Mind how you go! (Marstons Owd Roger)

Member Name: cpipe

Product:	Marstons Owd Roger
Date:	09/08/01 (410 review reads)
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Advantages: Strength

Disadvantages: Too sweet for some

If you thought 5.6 or 6.0% abv was strong for beer, think again: Owd Roger comes in at 7.6%, which is as strong as a good scrumpy cider. So the apparently high price of £1.99 for a half-litre bottle works out at more alcohol per p than most bottled beers! Definitely NOT a case of "one for the road"!

This one's not bottle conditioned, but does not have an excessive amount of artificial fizz. The appearance is dark, though not as dark as stout. The flavour is moderately strong, quite full-bodied, rather sweet and also fairly bitter. (I'm no good at the wine-writers' comparisons - if you want to know if it tastes like mistletoe or old socks or peanut butter sandwiches, you'll have to try it yourself.)

Interestingly, the label claims that the recipe dates back 500 years. That must have been pretty early in the history of beers (rather than unhopped ales); the label doesn't say whether late-medieval peasants were warned to be careful how they drove the ox-cart after a few pints of this stuff, but I'm sure they felt nourished and warmed by it.

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