Woods Shropshire Lad
Cask & Bottle Conditioned, Regular;
First launched as a seasonal bitter in 1995, Shropshire Lad was inspired by the collection of poems by AE Housman.
It quickly proved so popular that we made the beer available all year round.
Shropshire Lad is a strong, well-rounded bitter whose cascade of flavours come from a careful blend of selected English malted barley, traditional English Fuggles and Golding hops.
It is now our best-seller on draught, and in the bottle.
First launched as a seasonal bitter in 1995, Shropshire Lad was inspired by the collection of poems by AE Housman.
It quickly proved so popular that we made the beer available all year round.
Shropshire Lad is a strong, well-rounded bitter whose cascade of flavours come from a careful blend of selected English malted barley, traditional English Fuggles and Golding hops.
It is now our best-seller on draught, and in the bottle.
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159 reviews
Craven Arms, England
Community reviews
Pours a dark amber colour with a small off white head. Not much of an aroma, some bread but that?s about it. Not much flavour either, a little caramel some breadiness but watery and not a lot in the finish either. Disappointing.
Bottle, source not recalled. Poured clear amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, lightly roasted, moderate hop, with floral and fruity notes. Moderate sweetness and medium bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Cask HP at Hamilton Hall as Woods Shropshire Lad. Dark amber orange brown, still, translucent with a dense creamy head, full lacing. Possibly a sparkler used. Aroma is very light and airy, white bread, some musty dried herbs. Body is smooth with low carbonation. Taste is thin and bready, honeyish sugars, soft bitterness, quite drying. Pretty meh. A solid enough bitter, and nothing wrong with it, but meh.
Butelka. Mahoniowy kolor z mala biala piana redukujaca sie szybko do obreczy. Aromat czekolady orzechow karmelu . W smaku mozna jeszcze dodac rodzynki owocowe nuty i lekki goryczkowy finisz. Jak dla mnie za slodkie jak na bitter i czekolada jakos tu nie dziala.
Marcin G
Aroma: Medium toasty, caramel, Light floral hops.
Appearance: Clear amber body. Thin, off-white head, low retention.
Flavour: Medium bitterness, Medium caramel, toasty. Medium-light nutty. Light hops . Very-dry finish with lingering bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium-low, creamy carbonation.
Overall: Very nice! Easy drinking and nicely bitter!
500 ml bottle, poured. Thanks Andre!
8C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Bottle from Sainsbury’s.
Pours Dark Brown, very clear, medium carbonation. Aroma of malts...Taste of Banana, Burned Grass, Dark Fruits, Wheat, Honey, Caramel, Burnt apples, Toffee. More malts. Not too bad. Better than I was expecting.
Bottle@mother in laws boxing day party. Dark chestnut beer with small head. Aroma of dark malts and caramel. Taste is malts, burnt caramel and some fruit cake. Decent.
On cask at Holly Bush Inn, Seighford, Staffs. Pours chestnut brown with white head. Excellent balance to give a smooth bitter. Very good.
Bottle thanks to my little sis. Amber thin head. Aroma is toffee malts taste is same nice sweetness decent bitter finish well balanced. Medium body. Decent malty stuff
Really good. Not too bitter for my taste. Flavours of caramel and toast. Chestnut appearance.Nice on palate and complex. Will drink again. Second pint even better. Third pint continues to impress
Cask at the white lady jdw. Pours pale gold, thick white head. Light dusty malt aromas, light citrus. Taste is also light sweet and finishes thin. OK.
500ml bottle from Ludlow Food Centre. Pours dark amber-brown, pear drops aroma with caramel and dark fruits emerging before a bitter finish. Very mild but quaffable.
Bottle. Bronze-amber with no head. Has a sweet and sticky texture and quite sugary.
Cask at JDW, Balham. Pours an amber colour with an off white head. Aroma is malty with light floral perfumy notes. Light body, mild carbonation. A touch of toast, lemon, a little elderflower, grass... OK.
Cask at the Moon Under Water (JDW), Watford. Poured a deep golden colour with a light haze, dense white head and excellent lacing. Malty aroma with notes of straw and honey. Initial flavours of raisin, passionfruit and grain. Finish was smooth caramel, soft fruit; not sweet, but no real notes of bitterness.
By hand-pump in 2014: clear deep amber, bubbly cream head, berry fruits aroma, very good lacing, red currants, good malty base, excellent carbonation, smooth
Bottle: Served in a shaker glass:
Small sized lively creamy honey head on top of a clear dark amber colored beer.
Aromas of loads of barley malts, some bread, toasted grains, some caramel and a sprinkle of honey with a rye ish edge.
Flavours of malts, barley malts, toast, caramel, honey, bitters, herbs, light spiced and some bread/grains/rye.
Aftertaste is bitter, herbal, toast and some honey.
Medium carbo, light watery mouthfeel, medium bodied and a light creamy to light watery texture.
Bottle at home from ASDA. Amber copper coloured pour with a short lived loose off-white head. Aroma is sweet nutty hazelnut and caramel. Flavour follows with nice mineral, nutty caramel. Quite sweet, sticky palate. Medium body low carb.
Cask at Grape Vaults, Leominster, Herefordshire. Dark, clear amber. Foamy, white head. Aroma of sweet malt, some toffee, light citrus. Taste is much the same, but ends quite bitterly.
A complex and challenging taste which is sharp, fruity and hoppy. The alcohol content almost feels a little high, a weaker version would still be a very complex and interesting taste I imagine.
500ml bottle from Sainsburys served in a Shaker. Dark brown, offwhite head which disappeared, leaving something that looked like a glass of coke. Repoured into a large tasting glass whhich meant the head lasted a bit longer, and could be titivated by topping up: if I cut to the chase, this is a slightly stronger than usual brown English bitter that relies heavily on the malt, so is quite toffeeish in flavour, and sticky on the palate . I felt I was stuck in a seventies southern counties timewarp, wearing my best jumper with a chunky "English Pint" in my hand, and Richard Briers holding forth at the bar. If you like it, have at it, but not my thing at all.
Deep brown cloudy hue with a little brown head. Fruity, citrussy nose with a hint of spice. Toffee and caramel flavour with a hint af rust and a strong malty back bone.
Bottle from LIVA, Kolding.
Pours clear amber with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma has caramel, light toasted, grassy hops. Medium carbonation, dry and fairly light mouthfeel. Flavour is dry, some metal, caramel, grass and pine. Very bitter, but also somewhat unbalanced.
Pours copper with a white head. Aroma is caramel, flower, grass and nuts. Flavour is caramel, grass, flower, nuts and light fruity notes.
Cask at JDW The Chequers Inn; cloudy brown pour with tiny off white head, standard boring brown beer, malty with bitter finish.
50cl bottle. Brown with almost no head. Caramel, toffee, sugar. Sip : water body with no carbonation. The beer has only malt flavours. Sweet and lightly burned. Nothing else.
0,5l bottle from Tesco. Pours clear brown with a low head. Aroma is malts and rye pudding. Flavor is pretty much the same. Decent.
Tasted in 2010 (backlog). Amber brown in color with a small off-white head. Aroma is of grass, grain and soap suds. Taste is lightly bitter with mostly grain.
Loved this! Really lovely rounded flavours of hops and grass and clover meadows, followed by toffee and malt at the end.
Pours a clear and brown beer with a white head. The aroma is malt, caramel and toffee. The flavor follows the nose. The palate is sweetness. Overall an average beer.