Harviestoun Mister Snoballs

Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Bitter
Alva, Central, Scotland

Medium coarseish offwhite head. Faintly hazy amber body with light carbonation. Strawy fruity citric aroma, harmonic and fresh. Dry-sweet caramelly strawy taste with resiny citric wooden notes. Mid-to-thin body. Sharpish, faintly astringent mouthfeel. Dry lemony strawy wooden aftertaste. Could use a bit more body but otherwise very good. (0.33l bottle, Systembolaget, Charlottenberg.)

Bottle. Golden amber with an airy off-white head. The smell is quite light but nice with crisp malty notes, gentle hops, citric notes and vanilla. The flavor is mildly sweet with biscuity malts, fresh grassy and citric hop notes and a hint of toffee. The finish is pleasantly bitter and clean with nice floral hop notes. Moderate body. Was afraid that it would be overly carbonated, but it was quite balanced. Good and refreshing, easy to drink.

Cask-conditioned at the Rake, Southwark 14/01/10. Copper coloured with a decent white head. Aroma of biscuit malts, a touch of organe blossom and floral hops. Flavour of sweetish malts, with fruit, a hint of spice and decent dry finish. Enjoyable.

Yet another "day before 40" brew. Hazy orange copper color with a small white head. Malty aroma with some caramel and fruity hops. Quite straight forward malty flavor finishing with a biting hop bitterness.

Bottle. [thank you, Myrup]
Pours nice, clear amber with a nice, small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma has good fruity hops, light spiciness and good crispy caramel. Medium carbonation, fine dry mouthfeel. Flavour is bitter, hoppy, fruity, caramel, pepper, ginger, red apple, crispy pilsner malts. A very very good and well-balanced bitter with just a hint of the holidays. Great.

Bottled. Dark copper beer with a moderate head. Floral hoppy and cookie/crystal malts in aroma. Really clean. Caramelly backbone with slight slight diacetyl, along with wood, citrusy hops and apples in flavour. Big body given the low abv, as always with British ales. More apples in the aftertaste. Classic British example of bisquit malts, light butter and floral hops. The wood is really there.

0.33 L from Systembolaget, Charlottenberg. Big, stable, creamy offwhite head. Body is foggy amber. Nice citrus-fruity hop aroma, with notes of evergreen and grass, nicely paired with a scent of bready, light caramelly malts. Good malt body, balanced by a solid fruity and light spicy hop bitterness. Filling for a 4.5 percenter. Long hoppy finish. Delightful, high drinkability.

Amber colour, dirty off-white head, lacing. Hoppy aroma, lemon, pine, and malts nice but a bit faint. Flavour is freshand full of hops, citrus, lemon, grapefruit. Mouthfeel is crisp and clean. The flavour really impresses.