Batemans Santas Tipple

Formerly brewed at Batemans
Style: Bitter
Skegness, England

Serve in English pint

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Cask (handpump) @ The Black Friar, 174 Queen Victoria Street, Greater London England EC4.
Clear light to medium brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, dark berry, plim, prune, apple, nutty notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090103]

11th December 2008. Clear brown ale. Very low carbonation. Appley toffee beer. Manages to be both sweet and sour. Tastes okay but possibly not quite ready.

A Mes rate. Cheeky half at the Black Horse in Oxford Circus. Hazy dark amber appearance with a thin but stable off white head. Pleasant spicy winter beer aroma with a lick of caramel and plenty of fruit. Full of crystal malt in the flavour with a pleasant fruity finish and an unexpected hit of hops that balances it out nicely. Faint apple in the aftertaste sadly but overall, one of the better offerings from Batemans.