oh yes it is!
Wicked Witch 4.2%
1 October 2011 to 31 October 2011
Tasting Notes: Style: Bitter
See: Russet Brown
Smell: Malty, Hoppy
Taste: Malty, Mellow, Nutty
Bitter: 3
Sweet: 3
Brewed around the time of All Hallows 'eve. The recipe is a dark secret but eye of newt an dwing of bat are hard to come by these days. A rich russet brown coloured beer with complex malt and hop flavours combining to make an autumnal delight with a warming character.
Sweet Chariot 4.8%
1 September 2011 to 30 September 2011
Tasting Notes: Style: Strong Bitter
See: Chestnut
Smell: Nutty, Malty, Hoppy
Taste: Grainy, Hoppy
Bitter: 3
Sweet: 3
Swing low with this full and fruity beer, guaranteed to carry you home with a spicy aroma and malty sweet taste to savour every English try and bone crunching tackle.
Long Hop 4.0%
1 August 2011 to 31 August 2011
Tasting Notes: Light coloured refreshing beer crafted with English hops to give a crisp bitterness and fresh hoppy aroma, perfect for long summer days watching leather on willow.
Father Time 5%
1 June 2011 to 30 June 2011
Tasting Notes: Stately, he watches all with quiet composure, he has seen heroes and mere men, he passes no comment but they all wish to excel under this gaze. Father Time. A beautifully balanced ale, matured in oak, with a rounded flavour, crafted by the brewers of Pedigree.
Merrie Monk 4.5%
1 May 2011 to 31 May 2011
Tasting Notes: A delightful mild ale that's amber in colour with fruity overtones and a delicious hint of caramel. Crafting together both mild and bitter beer styles, this offering from Burton's Cathedral of Brewing delivers a hoppy mild with a dry clean finish that will leave you praying for more!
Dragon's Tale 4.5%
1 April 2011 to 30 April 2011
Tasting Notes: A malty, full bodied ale crafted with specially selected English malt and hops to commemorate St George's epic victory over the dragon. Slay your thirst and raise a glass to England's patron saint.
Double Drop 3.8%
1 March 2011 to 31 March 2011
Tasting Notes: Crafted using the almost forgotten "double dropping" fermentation technique to deliver a fresher and brigher beer that brings out the full clean flavour of the malt. A large application of late hops are added to the wort kettle to enhance the aroma and give a sense of the bitter flavour of beers of the past.
Ashes Ale 4.1%
1 January 2011 to 31 January 2011
Tasting Notes: A very easy drinking, light-coloured pale ale, brewed to commemorate the return of the Ashes series and to spur on England's best. A sharp bitterness, is complemented with a slight lemon citrus aroma.
Christmas Pudding 3.9%
1 December 2010 to 31 December 2010
Tasting Notes: Christmas pudding in a glass! Brewed using Golden Promise malt and Fuggles and Goldings hops. This beer has a distinctive nutty, malty character as well as sublte fruity, spicy notes with a hint of cinnamon, but watch out for the sixpence!
Royal Ryder 3.8%
1 September 2010 to 30 September 2010
Tasting Notes: A light coloured beer brewed with a touch of malted wheat to give a fullness to the beer. Complemented by a bitter hop flavour, derived from Progress hops, and a delicate aroma achieved by the late addition of English Goldings. Perfect for those lazy summer evenings
Pedigree Diamond 4.1%
1 July 2010 to 31 July 2010
Tasting Notes: Marston's have teamed up with 'The Lord's Taverners' to produce this classic English ale, celebrating our favourite game and on the way raising money for a great cause. A 10p donation is made for every pint sold
Fever Pitch 4.2%
1 June 2010 to 30 June 2010
Tasting Notes: As the temperature rises to fever pitch for football fans everywhere, this beer is a certain winner. The extremely pale ale combines malt with East Kent Goldings hops to produce a beer guaranteed to go down easier than a continental dive in the box!
Marston's Merrie Monk - 4.5%
1 May 2010 to 31 May 2010
Tasting Notes: A delightful mild ale that's amber in colour with fruity overtones and a delicious hint of caramel. Crafting together both mild and bitter beer styles, this offering from Burton's Cathedral of Brewing delivers a hoppy mild with a dry clean finish that will leave you praying for more!
Dragon's Tale 4.5%
1 April 2010 to 30 April 2010
Tasting Notes: A malty, full bodied ale crafted with specially selected English malt and hops to commemorate St George's epic victory over the dragon. Slay your thirst and raise a glass to England's patron saint.
Single Malt 4.2%
1 January 2010 to 31 January 2010
Tasting Notes: Raise a wee dram of this golden pale ale to refresh the post Christmas palate and celebrate Burn's night. Crafted using only Golden Promise Malt, popular with Scottish whisky distillers, this beer delivers a full bodied malty flavour with a clean bitter finish
Powder Cask 4.1%
1 November 2009 to 30 November 2009
Tasting Notes: Brewed to commemorate Guy Fawkes' failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder. This full flavoured bitter has all the aromas of fruit and nut, complemented by a balanced hoppy note derived from traditional English hops.
Ploughman's Ale 4.6%
1 October 2009 to 31 October 2009
Tasting Notes: After a hard days work in the field, ploughmen would gather and chat quenching their hard earned thirst on easy drinking refreshing ale. Marston's Ploughman's Ale a rewarding pint at anytime.
Pomp & Circumstance 3.8%
1 September 2009 to 30 September 2009
Tasting Notes: A light coloured beer brewed with a touch of malted wheat to give a fullness to the beer. Complemented bya bitter hop flavour, derived from Progress hops, and a delicate aroma achieved by the late addition of English Goldings. Perfect for those lazy summer evenings.
