Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) Cumberland Ale

Tasting Summary

These comments are the opinion of the individual reviewer and represent what they thought of the beer on a particular day in a particular pub. If a review is less favourable, it may be because the beer suffered somewhere in the supply chain between them and the brewery.

The Royal Oak, Rhandirmwyn, Carmarthenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisatSturry		09 Aug 2024	Standard beer, hoppy, worth a 2nd pint

The Pheasant, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Magnus Greel		04 Sep 2023
Magnus Greel		13 Oct 2022	Malty dry cooking bitter but a refreshing change from Pedigree @ £3.75 a pint for the thrifty minded!
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	10 Apr 2017
ChrisE		14 Mar 2017	Slightly metallic.
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	02 Mar 2017
ChrisE	Not Tried	13 Feb 2017
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	08 Feb 2017
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	06 Feb 2017
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	27 Jan 2017
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	07 Jan 2017
ChrisE	Not Tried	26 Dec 2016
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	24 Dec 2016
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	08 Dec 2016
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	22 Nov 2016
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	19 Nov 2016
ChrisE		15 Nov 2016

The Red Lion, Bromley, Greater London

Bricklayers Arms, Beckenham, Greater London

Lancaster House Hotel, Lancaster, Lancashire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		23 Jul 2022	Rather plain and uninteresting.

Spooner's Bar, Porthmadog, Gwynedd

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		08 Oct 2021	Perfect serve of a well crafted English bitter; hops and malt in balance. Might just have another.
Ray	Not Tried	06 May 2013
Ray	Not Tried	26 May 2012
Ray	Not Tried	06 May 2012
Ray	Not Tried	21 Apr 2012
Ray	Not Tried	25 Mar 2012
Ray	Not Tried	26 Feb 2012

The Red Lion, Sedbergh, Cumbria

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		05 Sep 2021
ChrisE	Not Tried	16 Jul 2015
Jack William		26 Jun 2015	Rather plain bitter in good condition.

The John Wallis (formerly Man of Kent), Ashford, Kent

The Bridge Inn, Grinton, North Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden	Not Tried	10 Oct 2019
Wittenden		02 Nov 2018	My notes from last year still apply.Jennings in a Jennings pub.
Wittenden		02 Nov 2017	Steely and fruity Northern Bitter.Yum.

The Chequers Inn, Smarden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		25 Aug 2019	Not at its best,verging on the Poor.
Wittenden	Not Tried	31 Dec 2016

Ye Olde John O'Gaunt, Lancaster, Lancashire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William	Not Tried	15 Aug 2019
Philip Pirrip		07 Jan 2016

Bulls Head, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Grey Horses Inn, Carlton-in-Lindrick, Lincolnshire

The Swan, Ashford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		05 Feb 2019	Returned
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	25 Jan 2019
ChrisE	Not Tried	25 Jan 2019
Magnus Greel	Not Tried	13 Nov 2018
ChrisE	Not Tried	03 Nov 2018
ChrisE	Not Tried	28 Sep 2018
ChrisE		15 Sep 2018
ChrisE		21 Aug 2018	A nice refreshing traditional pint, well two pints actually.
ChrisE	Not Tried	26 Jul 2018
Magnus Greel		15 May 2018
ChrisE		15 May 2018
ChrisE		11 May 2018
ChrisE		07 Apr 2018
ChrisE		13 Mar 2018
ChrisE		15 Nov 2016
ChrisE		27 Oct 2015

The Goose, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		23 Jan 2019

The Castle Bar, Cockermouth, Cumbria

The Bush, Cockermouth, Cumbria

Who	Score	When	Notes
Jack William		29 Jul 2018	New barrel just on.
ChrisE		25 Apr 2017

Bitter End, Cockermouth, Cumbria

White Hart Hotel, Newmarket, Suffolk

Who	Score	When	Notes
Mitch		25 Jul 2018	Again bit too cold and creamy head, but that is what people expect here it seems. Not at its very best but acceptable
ChrisE		10 Sep 2016
ChrisE		09 Sep 2016

Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, Dover, Kent

The Watch House, Lewisham, Greater London

Blacksmiths Arms, Willesborough, Kent

Pot & Glass, Egglescliffe, Durham

The Black Horse, High Barnet, Greater London

The Anvil, Wigan, Greater Manchester

The Sportsman Inn, Carlisle, Cumbria

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		26 Apr 2017	Last one out of the cask but good to the end. After my pint was served the beer was taken off sale and the lines cleaned in preparation for the next cask.

