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Brewed by Hop Back
Style: Bitter
Salisbury, England
Serve in English pint

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RATINGS: 10   MEAN: 3.09/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.04   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 117   ABV: 3.9%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask; Seasonal - December.


3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
DJMonarch (9151) - Northwich, - MAR 17, 2006
Cask Handpump at the Bar Fringe, Manchester 18/12/2005 Bronze coloured with a fruity aroma. Malty flavour with a dry lasting slightly bitter finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
fiulijn (10421) - Como, ITALY - FEB 19, 2006
Cask Conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö
Hazy amber color. Light malty aroma, Drinkable, refreshing malty taste, medium body structure, some caramel, strong final bitterness. Ordinary.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
anders37 (9919) - Malmö, SWEDEN - FEB 12, 2006
Cask @ Bishop’s Arms, Malmö. Hazy copper colour with a white head. Fruity aroma with some spicy hints. Fruity spicy flavor, hints of cloves. Hoppy and a little spicy finish.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
GarethYoung (1109) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - JAN 15, 2006
[cask in JDW] pretty standard bitter. caramel malty, citric hoppy. decent body. no idea what makes it a christmas beer though.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
DonMagi (5599) - bantervile, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND - JAN 10, 2006
A very drinkable ale, not sure if i would classify it as a bitter though as theres a decent amount of spice in here.

3.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 20/20
SilkTork (4737) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - JAN 4, 2006
JDW, Rochester. A pleasant slightly toasty best bitter with a lingering soft hop finish. Licorice notes along with clove and rosemary. Interesting and attractive. The Swedes beer was clearly off - mine was in good condition and there were no sour or acidic notes. And the beer was not golden either.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
larsniclas (4364) - Billdal, SWEDEN - DEC 21, 2005
Cask at The Bishops Arms, Gothenburg, Sweden. Hazy golden with a small, bubbly head. Faint, dry aroma of some citrus. Almost flat with a sourish flavour. A bit too thin.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
hammenlind (737) - Sundbyberg, SWEDEN - DEC 20, 2005
( Cask ) Dark golden colour, thin head. Hoppy, slight acidic, perfume-ish aroma. Citric, almost sour flavour with some hints of apple and pear. Somewhat hoppy bitterness in finish.

3.2
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Mungo (2472) - Southampton, Hampshire, ENGLAND - DEC 6, 2005
Cask conditioned @ Standing Order (JDW), Soton. Pale bitter without much malt. Some citric hops with a cleansing finish. Slightly unusual flavour - perhaps nutmeg.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
harrisoni (10070) - Ashford, Kent, ENGLAND - DEC 5, 2005
Cask handpull at Thomas Ingoldsby JDW, Canterbury. Copper colour with thin beige head. Green apple and hop aroma with some yeast. Spicy hop finish, quite tangy, but a bit lifeless in the middle


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