Glad Tidings
Chiltern Brewery in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England 🏴
Stout Winter|
Score
6.24
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Black, winter spice, orange zest.
Brewed with a blend of four malts (Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast Barley) and Bramling Cross hops, spices and fruit for a truly complex bottle-conditioned and well balanced winter stout. Spicy orange on the nose with rich chocolate notes and creamy smooth to drink: the perfext Christmas beer and a real warmer for the winter months.
The Chiltern Brewery has been at the forefront of the revival of classic English ale styles for over 35 years. In recent years this has extended to the creation of new styles, all brewed with the finest English malt and hops, naturally.
Brewed with a blend of four malts (Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Roast Barley) and Bramling Cross hops, spices and fruit for a truly complex bottle-conditioned and well balanced winter stout. Spicy orange on the nose with rich chocolate notes and creamy smooth to drink: the perfext Christmas beer and a real warmer for the winter months.
The Chiltern Brewery has been at the forefront of the revival of classic English ale styles for over 35 years. In recent years this has extended to the creation of new styles, all brewed with the finest English malt and hops, naturally.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
500ml bottle bought as part of a delivery from the brewery. Drunk at home. Dark brown, a little bit translucent with a quickly dissipating khaki head. Spice dominates the aroma. Lots and lots and lots of clove, maybe some cinnamon as well. Sweet taste, some chocolate and a little bit of cola. Peppery notes. Finish is slightly sour which is a bit odd but it works well enough. Light body, slightly heavy carbonation. I don't understand the rock bottom rates, it's not amazing but it's solid enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2024
at 18:36
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2021
at 22:21
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottle from BEER:shop, St. Albans. Hazy brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, light sour berries and Christmas spices. Flavor is medium sweet and light sour. Sweet and light sour finish. 160218
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2018
at 22:43
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle from BEER:shop, St. Albans. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, rich spices, malt and hops. Awful spicy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2018
at 22:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
[500ml bottle, gift from my wife - cheers!] Deep brown-black with a large beige head. Creamy smooth mouthfeel, flavour dominated by milk chocolate with raisins nestling behind, and just a vague hint of spiciness (ginger?). There’s little bitterness; it’s more like a mild than a stout and if you think of it as a mild it’s rather a good one. Maybe just a tad thinner than I’d like, but enjoyable nevertheless.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2010
at 15:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Dark brown with a small tan head. Perfumed spice aroma with cardemum and coriander dominating. Sweet and spicy flavour
Tried
on 27 Nov 2010
at 14:10
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle @ Papsø-Grand-Tasting, September 2010. Pours dark brown with a small creamy white head. Yeast, cocoa, spice and roast. Medium bodied. Weird . .
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Oct 2010
at 07:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottled. A hazy deep red beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of straw, ginger, malt, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of ginger, malt, caramel, and straw, leading to a bitter finish. The body is light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2010
at 09:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 50 cl. Courtesy of Ungstrup. Pours a reddish brown with a dense beige head. Gingery hard roast nose. Medium body, sweet hard roast malt with quite some gingery spice - lovely actually. Subdued bitterness. Nice actually. 110910
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Sep 2010
at 09:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle in a field at Cropredy 2010 ...thanks to Fin for this one ...nice black ... bubbly off white head ... soft charcoal roast malt nose ... very dark berry fruits ... bramble and cherry ... light charcoal roast ... well rounded ... very tasty... light bitter linger
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Aug 2010
at 22:18