 downender (2644), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 2, 2010 Bottle of Santa’s reserve from Utobeer. Reddish brown in colour with moderate carbonation. Cinnamon and ginger dominated with a sweet edge. One dimensional and over-spiced to the point of being a sink pour.
berkshirejohn (1836), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 25, 2009 50cl bottle of Santa’s Reserve. from Westholme Stores, Goring. Poured a murky reddish brown with a thin cream head; Christmasy aroma; lots of peppery ginger flavours at first, then supplemented by the cinnamon, but lasking any support from the malts - in fact it’s quite a thin beer; the finish is dry, warming, and retains the spices, again the ginger is to the fore, and rather overpowering. Not the best Christmas Ale I’ve tried.
joe19612 (702), camberley, Surrey, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 7, 2009 Bottle. Pours a hazy dark brown colour with no head. Malty aroma with a hint of some spices. The taste is all ginger with a hint of cinnamon, with a dry finish.
fonefan (11890), VestJylland, Denmark
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Mar 26, 2009 Bottle 50cl.
Unclear medium to dark brown color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate to heavy spicy, coriander, cinnamon, juniper berry. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy spicy (cinnamon, coriander, ginger) bitter with a average to long duration. Way to spicy IMO. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090103]
Ethereal (1707), London, Greater London, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 26, 2009 Cask at the Battersea Beer Festival, 12th February 2009. Very spicy nose but perhaps a hint of contamination. Slightly slick palate. Cloudy dark brown appearance.
harrisoni (6947), Ashford, Kent, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 21, 2009 Cask gravity at White Cliffs BF 09. Too much cinnamon and spice on aroma. Too perfumed, pretty poor.
MesandSim (5965), London, Greater London, England
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 13, 2009 A Mes rate: gravicask at Battersea Beer Festival
Very cloudy dark brown with a good beige head and decent condition. Good earthy malt with hints of chocolate, loads of spice and maybe some lavender. Full on spicy and herbal with a good bitter kick in the dry chalky finish. Decent stuff again from Ascot.
Earlier Rating: 12/24/2007 Total Score: 3.2
A Mes rate: 5l mini cask thanks to Reakt.
Murky and cloudy dark brown with a thin film. Dark dusty malt and bread with lots of yeast and spice. Heavy cinnamon and coriander showing for the finish. A little too herbacious for me but still a very well crafted brew.
SaintMatty (1236), Tallinn, Estonia
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 14, 2009 500ml Bottle - Dark brown with some red tinges. Very spicy aroma with ginger and dried fruits. Spicy and fruity taste with ginger, raisins and some hoppy hints with some roasted notes.
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