Name: Santa's Little Helper
ABV: 4.8%
Brewery: Tring
Style: Christmas Ale
Location: Tring, Hertfordshire
Aroma: Orange peel, cloved, cinnamon, berry fruits and roasted malt.
Colour: Dark ruby with a one finger tan coloured head.
Taste: Rather bittter, followed by a medley of potent roasted malt notes, a whisp of berry fruits, rounded off with a warming spicy hopiness that suggests festive spice. The mouthfeel however is thin and rather watery, which affects the overall experience.
Verdict: A quaffable little number full of flavour and moderate alcohol strength. It has a discernable character, full of rich flavours from a varied malt bill to the spicy hops that give its lasting edge. The only notable drawback was the mouthfeel which lacked substance.
Rating: 7/10
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