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4641
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Brewed by Bradfield
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Sheffield, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 13   MEAN: 3.11/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.99   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 147   ABV: 4.9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask, Brewed for Christmas. Due to popularity this beer is available from 1st November.
This unique beer has Christmas berry overtones; and has a slight blue tint to the head - making it an unusual winter warmer!


3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
maeib (6630) - Wootton, Northampton, - DEC 2, 2010
Cask Conditioned handpump Wig & Pen Northampton. An amber coloured beer with a whitish head and lacing. A full bodied beer with fruity notes throughout. Some earthy malts in the nose. Quite tasty.

3.3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Benjii (2372) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - JAN 21, 2012
On cask at the 2012 NWAF, Manchester. Pours a dark purple, Ribena colour with a really different, thick Belgian Blue cow toned (blue-white) head. Aroma of yeast and Weetabix malt. Fruity and malty. Similar malty flavour with some grass and yeast again. Moderate carbonation and a dry finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
wizardjoe (11) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 29, 2011
Immediate colour is more pleasing than the settled colour. Nice aroma, decent taste, nice drink to have between two heavier beers.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 15/20
WASW (46) - - DEC 28, 2011
Rich violet-lilac colours settle into a purple-brown body. Fruity aroma and taste settle into a mild and smooth drink.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
BrotherLogic (251) - South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - NOV 30, 2011
Expected some belgian quality - got a fairly uninteresting BBB. Not bad but nothing to get me out of bed to be honest.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
markas101 (1503) - Sheffield, South Yorkshire, ENGLAND - NOV 18, 2011
Cask, The Francis Newton, Sheffield. Purple haze appearance, musty aroma. Milky, slightly sweet, with a mild fruit finish.

3.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
RichardW (929) - Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND - DEC 28, 2010
Cask, Tilleys, Newcastle. Soft and fruity, purple-tinged head and a blackcurrant appearance. Reminded me of Abita Purple Haze. Blueberry aroma, smooth and very easy drinking, with a lovely fresh aftertaste. Excellent UK fruit beer.

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
cgarvieuk (8640) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - DEC 16, 2010
UPDATED: DEC 21, 2010 gravity at bow ... red copper ... thin purple lacing ... little eggy... but just cracked open ... light sweet fruits ... soft malt ... ok but need more venting ... but i knew that ... tk2 eggyness gone ... very fruity ... juicy

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - JUL 22, 2009
Cask Handpump at the Rawson Spring JDW, Sheffield 15/12/2007 A little sour fruit aroma. Mid brown coloured with some alcohol present. Fruity and spicy. Crisp full malt finish.

1.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - JAN 28, 2009
Cask in the market porter. Alround rating: This is one stinky beer, like its as if they’ve stirred the beer with a dirty cows ass. Theres some fruity natured stuff going on but totally dominated by ass.


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