The Lord Taverners Ale 4.2%
1 June 2009 to 30 June 2009
Tasting Notes: Marston's have teamed up with 'The Lord Taverners' to produce this classic English Ale, celebrating our favourite game and on the way raising money for a great cause. A donation is made for every pint sold.
Merrie Monk 4.5%
1 May 2009 to 31 May 2009
Tasting Notes: A traditional mild brewed using malt and English Fuggles and Goldings hops to give a dry balanced moreish drink
John Marston Ale 4.6%
1 March 2009 to 30 March 2009
Tasting Notes: In 1834 John Marston opened a brewery in Burton on Trent adn applied his uncompromising values to brew only the best beers. 175 years later our founders ale is true to these values at Marston's today.
175 Not Out 4.2%
1 January 2009 to 29 January 2009
Tasting Notes: What else than a true classic pale ale to celebrate 175 years of brewing history at Marston's. Brewed with the famous Burton spring water drawn from Marston's own wells and traditional Fuggle and Golding hops to give added fruitiness and a spicy high note
Blazing Ale 4.5%
1 November 2008 to 30 November 2008
Tasting Notes: A malty full bodied beer made from a malt grist and a touch of crystal to give a warm chestnut colour. Brewed with a blend of Fuggles and Goldings to give a mellow bitterness.
Classic Beers Winter Ale 4.5%
1 November 2008 to 31 December 2008
Tasting Notes: Full, rich and fruity with a hint of spicy hop and a warming glow.
Classic Beers. Rye Beer 4.0%
1 September 2008 to 31 October 2008
Tasting Notes: Malty, biscuity and full bodied with a sweet finish, balanced with a blend of English hops.
Pure Blonde 4.2%
1 September 2008 to 4 October 2008
Tasting Notes: A light coloured beer brewed from best pale malt with a touch of wheat. A bitter hop flavour is there to counter the fullness of the wheat. A hint of citrus from the addition of Cascade hops to the kettle compliments this ale.
Classic Beers. Classic Pale Ale 4.2%
1 August 2008 to 31 August 2008
Tasting Notes: A full flavoured, fruity, crisp, light coloured beer with a spicy note.
Night Watchman 3.8%
1 August 2008 to 31 August 2008
Tasting Notes: A very quaffable light coloured but full flavoured beer. A pronounced bitterness compliments subtle malty flavours to give a sharp refreshing character to this beer.
Classic Beers. Classic Pale Ale 4.2%
1 July 2008 to 31 August 2008
Tasting Notes: A Classic Pale Ale that has a sharp dry bitternesswith a hint of floral fruitiness balanced by maltiness rather than sweetness.
Marston's Old Umpire 5.7%
1 June 2008 to 30 June 2008
Tasting Notes: A tempting aroma of biscuity malt, floral hops, vanilla and toffee, with hints of citrus fruit. A very refreshing ale.
Marston's Dragon's Tale - 4.5%
1 April 2008 to 30 April 2008
Tasting Notes: Brewed using the finest quality malt and a select blend of English hops to give a dark beer with a pronounced bitterness
Marston's Sun Bright – 3.8%
1 March 2008 to 31 March 2008
Tasting Notes: Classic burton pale ale which has a dry nutty flavour, and is very drinkable
Marston's Sweet Chariot 4.8%
1 February 2008 to 29 February 2008
Tasting Notes: A full and fruity flavoured beer, with a spicy aroma and the sweet taste of success for every Englishman to savour
Marston's Oyster Stout 4.5%
1 January 2008 to 31 January 2008
Tasting Notes: A rich dark and exceptionally creamy stout with a fruity, floral and spicy character derived from English aroma hops – Fuggles and Goldings and a bitterness derived from roasted malts.
Wicked Witch 4.6%
29 October 2007 to 23 November 2007
Tasting Notes: A rich russet brown coloured beer with complex malt and hop flavours.
Wicked Witch 4.6%
1 October 2007 to 27 October 2007
Tasting Notes: A rich russet brown coloured beer with complex malt and hop flavours.
Night Watchman3.8%
1 August 2007 to 31 August 2007
Tasting Notes: A very quaffable light coloured but full Flavoured beer. A pronounced bitterness compliments subtle malty flavours to give a sharp refreshing character to this beer
Pure Blonde 4%
2 July 2007 to 31 July 2007
Tasting Notes: A light coloured beer brewed from best pale malt with a touch of wheat. A bitter hop flavour is there to counter the fullness of the wheat. A hint of citrus from the addition of Cascade hops to the kettle, compliments this ale.
VPA 4%
28 May 2007 to 26 June 2007
Tasting Notes: A light coloured, lightly flavoured, easy drinking summer beer. Brewed from very lightly malted barley and using a single hop variety.
Evening Glow 5%
30 April 2007 to 25 May 2007
Tasting Notes: Brewed at 5% ABV, this traditional bitter is boosted by the addition of some lightly roasted malts which add a little aniseed character to the after taste.
Old Empire 5.7%
26 February 2007 to 27 April 2007
Tasting Notes: To coincide with World Cup – West Indies.
A tempting aroma of biscuity malt, floral hops, vanilla and toffee, with hints of citrus fruit. A very refreshing, drinkable and well balanced India Pale Ale
Heart Warmer 4.5%
29 January 2007 to 23 February 2007
Tasting Notes: A dark beer brewed with roasted malt and malted wheat, giving a fuller flavour.