Santo
Summer Wine Brewery in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
Amber / Red Ale Regular|
Score
6.74
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6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Cask @ The Anderson, Fortrose 130212
Amber...clear...frothy white head...some lacing
Aroma - quite strong citrus grapefruit....touch of orange....sweet pale malts...light cereal
Taste - strong bitter grapefruit...bitter orange zest...sweet pale malts...lot of flavour for 4%
Palate - soft carb...thin body...bit oily texture...very bitter citrus slight grassy hops. Finish - very bitter...lingers far too long...doesn’t clean off palate....gets rather metallic
Overall - Lots of aroma and flavour but spoiled by a far too long astringent over long bitter finish
Amber...clear...frothy white head...some lacing
Aroma - quite strong citrus grapefruit....touch of orange....sweet pale malts...light cereal
Taste - strong bitter grapefruit...bitter orange zest...sweet pale malts...lot of flavour for 4%
Palate - soft carb...thin body...bit oily texture...very bitter citrus slight grassy hops. Finish - very bitter...lingers far too long...doesn’t clean off palate....gets rather metallic
Overall - Lots of aroma and flavour but spoiled by a far too long astringent over long bitter finish
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Mar 2012
at 09:04