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Butcombe Christmas Steps


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Brewed by Butcombe
Style: Bitter
Bristol, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 8   MEAN: 3.01/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.9   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - December.
Best Maris Otter is blended with Vienna malt to give the beer a reddish hue. Challenger and Bramling Cross hops are used, the latter delivering a distinctive and fruity blackcurrant finish…Season’s Greetings…Ho, Ho, Ho!


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - JUL 26, 2011

Cask (handpump) @ The Windmill - JDW, Stansted Airport - Airside, Stansted, England CM24 1QN.

Clear medium to dark amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, nutty peel, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, orange, dusty bitter, hop & peel bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20110103]

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9152) - Northwich, Cheshire, ENGLAND - APR 27, 2011
Cask Handpump at the Penny Black JDW, Northwich 24/12/2010 Some floral aroma. Golden bronze coloured smooth on the palate and fruity with a slightly bitter malt finish.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 8/20
Beth101 (444) - West Yorkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 30, 2010
copper colour with a scumy head. not much of an aroma but can smell a little bit of malt. Can taste a lttle bit of spice but it lacks body.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
RichardW (929) - Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND - DEC 16, 2010
Cask, Lloyds, Carlisle. Sweet and malty dark amber ale, traces of Christmas Cake and dried fruits, nice bitter finish, with a hint of cherry.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
berkshirejohn (3014) - Bracknell, Berkshire, ENGLAND - DEC 16, 2010
Cask at the Claude du Vall (JDW), Camberley. Bright copper in colour with a thin beige head; rich fruity malt aroma; the flavour with malty, dry and earthy, with some winter fruit and raw sugar; there’s a tangy, prolonged finish with some dry grassy hops and a touch of warming spice. Very pleasant.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
hughie (3992) - Bedford, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - DEC 3, 2010
Cask at Bankers Draft (JDW), Bedford. Amber with a white head. Pleasant sweet treacle tart malt aroma. Sweet malt taste with suggestions of fresh fruit and a sharp bitter finish. Pretty sound.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Gethinbeer (1565) - Musky, Nova Scotia, CANADA - JAN 3, 2010
On tap in the Bell at Redbrook, Gloucester side of the town. Clear amber colour with a thin spit like head. Not to much aroma from the beer. Nutty flavour. Hint of spices. Altogether lacking body.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
downender (4387) - Bristol, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND - DEC 12, 2009
Cask-conditioned at Colston’s Yard, Bristol 11/12/09. Deep gold in colour with a frothy white head. Aroma of sweet malts, oranges and a touch of citrus hops. Flavour was much the same, with decent cereal malts, apricots and a hoppy, dry finish.


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