Blitzen (Bottle)
(Batch of Blitzen)
Black Sheep Brewery in Masham, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Winter|
Score
6.48
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Seasonal - Winter.
Ruby Christmas Ale
This cheeky little festive number is made with cascade and goldings hops, orange and mixed peels. A real winter warmer, it’s all you need to survive the holiday season.
Ruby Christmas Ale
This cheeky little festive number is made with cascade and goldings hops, orange and mixed peels. A real winter warmer, it’s all you need to survive the holiday season.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tesco - Body is a reddish copper colour with a tight cream head. Malt aroma, a bit of citrus too. Soft mouthfeel gives this a chance, but it just comes across as just another beer. I had one called Blitzen on Xmas Day - this is not a patch on that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2015
at 06:53
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle at home picked up by Sarah from Tesco. Amber / reddy coloured pour with lasting cream froth. Aroma is mineral, oyster, caramel, stale spices, cinamon, little honey. Later a bit soapy on the nose. Flavour is composed of charred wood, burnt toast, unrefined sugars. little plum jam, cinamon is nicely balanced. Lingering acrid burnt toast note is not good. Palate is semi sweet with moderate carbonation. Meh
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2015
at 15:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Boxing Day, 2014: 500ml bottle BBD 11 Oct 2015. Poured into an Abbot Ale glass tankard at home while watching the rain lash down outside. Deep, dark ruby/brown body, on top a full, uneven beige blanket. Roasted malty nose with a wintery spice twist. The taste similar as the aroma, malty and spicy with a mild marmalade flavour in the background. Decent Christmassy/Winter feel to the brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2014
at 09:14
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from SarkyNorthener cheers Martin; hazy dark chestnut brown pour with a thin off white head, roast malt and fruit aroma, taste is fruity, malty with a hint of spice and some dark fruit action.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2014
at 13:32
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle: Nose is very sweet toffee, lots of malt, hint of smoke. The toffee is very pronounced an appealing. Taste is slightly bitter hops, malt, a bitter orange peel/marmalade note which is unappealing. Watery finish. Very very bland beer, even for a supermarket bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Dec 2014
at 15:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
50cl bottle from Tesco’s, Camberley. An attractive reddish copper colour with a tight cream head; spicy malt aroma; malty and smooth in the mouth with some orange marmalade and a little chocolate; and a soft, dry, bittersweet finish. Rather moreish - a good Christmas special.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Nov 2014
at 08:25