Cottage Christmas Ale

Cask conditioned at The Woolpack, Banbury. Chestnut with white head. Proof that Cottage can produce decent beer when they want and bring it back each year. Warming, malty beer with a touch of sweetness, nutty with a slight roasty element. Finishes with a hint of hops, all pretty reasonable.

Cask (handpump) @ Roebuck, Hampton Hill, London TW12, UK. Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy, good / fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to light heay hoppy, grass, orange. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. (271207)

Cask handpull at East Cliff Tavern, Folkestone. Deep chestnut colour with thin off white head. Nice syrupy warming malt with balancing hop finish. Hop and malt aroma, fullish in mouth. Rich Cottage malt flavour, but the hop keeps it in check.