A pale amber beer with a small orange head. The aroma is sweet with slight notes of hops and caramel. The flavor is hoppy and malty with a dry hoppy end. A standard British beer.

Hazy dark amber colour. Caramelly malts in the aroma - fairly rich with light pear esters. Malty body. Not thin, which is amazing for a Wychwood beer. Lots of pear, marmalade and cranberry esters. The malts are heavy and plodding, not good for a malt-accented brew. The yeast is really sludgey-tasting, too. This beer drags across the palate like Fred Flintstone driving a logging truck in the mud with a rippin’ hangover. The finish gets a touch of dryness from a shot of peppery alcohol. I understand the benefit of having a bit of booziness in a winter warmer, but against such a dull backdrop it really comes off poorly. The fact that they used the brightest malt - Maris Otter - to make this beer blows my mind.

Bottled at RBESG 2005. Clear orange coloured with an off white head. Sweet aroma with spicy notes. Sweet malty flavour with notes of spices.

Bottled. Deep red colour, small white thick head, which lasts long. Aroma is cinnamon, hops and caramel. Flavour is clove, hops, caramel, toffee and slightly wet burnt wood and roasted malts. Very pleasant Christmassy spiced brew.

(500ml bottle) Lightly hazed nut brown body with medium beige head. Aroma is mild, medium sweet, caramel, earthy, light nutty. Taste is medium sweet, earthy, caramel, light nutty, plum, metallic. Watery light-medium body. Blah humbug.