Boddingtons Draught Bitter

BODDINGTONS has been around for over 200 years, and is well known for its creamy head and smooth body. It is now sold in over 30 countries worldwide, and can be drunk on tap far and wide in such places as New Zealand and Hong Kong. In 2000 the Whitbread Beer Company (brewers of Boddingtons) became part of Interbrew, the famous Belgian brewer. Due to the company’s clever marketing, Boddington’s has become famous as the cream of Manchester. In fact one of their TV adverts humourosly depicts the beer being sold from an ice cream truck - with or without a flake! BODDINGTONS was one of ... more

Boddingtons Bitter (once the cream of Manchester) comes in two varieties, the bland and insipid keg variety and the oh so wonderful Cask variety. For those of you who do not know the difference between the two the keg variety is a dead beer meaning that there is no live yeast in the product and all conditioning is done at the brewery. The Cask conditioned variety contains live yeast and variety is conditioned in the cellar by the publican, there are also some additional hops in the barrel to improve the flavor. Ok to cask condition a beer takes a little but not much skill. You store the ... more

Boddingtons (or boddies as we experienced drinkers call it) is the perfect drink for casual nights down the local, it a crisp smooth bitter with a very full and creamy head. It relies heavily on its comical advertising campaign the male cow with the udders? And it needs to be served in the correct manor, if your pint of boddies has head falling over the sides invariably it has been served incorrectly and this ruins the taste of the pint. The perfect boddies is served with the glass at a 45-degree angle; filled up halfway and allowed to settle forming the base of the head. The glass is then ... more

Manchester is famous for having produced numerous pop bands,its Universities, Man Utd FC and Boddington's,which is often called ... "the Cream of Manchester". This bitter is some 3.8% alcohol by volume (ABV),so it is by no means the strongest beer around despite what Mancunians tell you. It is certainly a well known bitter and is widely and some would say,very astutely marketed by Whitbread. It is amber in colour,smooth,milky and fairly light. I think it could use a tad more bitterness. It is low on carbonisation and is not therefore a gassy beer that will cause you problems. The head is thick ... more

Boddington's is a bitter which has entered the folklore history of the industry due an extremely clever, humourous advertising campaign which has brought it many of the industry's top awards. But what is it like as a drink - does it live up to all the hype? Well...damn good and yes it does are the answers! Boddingtons is a smooth creamy beer with a dark brown colour and a smooth creamy texture. When poured you are greeted with a large milky head which lingers for as long as you want it to and leaves a lacy effect on the glass when the beer is consumed. There is a strong malty aroma which comes ... more

I've been drinking for so long, I think I started drinking when I was about 12 years old, terrible huh? The first thing I ever had was Lager, used to enjoy a good pint of Carlsberg and Heineken, lovely stuff. Then I started drinking cider, in my teens. I'm a very big fan of sweet cider, especially Woodpecker. I never really liked the dry stuff though. Now I enjoy a nice drop of whiskey and I love bitter. I especially like the taste of Boddingtons Draught bitter and I think its really nice out of a can with one of those widget things. I don't know if you've noticed or not like I have, some pubs ... more

boddingtons is a beer which can be found in many versions and is supported by a very strong advertising campaign. the two main beers are the basic bitter at about 3.8% and gold which comes in at about 4.8%. boddingtons is a very creamy beer to taste and has got a long refreshing flavour to it. it is the bitter which i feel comes closest to replicating the thirst quenching features of lager on a long, hot summer's day. the major marketing for boddingtons is done by a cartoon cow called graham the heifer. somebody in the marketing department is obviously not too well versed in the bovine facts ... more