There Is NoeL In Christmas
Hop Studio in Elvington, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.06
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This lightly spiced Christmas Ale delivers flavours of fruitcake, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg. Enjoy with turkey, cheese, nuts, crisps, mince pies and iced fruit cake. Humbug!
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home. Pours clear ruby, nose is cinnamon, caramel, toffee, taste is similar, light sweetness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2016
at 11:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Cask at Craft Beer Co Clerkenwell, London, 29 Nov 2014) Reddish amber colour with frothy, beige head. Malty, spicy nose with notes of caramel, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Malty, spicy taste with caramel, ginger, cinnamon, Christmas fruit-cake and a gentle spicy bitterness. Medium body, with a certain sweetness. Tasty, spicy and quite Christmasey, still quite well balanced. Nice one.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2015
at 13:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Earl of Essex, 16/12/14. Chestnut brown with moderate beige edgeing. Nose is biscuit, light spice, dark malt, toffee. Taste comprises earthy strains, winter cheers, malt base, toffee, faint fruit. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation. So so.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2015
at 13:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from the Beers of Europe Christmas Crate. Copper coloured pour with a wispy white head. Aromas of smoke, salt, toffee, raisins and figs. Lots of Christmasy flavours in there- figs, walnuts, dates plus a splash of sweet spice, bonfire toffee, burnt wood and raisin. Quite a tasty brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2014
at 14:49
4/10
Tried
on 16 Dec 2014
at 11:50
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear red-brown, thin off-white head. Light nutty aromas, light spice. Taste is light sweet, light spice. Thin body. Not a right lot going on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2014
at 01:10
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from the brewer’s own stand at the Good Food Show at Birmingham NEC. Deep amber beer. Tastes rather strongly of Christmas pudding. Yep, toffee and raisins and a bit of cinnamon and brown sugar and more raisins. Nice to have a Christmas beer that’s actually got something to do with Christmas. Unfortunately there’s nothing to balance it and it rapidly gets too sweet and syrupy. Still not bad though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2014
at 13:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
15th March 2014
Bright clear red - amber beer with a few pale cream coloured bubbles for a head. Palate is light and dry and mildly crisp. Minerals. Starts with a dry floral bitterness with whisper of orange and spices. Papery dry malt and then a dry finish with mixed spice bitter linger. Bit of an odd duck, first mouthful was okay, then it got a bot chewy, and then came full circle to okay again. Passable, just.
Bright clear red - amber beer with a few pale cream coloured bubbles for a head. Palate is light and dry and mildly crisp. Minerals. Starts with a dry floral bitterness with whisper of orange and spices. Papery dry malt and then a dry finish with mixed spice bitter linger. Bit of an odd duck, first mouthful was okay, then it got a bot chewy, and then came full circle to okay again. Passable, just.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2014
at 04:31
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Mahogany colour. Has lots of Christmas cake flavour with a touch of spice. Thin and watery.
Tried
on 24 Dec 2013
at 08:43