Railway Hotel, Ramsbottom, Lancashire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		25 Mar 2017

Crown Inn, Accrington, Lancashire

The Market Porter, Southwark, Central London

The Ferry Tavern, Penketh, Cheshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Adam Holmes		25 Feb 2016	Perfectly acceptable best. Described as a Golden ale but on the dark side

Sportsman Arms, Penketh, Cheshire

The New Fox Inn (formerly The Windmill Inn), Willesborough, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor	Not Tried	07 Feb 2016
Trevor		03 Jan 2016

Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge, Cumbria

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		06 Jan 2016

The Guest House, Southport, Merseyside

Commercial Inn, Glossop, Derbyshire

Crown (Suddaby's), Malton, North Yorkshire

The Junction (formerly Windsor Castle), Battersea, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		04 Sep 2015	Good bitterness but had a haze one would not expect from a national brewer's manufactory

Horse & Jockey, Buckley, Flintshire

Zetland, Southport, Merseyside

Kings Head, Bayswater, Central London

The Hop, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Habit, York, North Yorkshire

The Prince Alfred (formerly The Alfred), Sydenham, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		25 Feb 2015	Metallic taste

The Vine Inn, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Alum Ale House, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

The Britons Protection, Manchester, Greater Manchester

The New Cross Turnpike, Welling, Greater London

Royal Standard, Leicester, Leicestershire

Ales of the Unexpected, Westbrook, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip		16 Aug 2014

Jackson's Wharf, Hartlepool, Durham

Elleray Hotel, Windermere, Cumbria

Hooden Smokehouse & Cellar (formerly Hooden on the Hill), Willesborough, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Trevor	Not Tried	25 Jun 2014	Unavailable
Trevor		17 Aug 2012	Pleasant drink at cellar temperature.
Trevor	Not Tried	14 May 2012
Trevor	Not Tried	03 May 2012
Trevor	Not Tried	03 Apr 2012
Trevor		15 Mar 2012
Trevor	Not Tried	01 Mar 2012
Trevor		20 Oct 2010
Trevor	Not Tried	05 Oct 2010
Alenomore		19 Sep 2010	On at the pub bar. Again, in good condition.
Trevor	Not Tried	02 Jun 2010
Trevor	Not Tried	07 Apr 2010	Unfortunately this guest beer was unavailable as it had been very popular over the previous weekend.

Horseshoe Inn, Bermondsey, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		13 Jun 2014	I find this beer to be quite variable. Nothing special about this particular pint, which was a bit too warm.

The Huntsman, Cheadle, Staffordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Nick Willis		08 Jun 2014	Nothing wrong with condition, it's just a desperately bland beer.
Nick Willis	Not Tried	05 Jun 2014

Hermitage Inn, Warkworth, Northumberland

The Albert, Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Green Dragon, Wymondham, Norfolk

Swan, Whitacre Heath, Warwickshire

The Steamboat, South Shields, Tyne and Wear

Haworth Old Hall Inn, Haworth, West Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		22 Mar 2014
ChrisE	Not Tried	27 Mar 2010

The Woodman, Birmingham, West Midlands

Minster Tavern, Ely, Cambridgeshire

Agricultural Hotel, Penrith, Cumbria

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		11 Nov 2013	Pale and bitter.
Nick Willis	Not Tried	13 Jul 2013

The Benton Ale House, Longbenton, Tyne and Wear

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		26 Oct 2013	Cold to the point of blandness, creamy and bitter.

Paxton's Head, Knightsbridge, Central London

Welby Arms, Allington, Lincolnshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden	Not Tried	12 Sep 2013
Wittenden	Not Tried	11 Oct 2012
Wittenden	Not Tried	14 Mar 2012
Wittenden		11 Feb 2012	Mid brown session beer, verging on the austere.Well hopped.
Wittenden		09 Oct 2011	I've never really thought much about this beer, but in fact it's pretty good:a barley coloured "northcountry" best,prominant hops through the sparkler,a malty finish.
Wittenden	Not Tried	23 Oct 2010
Wittenden	Not Tried	24 Oct 2009

Good Intent, West Farleigh, Kent

Newport Ale House, Newport, Isle of Wight

The Farmers Boy, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Barley Mow, Birtley, Tyne and Wear

The Riflemans Arms, Kendal, Cumbria

Bulls Head, Markfield, Leicestershire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stu		05 Jul 2013

Hamilton Hall, City, Central London

The Unicorn, Marden, Kent

Rutland Arms, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Smugglers Inn, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire

The Poste of Stone, Stone, Staffordshire

The Robin Hood, Icklesham, East Sussex

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		17 Mar 2013	A rather routine bitter.

King's Arms, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

The Falcon, Battersea, Greater London

The Fishermans Arms, Hartlepool, Durham

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle		01 Mar 2013	Times change or maybe I do but I was disappointed in the lack of focus in this 'flagship' beer. I suspect the recipe is not standing the test of time and could do with a (substantial) tweek.

