Beachy Head Christmas Jumper

Brewed by Beachy Head
Style: English Strong Ale
Eastbourne, England

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

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3rd December 2011
ChrisOs Early December Tasting. Opaque brown beer, tidy tan head. Light dry palate. Nice mild light dark malt that is semi dry. Nice vanilla note. Mild tangy fruits underneath. Semi dry finish.

Bottle 500ml. @ chriso [ oh6gdx birthday bash tasting ].

Clear dark brown colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, shoe polish, roasted grain, sour notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and light moderate bitter with a average to long duration, light chocolate - dark roasted malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20111203]

Bottled@my birthdaybash@Chriso. Deep amber colour with small beige head. Aroma is fruits, some mild toasted maltyness as well as some leathery notes. Flavour is leathery, fruity, floral and mildly toastedd as well. Also has a slight alcoholic edge, but that suits the beer fine.

Bottled at oh6gdx’s birthday bash at chriso’s. Hazy dark brown, no head. Caramelly coffee aroma. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Mild with some coffeeish bitterness.

Bottle at Pat’s birthday tasting at Chriso’s. Colour is murky dark brown. Nose is roasted malt, sourish, dark fruit, roasted grain. Taste is sourish like a Belgian brown beer. Some roasted bitterness in there but fairly mild in flavours.

Bottle direct from the brewery (thanks Roger!), drunk 18th July 2010. Pitch black with a thick finger of beige head. Slightly sour nose with lots of dark fruits. In the mouth there’s good roasted coffee notes, dark rye bread and bitter high cocoa chocolate. Molasses and dark toffee too. Nice weight and the strength is expertly concealed. A good dark ale for winter time.