JW Lees (see also Lees) Boddingtons Cask

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.

Star & Garter, Bromley, Greater London

Who	Score	When	Notes
Philip Pirrip	Not Tried	07 Nov 2025
Philip Pirrip		19 Sep 2025	Had to try it - a fake Boddingtons and even in a Boddingtons branded glass. An OK golden ale with enjoyable bitterness

The Royston, Broadstairs, Kent

Who	Score	When	Notes
Hogan Sampling		11 Oct 2025	A good creamy head and lacing and lasting on this JW Lees' bitter from Manchester and the city's oldest brewer*. A lightly fruited bitter first bite. A dry bitterness rising. A fruited hoppy note or two bobbing up with hints of caramel, toffee and grapefruit. A moreish bitterness drifting downwards. *From on-line research, JW Lees is now the exclusive brewer of Boddingtons Cask Ale which they brew under licence from AB Inbev. Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, known as AB InBev, is a Belgian multinational drink and brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium, and is said to be the largest brewer in the world.