Fox Santas Nuts

Brewed by Fox (Norfolk)
Style: Old Ale
Kings Lynn, England

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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Bottle from Cambridge Wine Merchant, Cambridge. Cola like hazy brown color with almost no head. Aroma, dried fruit, nuts. Taste, dried fruit, roasted malt, coffee, nuts. Not bad.

Bottle, Beers of Advent Day 14. Burgundy with no head. Good nutty aroma with a rub of coal and chocolate. Flat but with decent, creamy nut notes, soapy hop, decaying leaf matter, husky bitterness. Not getting any old ale; brown Smartie sweetness, soap, hint of roast like a US brown ale, maybe. Alright.

Aroma: Malty with very subtle caramel. Appearance: Lovely dark roasted black colour, no carbonation, a creamy coloured, and foamy head. Taste: Fairly sweet and malty/caramel with a smokey light nutty end. Palate: Light to start, not as dark and creamy as you’d expect. Fairly bitter finish. Overall: Not a bad beer with similarities to Titantic Stout. Needs bit more of a bite to hold it’s Christmas ale down. Would preferred bit of a spice. Couldn’t detect too much of the Hazelnut base.

Bottled. An amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of caramel and medium notes of malt, but also a light acidity. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel combined with a light burnt edge and light notes of chocolate, leading to a dry bitter and roasted finish. Thanks fonefan for sharing.

Bottle. Dark brown and flat. Slightly spicy.A reasonable if not very exciting attempt at an old ale.

Bottle.Dark brown with a medium head,aroma of nuts choc and spices,taste is malty choc roasted and fruity smokey bit,dry ending with some port

Bottle. Dark brown colour with a medium tan head. Tart berries and chocolate nose, strengthened in the mouth. There is a subtle nutty bitterness that can probably be attributed to the hazelnuts. Not bad.

Bottle: Intense dark brown with little or no head. Sweet, dark malts and nuts with hints of tobacco. A little watery but awfully smooth. Definite coffee flavour and light hints of toasted nuts. A little metallic though. A tang in the aftertaste which is quite pleasant. A great warming effect which is perfect for winter. As Christmas ales go this steers clear of the unfortunate novelty some go in for which makes it eminently drinkable, even for a long session.

Bottle 50cl.
Clear medium brown red color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, nutty, dusty, spicy, coffee notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft. (220808)

(Bottle 50 cl) Courtesy of fonefan. Almost clear orangey brown with an off-white head. Some hard roasted malt and fruit in the nose. Medium body, a little over carbonated, hard roasted malt accents and a dry, malt bitter finish. 220808