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jimgreen (22359) reviewed
Grumpy Santa Beer from Cottage Delight
12 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle at Deans Winter Shelter Tasting. Poured a crystal clear medium amber with a bubbly white head. The aroma is creamy caramel hop. The flavour is medium bitter with a smooth malty hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with light carbonation. Ideal for a session.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:52
Benzai (25102) reviewed
Grumpy Santa Beer from Cottage Delight
12 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Sampled from bottle @ Deans Winter Shelter Tasting. Clear golden color, small white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly hops, lightly bitter, lightly fruity. Not bad at all, a lot better than expected.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:51
Kermis (23735) reviewed
Grumpy Santa Beer from Cottage Delight
12 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle shared at Dean’s Winter Shelter Tasting. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, light caramel. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:48
Deanso (16228) reviewed
Grumpy Santa Beer from Cottage Delight
12 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
sample courtesy of and shared with SIC1314 @ THTasting. Thin white head, Clear pale golden pour. Low carbonation.
Tried on 20 Dec 2013 at 11:47
Nightfall (2275) reviewed
Smallest Reindeer from Cottage Delight
12 years ago
2.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
Bottle @ Too many Geuze’s - only one toilet , Ulfborg 2012. One of the worst of the night. Some typical lemon, and malt aromas, overpowerd by sulphur, dust and soap. Bad !
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2013 at 11:17
Nightfall (2275) reviewed
Santas Little Helper from Cottage Delight
12 years ago
5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle @ Too many Geuze’s - only one toilet , Ulfborg 2012. REd/Copper color with a small head. Sweet malty, caramel, nuts, fruits and hops. Average Bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2013 at 11:15
minutemat (16858) reviewed
Pleasure Beach from Cottage Delight
13 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
500ml bottle from Piebury Corner. Pours a cola colour with liquorice and roasted malts. Not bad at all and very nice with a chicken pie.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2013 at 02:48
Jamesie1857 (4757) reviewed
Rockin Robin from Cottage Delight
13 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
500ml bo0ttle - part of a gift set - dark reddy brown body, thin white head. Got a nose of currants, caramel, bit toasty, quite nice. The palate is a bit thin, but has a well rounded taste, all the aroma is in the first mouthful, the finish is slightly bitter, but not unpleasant. This is the second of a trio, and neither have been that bad.
Tried on 10 Jan 2013 at 14:57
jamestulloch (10072) reviewed
Grumpy Santa Beer from Cottage Delight
13 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Aroma: Pear, melon, metal and grain.

Appearance:Clear golden body with a small off-white head that lasts no more than 20 seconds. Flat carbonation. No lacing.

Taste: Metallic tasting beer with faint pear notes. Not much going on here. Slightly bitter finish, but the overall taste is diluted and underwhelming.

Palate: Thin body with a watery mouthfeel. Flat carbonation.

Overall: A bland and uninspiring beer. It doesn’t look, smell or taste very appealing.
Tried on 26 Dec 2012 at 10:29
HenrikSoegaard (22320) reviewed
Bottoms Up from Cottage Delight
14 years ago
3.1/10 — Appearance 2 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Yellow colour. Light malty artificial aroma. Light bitter almost astringent peach flavor. Short finish. Watery palate.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Mar 2012 at 03:31