VIDEO: Moorhouse's Brewery ales taste test (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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VIDEO: Moorhouse's Brewery ales taste test
11:40am Wednesday 18th March 2009 in Business
Ben Briggs (right) with Moorhouse's David Grant
APPLICATIONS are being taken for the role of Chief Reviewer of Real Ales for Lancashire.
The position has been created as part of the six-week Vintage Inns Festival of Award Winning Beers at The River Wyre pub, Poulton.
Business reporter and self-confessed lager drinker gives his thoughts on Burnley brewery Moorhouse’s five main beers.
Watch the video by clicking Play below.
Ben's verdict
Black Cat: 3.4per cent abv. Very Guinness-like taste and not at all how I expected mild to taste like. There is an almost burnt flavouring to it but I must admit I couldn’t taste the
chocolate which David assured me was there.
Premier Bitter: 3.7per cent abv. Quite a crisp taste with an almost citrusy tang to it. There is very much a bitter after-taste to it that leaves a distinct impression.
Pride of Pendle: 4.1 per cent abv. More comparable to smooth bitters I’ve tasted with a bit more of the traditional flavours that I, as a lager drinker, was expecting from a real ale.
Blond Witch: 4.5per cent abv. This pale ale is very smooth and had a lighter taste, closer to a lager taste. Very drinkable and a good one to wean lager drinkers off their favourite fizzy alcoholic drinks.
Pendle Witches Brew: 5.1per cent abv. As David Grant assured me, this was the one that most appealed to the lager drinker in me. Quite sweet and very drinkable, especially for such a strong beer.
