Christmas Blaster

Holdens Brewery in Dudley, West Midlands, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter

Score

6.34

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 6

Challenger hops and Optic malt suffuse to create winter sunshine in a glass. With a lively and assertive hop character and a dominant malty sweetness throughout this premium beer results in a moreish malty aftertaste. Will certainly blow away the cobwebs!

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6.5

fonefan (84534) reviewed Christmas Blaster from Holdens Brewery 14 years ago

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

Cask (handpump) @ Lord Moon Of The Mall - JDW, 16-18 Whitehall, West End, Greater London, England SW1A 2DY.Clear medium golden yellow amber colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, caramel, nutty, sugar, light yeasty. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity, citrus acidic notes. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101230]

Tried from Cask on 27 Jul 2011 at 11:37

6.3

cagarvie (40076) reviewed Christmas Blaster from Holdens Brewery 15 years ago

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

cask at AGBell ...light amber lll creamy off whhite head ...soft toffee fruit spice ... light bitter ... heavy spiced fruits ... little citrus peel

Tried from Cask on 07 Jan 2011 at 04:07

madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Christmas Blaster from Holdens Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

17th December 2010
Spoons. Clerar gold beer, little white head. Dry palate. Fresh hop, apple and grapefruit with a little orange.Semi dry finish. Bitterish aftertaste. Nice flavour and drinkable but too dry.

Tried on 27 Dec 2010 at 07:49

7.2

Harrisoni (26233) reviewed Christmas Blaster from Holdens Brewery 15 years ago

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

Cask handpull at County Hotel JDW Ashford. Gold amber clear colour. Lasting beige head. Touch of caramel on aroma but it works on a bitter like this. Love the dry malt and the finish is lovely. Some sting earthy hop and just great. Good premium bitter

Tried from Cask on 24 Dec 2010 at 08:13

6.2

berkshirejohn (10223) reviewed Christmas Blaster from Holdens Brewery 15 years ago

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

Cask at the Prince Arthur (JDW), Fleet. Amber with a tight cream head; biscuity aroma; grapefruit flavour with a grainy body; sweet finish with some grassy hops.

Tried from Cask on 16 Dec 2010 at 01:40

4.8

Downender (11275) reviewed Christmas Blaster from Holdens Brewery 15 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask-conditioned at the Commercial Rooms (JDW), Bristol 30/11/10. Slightly hazy gold in colour with a billowy white head. Buttery, pineapple and sherbet aroma. Flavour was dominated by diacetyl, with sweet pineapple and apricot fruit, a yeasty edge and clashing, bitter finish. A poor brew.

Tried from Cask on 30 Nov 2010 at 10:42