Tring Brewery Santas Little Helper

Santas Little Helper

 

Tring Brewery in Tring, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter
Score
6.87
ABV: 4.8% IBU: - Ticks: 8
Warming winter ale, this festive special is the perfect balance of roasted malt and premium aroma hops. This tipple would warm even the cold heart of Scrooge.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at home on the eve of Christmas Eve. Long day of car servicing, agreeing the contract for the CEO role and driving middle daughter and her boyfriend around. Good pour and a great rich colour in the glass. Loads of malt with a little bit of bitter hops lurking quietly in the corner. A good pint and one I would expect for the season. Now, let heavy drinking commence!

Tried from Bottle on 23 Dec 2024 at 19:17


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle at ash's. Pours clear ruby brown, nose is berries, caramel, toffee, taste is sweet, fruity, dry toffee.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2020 at 15:07


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - deep autumnal red. Nose - cornflakes and light raisin. Taste - raisin, brown bread. Palate - light to medium bodied. Dry finish. Overall - not the worst, just a bit bland for something that's a Christmas release.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2020 at 15:05


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottle from the brewery online shop. Pours a lovely chestnut brown. Aromas of light malt, corn, caramel. Taste is light sweet, light spice. Thin finish.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2020 at 15:03


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

4/1/2020. Cask at the Dove Street Inn, Ipswich. Pours dark amber brown with a small off-white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, chocolate, dried fruit and a touch of nut and winter spice. Medium sweetness, light bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily texture, soft to flat carbonation. Some dryness to finish. Not bad.

Tried from Cask on 04 Jan 2020 at 19:02


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cask at the the brewery shop. A brown copper coloured pour with a loose beige head. Aroma is nutty roasted malts, toasted brown bread. Flavour is composed of bitter toasted malts, dried fruit cake, spiced cak. Twig. Palate is semi sweet, nutty, decent cask condition.. Tasty malty beer.

Tried from Cask on 01 Dec 2018 at 15:52


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On cask at the brewery. Smooth and malty beginning. Easy to drink with a nice roasted Ale characteristic. Smooth in the aftertaste, not too intense but nice dry smooth malty finish. Great!

Tried from Cask on 19 Dec 2015 at 08:22


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On cask at Golden Eagle Lincoln - A red body, lacing white head. Nose is caramel and malt, with a sweetness carrying all the way through. Quite a pleasant one, but not so much of a winter warmer as I’d hoped for.

Tried from Cask on 15 Dec 2013 at 03:18