Harviestoun Mr Sno’balls

Brewed by Harviestoun
Style: Bitter
Alva, Central, Scotland

Serve in English pint

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RB Odense January tasting. Hazy copper with a lasting white head. Malty aroma with a toffee note, some fruit and citrus. Sweet malty flavour with toffee and a roasted note, some fruity hops and a hint of marmalade

Bottle from super market. Amber color, white head. Mildly bitter sweet taste wtih citrus, honey, toast, caramel and floral hops. Well-balanced body. Bitter finish with citrus. Exquisite bitter, one of the best I’ve tasted so far.

Cask in the Cadogan Arms SW3. Middle coloured amber brown bitter with a decent white head. Quite a full flavoured ale, initially malty with some biscuit and some fruity caramel, but then quite a bitter dry finish. Good balance beween bitter and sweet, malt with some hops. Not overly heavy so remains drinkable. An enjoyable pint!

Bottle from Morrisons, Byker. A dark amber beer with citrus and warming toffee flavours, orange marmalade, red fruit and a bitter-sweet finish.

4.5% amber colour with a thin head, sweet floral aroma, roast malt and citrus hop taste.

Bottle (500ml, Morrisons):
This one didn’t come across as the strongest beer in the world as far as smell was concerned but that’s not to say it wasn’t a pleasant smell once detected. There was some earthy malts, and perhaps some caramel at the start along with a faint blend of fruits and a hint of citrus. Not a bad smell but far to weak on the nose to fully appreciate.
A deep copper amber colour with a foamy, off-white head about a thumbs width tall. This settles to a thick looking lacing after a couple of minutes and remains like that for the rest of the beers life.
An unexpected mix of fruits that features some banana, a little citrus, some earthy malts and caramel along with a bit of citrus and some lighter, earthy hops. Quite a good mix of flavours and one that works well together.
Definitely medium bodied and fruity with a slightly citrus light tang and acidity. The finish is quite bitter and despite what the bottle says about it being crisp I would class it as a wet beer and definitely one that leaves you wanting more at the end.

A nice beer that was well balanced and had a good variety of flavours throw into the mix. Not a classic beer but a welcome addition to their range for December anyway and it is certainly better than most other Christmas beers I have tried.

500ml bottle. Clear copper amber colour, foam white head and spicy malt aroma. Malty taste, with roasted earthy caramel notes, alongside a slightly lemony citrus bitterness that lingers. OK.

Bottle, from Aldi. Dark brown colour, no head, mild aroma and a surprisingly gentle flavour for such a dark beer.

Bottle 0,33l. Pours a dark brown color with no head or lacing. Aroma of chocolate and some floral notes. Chocolate brown with minimal head. Taste of coffee, chocolate and smoke. It is medium bitter. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Mostly clear amber color with a disappearing thin head. Aroma and taste of caramel and fruity hops. Oily feel. Watery.