Carriages, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
McGargle	Not Tried	21 Feb 2013
McGargle		18 Jun 2011	No character other than slightly harsh in the mouth.
McGargle	Not Tried	11 Mar 2011

The White Lion Hotel, Tenterden, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		06 Feb 2013
Pedro	Not Tried	19 May 2012

First & Last, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		19 Jan 2013

Castle Hotel, Bradford, West Yorkshire

The Sir John Arderne, Newark, Nottinghamshire

Carrion Crow, Oldham, Greater Manchester

Peveril of the Peak, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Old Ship, Hackney, Greater London

Radnor Arms (formerly Frenchman), Folkestone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		26 Aug 2012	The sole real ale on, in good condition. One other pump normally available, but not today.

The Tollemache Inn, Grantham, Lincolnshire

The Posada, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Lakeview, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria

Who	Score	When	Notes
HSB		27 Jun 2012

The Fish Inn, Buttermere, Cumbria

The Tiger, Camberwell, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		01 May 2012	A harmless, pale-coloured bitter. Lacking the depth of flavour of a recent sample drank elsewhere.

Salutation, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

The Ostrich Inn (formerly Plume of Feathers), South Creake, Norfolk

The Plasterers Arms, Norwich, Norfolk

Douglas Arms Hotel, Bethesda, Gwynedd

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen Harris		10 Mar 2012	A good, light brown bitter with a very dry finish.

King & Queen, East Malling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		24 Jan 2012

Roscoe Head, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Wheatsheaf, Maidstone, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		02 Dec 2011

The Last Inn, Oswestry, Shropshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Bear & Ragged Staff		26 Nov 2011	A standard semi bitter ale, crisp and fresh but little else. Nothing to praise and difficult to criticise.

The Walnut Tree, Yalding, Kent

Sun Inn, Bassenthwaite, Cumbria

The Black Bull, Yarm, North Yorkshire

Three Mariners, Lancaster, Lancashire

The Old Wellington, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Britannia Bar Cafe, Rochester, Kent

The Original Plough (formerly The Plough), Chelmsford, Essex

The Bank, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Coach and Horses, Barnard Castle, Durham

Who	Score	When	Notes
Wittenden		26 Oct 2010	Well kept but not very exciting.

Elm Cottage, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Alenomore		16 Oct 2010	Fair condition.

The Samuel Lloyd, Corby, Northamptonshire

The Lobster Pot, West Malling, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro	Not Tried	27 Aug 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	29 Dec 2007
Ian	Not Tried	16 Sep 2005
Ian		27 Aug 2005	Dark brown colour with nice malts and some hop. Fine beer.

The York, Bolton, Greater Manchester

Who	Score	When	Notes
ChrisE		19 Aug 2010

The City Arms, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Harpers Brook, Corby, Northamptonshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Stephen		21 May 2010	Very drinkable amber coloured bitter smooth felt good in mouth some citrus in the hops happy drink this anyday

Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Grapes, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Honest Miller, Brook, Kent

The Chequers, Laddingford, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Pedro		23 Jan 2010

Cumberland Arms, Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear

Who	Score	When	Notes
Flying.geordie		16 Jan 2010
Andrew	Not Tried	23 Feb 2007

The Hare at Blean (formerly Blean Tavern; Hare & Hounds), Blean, Kent

The Abbey Inn, Leeds, West Yorkshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Leigh		10 Apr 2009	Session bitter from Jennings. Nicely fruity, with a sharp edge. Always a decent pint.

The Swan, Bushey, Hertfordshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		09 Nov 2008	Sandy brown coloured beer. The taste was light and mellow with a slightly pronounced hop finish. This reminded me of the beers of my youth; inoffensive best bitters.
Andrew		10 Sep 2005	Bit too cold. Light brown beer with Watery malt to start with followed by bitter hops on finish.

The Horniman at Hay's, Southwark, Central London

The Phoenix, Canterbury, Kent

The Harp, Charing Cross, Central London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Blair		23 Feb 2008	Smooth, light ale, not much of a body, but it has a pleasant hoppy aftertaste. there is a hint of fruit - ripe apples - in there somewhere.

White Hart Tap, St Albans, Hertfordshire

Blackburne Arms Hotel, Liverpool, Merseyside

The Globe, Liverpool, Merseyside

Halfway House, Brenchley, Kent

Risley Park, Risley, Derbyshire

Who	Score	When	Notes
Andrew		11 Jun 2006	Nutty pint of brown bitter. Good caramel-nut balance. I enjoyed it

White Horse, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire

The Royal Oak, Brookland, Kent

The White Swan, Reading Street, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Ian		25 Mar 2005	Old gold. Yeasty, malty nose, light malt in mouth, very dry finish