Recent Tasting Notes
Wicked Elf Mad Abbot (13/20)
Pours hazy red/amber with a substantial off white coloured head. Aromas are quite expressive. Raisin notes dominate with some peach and apricot hiding in the background, fruity esters evident. Palate shows sweet caramel malt with late onset of abv spice and fruity esters. Sweetness lingers feint in the finish. Minimal hop presence. Has BB of 2013, obviously the brewery expects it to cellar well...
St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (15/20)
Pours jet balck with a huge choc orange coloured head. Aromas of dry coffee roast and dark bitter chocolate with some hinting honeycombe. Palate is almost a mirror image. Some nice, slightly sweet malt coming through the mid palate before dark roast drives a long finish. Has a slight oatmeal tang on the finish. Really well balanced.
Holgate 'Big Red' Vienna Lager (13/20)
Pours red brown with a small beige coloured head. Aromas of honey & sweet caramel malt present. Palate is much the same, some initial sweetness before darker roasted malts come into play, albeit rather mild. Soft carbonation & low bitterness make it spot on for style.
Pours hazy red/amber with a substantial off white coloured head. Aromas are quite expressive. Raisin notes dominate with some peach and apricot hiding in the background, fruity esters evident. Palate shows sweet caramel malt with late onset of abv spice and fruity esters. Sweetness lingers feint in the finish. Minimal hop presence. Has BB of 2013, obviously the brewery expects it to cellar well...
St Ambroise Oatmeal Stout (15/20)
Pours jet balck with a huge choc orange coloured head. Aromas of dry coffee roast and dark bitter chocolate with some hinting honeycombe. Palate is almost a mirror image. Some nice, slightly sweet malt coming through the mid palate before dark roast drives a long finish. Has a slight oatmeal tang on the finish. Really well balanced.
Holgate 'Big Red' Vienna Lager (13/20)
Pours red brown with a small beige coloured head. Aromas of honey & sweet caramel malt present. Palate is much the same, some initial sweetness before darker roasted malts come into play, albeit rather mild. Soft carbonation & low bitterness make it spot on for style.
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