Marston's Pedigree Bitter > Reviews

Advantages: Solid, easy drinking session ale
Disadvantages: A little unexciting

I was looking forward to a beer or two on Friday. It had been a pain of a week for one reason, and for another, the previous Friday I was driving and couldn't have a drink. With this in mind, I was ready to chuck copious amounts of frothy brew down the old esophagus...purely, I hasten to add, in a mature and responsible manner. So the beer of choice would really have to be one not too high in alcohol. A nice session ale. One like Marstons Pedigree ... Read review

Advantages: Reliable. Premium Ale. Widely Available
Disadvantages: Very Few

Marston's Pedigree Premium Ale is produced at Burton-upon-Trent,the brewery capital of Britain. However,that alone is not what makes Marston's Pedigree so revered. For that we have to look at the unique method of fermentation employed by this great Midland's brewery. The beer is actually fermented in the cask. As the yeast goes to work,the beer froths up through the bung hole. Now enough of the technical stuff,what is the result you might well enquire ... Read review

Advantages: simple, good quality ale, easy to find
Disadvantages: Stick to the bottles, as the cans and hand-pull are a different beast altogether

Pedigree from Marstons has a fine reputation amongst beer drinkers, and is well known throughout the country, so finding a pint in a pub near you shouldn't be too much of a problem. This is in contrast to many 'real ales' which are a devil to find anywhere other than the supermarket shelf. Brewed in Staffordshire, the beer is also available in cans and bottles - the bottles are particularly welcome as they serve up a full pint rather than the woefully ... Read review

Advantages: A great pint
Disadvantages: Not always available

...just drunk a bottle of Marston's Pedigree bitter. It was chilled in the fridge and tasted lovely. Now, before anyone tells me off for chilling real ale and claims that real ales should be served at room temperature, please let me disabuse you of this false notion. A good real ale, such as Marston's Pedigree, should not be served at room temperature. All real ales should be served at cellar temperature, which is, of course, always a good deal cooler ... Read review