Christmas Ale (2006)
(Batch of Christmas Ale)
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Winter Out of Production|
Score
5.76
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4/10
Tried
on 09 Jul 2015
at 08:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Dobre i super zbalansowane piwo. Świąteczne Ale wypite po sporym czasie od uważenia. Nic nie traci, a wręcz przeciwnie sporo zyskuje. Smak się udoskonala, a zapach jest silniejszy i intensywniejszy. Fajny kartonik na pamiatke zostanie
Tried
on 05 Sep 2014
at 10:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Christmas Ale 2006. Clear 500ml bottle, 5.5%. Best before end of September 2007, drank early November 2007, so just out of date. Poured into my Bateman’s straight half pint sleeve glass, twice. Light amber in colour, with an off white head, plenty of bubbles rising through the beer. Head shrinks too fast. The label claims it has an aroma of tropical fruits, it did smell fairly sweet, but I thought caramel (I often do) and flowery perfume. For a special Christmas brew it falls well short of a top winter warmer in my eyes, this is a good solid ale but it doesn’t carry enough taste, power or umph to make it stand out. I detected oak within the aftertaste and I enjoyed the beer, but not enough to buy another if I see one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2012
at 01:37
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Dark golden beer with a small white head. Toffee and caramel aroma. Dry and malty flavour, already strongly oxidized.
Tried
on 25 May 2008
at 14:06
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle @ thewolf-and-his-flock-of-sheep tasting session. Didn’t note the year, so might change. Anyway, I didn’t like it. Typical english smell, caramel malt, toffee. Boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2008
at 08:57
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle@TheWolf, tasting. ´Pours amber with a small white head. The aroma is malty caramel/toffee with a fruity note. Orange/berries. Bitter end with some dry hops. Medium bodied - smooth. Quite good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2008
at 08:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is flowery hoppy with notes of elderberries and a light touch of malt and caramel. The flavor is malty with notes of toffee and an elderberry note of hops, leading to a light bitter finish, which is quite dry with hints of wood.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Oct 2007
at 15:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear amber colour with a tall, dense, off-white head. Sweetish, caramelish nose. Medium body with a soft - almost velvety - mouthfeel. Sweet notes of caramel malt and a whiff of nuts. The finish is dry with a subdued bitterness. Well crafted. 150707
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jul 2007
at 12:43
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50 cL bottle. Pours amber with littel white head. Aroma is fruity with sweet malt notes beneath. Almost perfumed aroma. Taste is fruity hops with a nice initial malt sweetness which goes into a rather dry / soft bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2007
at 12:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
0.5lt Bottle/ Lovely amber colory with a small tan head. Caramel malty aromas and fruity taste. Medium body , decent bitterness sweet aftertaste. I had higher expectations but it wasn;t bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2007
at 14:05