Wight Christmas
Island Brewery (Isle of Wight Brewery) in Newport, Isle of Wight, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Winter|
Score
6.52
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A special festive ale brewed using speciality Munich and malted oats to give a rich malty flavour. Modestly hopped with British Goldings and Bramling Cross hops with the addition of chocolate malt for that extra Christmas treat. This red to amber ale is just wht you were dreaming of, go on, treat yourself!
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
5th October 2024
Near clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, light and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, traces of caramel and cream. Ripe fruits and dried fruits. There is a pleasant touch of Brambling Cross dark berry fruits under the usual Christmas spice assault. Soft smooth cinnamon dominates, pinch of nutmeg maybe. Light and semi dry finish. Yes, it over done Christmas nonsense season once again, this one, I reckon, will taste better than most.
Near clear amber beer, small bubbly pale tan head. Smooth palate, light and mildly dry, decent fine minerally carbonation. Smooth malts, traces of caramel and cream. Ripe fruits and dried fruits. There is a pleasant touch of Brambling Cross dark berry fruits under the usual Christmas spice assault. Soft smooth cinnamon dominates, pinch of nutmeg maybe. Light and semi dry finish. Yes, it over done Christmas nonsense season once again, this one, I reckon, will taste better than most.
Tried
on 05 Oct 2024
at 16:43
7/10
Bottle from a stall at Tulleys Farm, Crawley. Pours a hazy dark amber colour with a thinnish off white head. Aromas of caramel, nuts, bread and citrus orange. Taste has more of the same notes again with some added biscuits, toasty bread, some spice and a nice mellow hop bitterness on the finish. Nicely balanced. Thin to medium body, low carbonation and smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Very festive. Nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2022
at 18:56
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Cotteridge Convention 23/06/18. Many thanks! An amber orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is nutty,. sweet biscuity malts, christmas spices. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, nutty malts, cinnamon, apple , spices. Palate is semi sweet, silky, lowish carbonation, hot.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2020
at 17:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle [courtesy of Grumbo - cheers Graham!]. Clear, reddish, dark amber colour with average, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, off-white head. Mellow malty aroma, a touch of malt lozenge and caramel, metallic hoppy overtones with a very cautious touch of orange peel. Taste is sweet-ish malty, hints of toffee, some caramel, cautious malt spiciness, slightly grassy, minimally citrusy and metallic hoppy overtones with a touch of orange peel. Nice malty basis with almost X-masy sweet-ish and spicy touch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2019
at 02:20
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
17/7/2019. Bottle shared at the South West tour bottle share. Bought at the brewery. Pours pale amber with a white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, bread, biscui, cake, fruit and light spice. Medium sweetness with moderate bitterness. Moderate body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 12:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a coppery orange with off white head. Aroma is grainy. Taste is metallic malts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 12:14
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from the brewery. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, hops, malt and little nuts. Sweet caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jul 2019
at 12:09
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Cotteridge get together. Malt aroma. Light chestnut. Thin off-wight head. Some bitterness but it's really about the malt. Light bodied. Thin. Slick. Average carbonation. Abrupt finish. Average malty bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2018
at 19:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cheers Chris (Mr Pink) for this 500ml bottle that you brought to the Cotteridge gathering on 23rd June 2018. I managed to get a sample large enough to rate. Copper body, beige head that hung around. Malty molasses rule the brew, some toffee in the nose, caramel in the taste along with a slight hop balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2018
at 07:31
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared during Cott Wines Convention; clear copper pour with a thin white head, aroma has sweet malts, taste has caramel, some bready malts, basic stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2018
at 07:00