Santa's Claws
Beartown Brewery in Congleton, Cheshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.48
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A premium quality festive ale! Deep red / brown colour, full flavoured with a good hoppy finish
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7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Handpull cask from the Salmon, Leicester. Gingerbread brown and clear with a decent off-white head. Spice dominates the aroma: cinnamon, ginger nuts, mace, clove, brown sugar. Taste is spicy sweet as well although there's a touch of fruity hop in the finish. Long lingering finish with clove and plum aftertaste. Won't be to everyone's liking but I quite enjoyed it.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Dec 2017
at 10:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Britons Protection, Manchester. Golden with a thin bubbly head. Has plenty of sticky, sugary winter fruits and very mild sweet spices in its aroma and taste, and is a good Christmas winter warmer for it. There’s a fair bit of bubble gum in its aroma.
Tried
from Cask
on 08 Jan 2015
at 09:32
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear brown colour. Sweet fruity aroma with some glace cherry. Body is a bit weak and watery. Flavour is of a floral and fruity pot pourri.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2014
at 13:55
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hand-pulled half-pint on 11th Jan 2014 in The Fox, Chetwyn Aston, Shropshire. Amber body with a smooth white foam on top. The beer had a malty start with a hop dry finish, the nose and initial taste was of semi-sweet molasses, they in turn gave way to the hops asserting themselves towards the end of each sip. There were hints of spice and wintery notes from something, nothing over the top, but this was tasty and Christmassy without it being in your face.
Tried
on 12 Jan 2014
at 05:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. A brown beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has strong notes of spices. The flavo ris sweet with notes of spices and caramel. Like liquid sugar.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Feb 2011
at 03:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) @ The New Wheatsheaf, 24 Southwark Street, Greater London, England SE1 1TY.Clear medium to dark brown color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, caramel, moderate hoppy, flowers, perfume, potpourri mix, flower tea, blackcurrant. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20091229]
Tried
from Cask
on 10 May 2010
at 09:17
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask. Hazy orangey brown with a creamy beige head. Sweet and spicy nose - almost candy-like. Medium body, flat, dominated by odd cake spices overpowering most other flavours. No bitterness. Odd. 200110
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Apr 2010
at 12:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask@The New Wheatsheaf, London. Amber/red colour with small beige head. Aroma is beautifully balanced spices, fruits, some candy and mild liquorice. Flavour is spices, candy, toffee, dark dry fruits as well as caramel malts. Very pleasant.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jan 2010
at 11:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle that dad picked up from Congleton brewpub (cheers dad), consumed Dinmore, Herefordshire 27-12-09 Pours reddy brown in fact on second glance maybe its a little darker than that actually. Taste is fruity and tangy with a little Christmas spice its not bad but I’m getting a bit tired of these bottles of run of the mill stuff and need something with a bit more oomphh. A6 A4 F6 P4 Ov13 3.3
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2009
at 08:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask gravity at Pig’s Ear. Dark mahogany colour, no head. Toffee aroma. Bit dull in mouth. More toffee on end. It’s got some toffee throughout. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Dec 2006
at 16:39