Christmas Cave

Caveman Brewery in Swanscombe, Kent, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Collab with: Big Penny (previously Truman's)
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular Out of Production

Score

6.58

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 5

In collaboration with Truman's Brewery Brewed at their brewery in Hackney Wick with Truman's Head Brewer Ben Ott. Brewing this beer was great fun and the original 20BBL run was repeated three times over the run up to Christmas to keep up with demand.

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MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Christmas Cave from Caveman Brewery 1 year ago

Tried from Cask on 11 Jan 2025 at 12:47

6.3

fonefan (84534) reviewed Christmas Cave from Caveman Brewery 9 years ago

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

Cask (gravity) @ 31th Pigs Ear Beer and Cider Festival 2014, at The Round Chapel in Hackney, London, England [ As Caveman Christmas Cave ].Clear dark brown - red amber color with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, sweet malt. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, fruity, dried fruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20141202]

Tried from Cask on 27 Apr 2016 at 11:42

6.4

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Christmas Cave from Caveman Brewery 11 years ago

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

Gravity dispense at Pigs Ear ’14, day 1, 02/12/14. Rich amber with a decent off white swirl and edgeing. Nose is dark malt, spice, toffee, earthy notes, faint aniseed. Taste comprises toffee, dark fruits, malt, bitter tones. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close with light bitterness. Ok.

Tried on 01 Jan 2015 at 16:02

6.9

madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Christmas Cave from Caveman Brewery 11 years ago

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

2nd December 2014
Pigs Ear. Cask. Almost clear deep amber beer, small pale tan head. Palate is light and semi dry with a light crispness. The malts are a little sweet, balanced by bitterish citric peel. Little spice, not overdone. Dried fruit sweetness before a light semi dry finish. Prett tasty.

Tried from Cask on 04 Dec 2014 at 00:34

WingmanWillis (38284) ticked Christmas Cave from Caveman Brewery 11 years ago

Tried on 03 Dec 2014 at 01:21