I Sea Santa
Brains in Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales 🏴
Traditional Beer Winter|
Score
6.55
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Idiosynkrasie (17851) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
330ml bottle. Clear. dark amber colour with small, frothy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Herbal spicy, grassy hoppy aroma, hints of thistle, juniper, laurel, a touch of cinnamon. Taste is dry, herbal spicy, thistle, juniper, laurel again, a very cautious touch of cinnamon; light, quite watery. So so.
Olut (21769) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ Stubbing Wharf, Hebden Bridge. Clear copper coloured ale with a creamy head. Has a light sugary aroma and taste, with a mild sweetness you might expect from this. Just about a winter ale, but a little thinner and crisper than you might expect in this style.
jimgreen (21510) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Tap at the King William IV. Poured a clear copper colour with a bubbly white head. The flavour is moderate bitter with a strong hop bitter, light earthy palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Kermis (23416) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at King William IV. Pours clear amber brown with a white head. Aroma of Christmas pudding, raisins, overripe dark fruits, Christmas spices, malt and toffee. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Falcon, CLJ, 23/12/13. Clear copper golden with a moderate off white covering that retains well. Nose is orchar fruit, green apples, sugar, light caramel, peach notes. Taste comprises light Ribena berry, summer fruit, caramel, straw, light bread dough. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, dry with light a light bittering conclusion. Ok stuff.
McCash (16021) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Haymarket. Appearance - deep amber with a proportionate Nose - spices and toffee. Getting into clootie dumpling. Taste - as per the nose with just a touch of dry maltiness on the finish. Palate - medium bodied with a creamy texture and a dry finish. Overall - yeah a good beer.
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at Haymarket. Pours clear copper, decent white head. Very big christams cake aromas, good spiciness, with mixed peel and stewed fruit and malt. Lovely. Taste has a touch of spice, more malt/fruitcake sweetness and a nice clean finish. Oily texture, in a good way. Best British Christmas beer of the season so far for me.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at the haymarket bar... Big spice nose.. Soft fruits... Big cinnamon spice... DSoft roast .. Soft toffee... Soft malts ... Rerate much as a daud soft spice... Nice roast... Lught bitter but stick at 3.3
jjsint (8631) reviewed I Sea Santa from Brains 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Cask @ Falcon, Clapham Junction. Dark copper. The aroma is enticing, of heavy malts with some orchard fruit. Some nice malt is the taste: sweet with a bit of sour. Fairly uniform taste profile. Not too exciting but certainly a decent well-rounded seasonal.