A deep chestnut-coloured ale, perfect for enjoying by the fire on the crisp, wintery evenings of Advent leading up to Christmas. Our Advent Ale is brewed with the finest English malted barley and local hops, and has a refreshing, fruity nose, a sweet liquorice flavour and a rich dark chocolate aftertaste.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml Bottle poured into a UK pint sleeve on 13th Dec 13 (at home). Dark ruby red body, with a thin wisp and collar. Malts all the way in the aroma and taste: mid-roasted and semi-sweet candy peel fruits being the smells and flavours I got. Liquorice arrives late, as the beer warms in the glass: I also found some woody notes, nutty hints and treacle esters within the warming glass. I might have over cooled the bottle because it became more interesting and diverse in flavour as it moved towards room temp. Pleasant and enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2013
at 13:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
50cl bottle from Waitrose, Wokingham. Deep chestnut in colour with a ring of beige head; rich, malty aroma; rather thin in the mouth with a sweet fruity taste followed by some deeply roasted malts with hints of chocolate and licorice. A pleasant mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2013
at 12:13
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at home, BOE, 03/11/13. Pours a clear chestnut brown with a moderate off white covering. Nose is dark toffee fudge, light cocoa, hint of fruit. Taste comprises toffee, earthy, nutty, dark malt, brown bread. Medium bodied, a little thin, mild finale. Ok mild.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2013
at 12:40
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA.Clear dark to medium red brown colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, berry, light spicy, sour milk notes. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet, light light acidic and light to moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and sticky, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120115]
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Sep 2012
at 01:31
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at The Crosse Keys, JDW, London. Pours dark, amber-brown with a frothy, off-white cap. The aroma holds toasted sugars, sweet malts and caramel. Flavor is medium sweet with a creamy, toffee and caramel character. There is some toast, grapes and other ripe fruits, dough, jam. Light to medium bodied with fine carbonation. Sweet, slightly sticky finish with mostly toasted caramel and doughy bread. Not a great beer by any means, but there are some fun aspects to it.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Nov 2011
at 14:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] Dark tawny brown with a thin creamy tan head; aroma of malted milk and toasted grain; very milk-like in consistency, texture and flavour, slightly sour at first but developing rich toasted flavours, and a warming toffee finish. An excellent mild.
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2008
at 13:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Small beige head. Deep dark red body, just barely translucent. Hoppy roasty aroma, quite vague. Soft sweetish dry roasty spicy taste with hoppy notes. A bit earthy. Vaguely chocolatey. Dry roasty chocolatey aftertaste. Nice, if unspectacular. (0.5pt cask at Anglesea Arms.)
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2007
at 13:27