 The nitrogenated and pasteurised variant of the beer available in kegs and cans . It is brewed in Samlesbury . The canned variant , launched in 1991 , contains a widget to give the beer a creamy white head . The beer 's ABV was reduced from 3 @.@ 8 % to 3 @.@ 5 % in late 2008 . On draught in the United Kingdom it is typically served at 5 to 7 degrees Celsius , although an Extra Cold variant served at 3 to 5 degrees Celsius has been available since 2006 . Its taste , or perceived lack of it , has been criticised by some , with Andrew Jefford describing it as a " blandly foamy <unk> travesty of the original [ cask conditioned version ] " . 
