Decadence

Marble Beers

8.7% ABV

Reviewed by MT & RD

I think we’ve lauded more than enough praise on Marble already, that said we’re voluntarily obliged to give you our thoughts on yet another superb Marble beer.

Exit light, enter Decandence!

Colour: Stout dark with a sparse light brown head that dissipated fairly quickly.

Nose: You can definitely smell the alcohol [...click the heading to read more]

June 14th, 2010 Tags: , | Section: Beer Reviews, Gold Standard | Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post

Marble Mild (Brew 1691)

Marble Beers

Marble Mild, on the bar and in the glass

6% ABV

Reviewed by RD

When I heard this beer would be appearing at the Mild, Cider and Perry Festival at The Rat and Ratchet in Huddersfield I asked one of Marble’s brewers Dominic Driscoll about it.

Brewer’s notes: Well, it’s definitely Marble beer, but not as [...click the heading to read more]

May 7th, 2010 Tags: , | Section: Beer Reviews | Leave a comment | Print This Post | Email This Post

Another trip to the Marble Arch

And Sinking the Bismarck on the way home!

“How much beer and conversation can you squeeze into two and a half hours?

Answer: Quite a lot. Come On!”

A return to the promised land. Marble, not Manchester.

That was a tweet I sent on the train home from Manchester Saturday afternoon, a few weeks ago. The plan was [...click the heading to read more]

March 22nd, 2010 Tags: , , , | Section: Features, Roundtable | 2 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post

'Stouter' Port Stout

Marble Beers

If you said I could only drink Marble beers for the rest of my life I'd be happy!

Reviewed by RD

5.1% ABV

Colour: A fine looking beer, pretty much opaque. A very dark brown body with a reddish tint. A very handsome creamy cappuccino head sat on top until the end.

Nose: The first thing that hit [...click the heading to read more]

February 10th, 2010 Tags: , , | Section: Beer Reviews | 5 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post

Manchester Bitter

Marble Beers

Reviewed by MT

They say you shouldn't mix grape and grain, but what if it's a grain with a hint of grape?

4.2% ABV

My fourth and final #beerswap review!

Colour: Clear golden colour with a reasonable white head.

Nose: A sweet citrus hop blast. You can smell the bready malt on the side of it but there’s [...click the heading to read more]

January 7th, 2010 Tags: , , | Section: Beer Reviews | 3 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post

Tawny No.3

Marble Beers

I wish the Marble Arch was my local.

5.7% ABV

Reviewed by MT

Colour: This poured a copper colour with a creamy off-white head.

Nose: A toffee penny smell following a blast of citrus. Strong on the nose but very exciting! This had me brimming with anticipation!

Taste: Nutty. Massively nutty! Behind that is the caramel malt and [...click the heading to read more]

January 5th, 2010 Tags: , , | Section: Beer Reviews | One comment | Print This Post | Email This Post

Marble Beers

Marble Arch Inn

Reviewed by RD & MT

Both us HopZiners (Rob and Matt) had been waiting for this day for months. Two of our favorite past times brought together over a weekend in November…Fighting and Drinking. I’m not a fighter so to speak but we are both certainly drinkers. UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships) were in town for [...click the heading to read more]

November 23rd, 2009 Tags: , | Section: Features, Places, Roundtable | One comment | Print This Post | Email This Post