It’s a touch “assault on the senses” when it should be more like enjoying a pint whilst humming “God save the Queen” in your local English-themed pub whilst discussing the Brexit. Too much toffee, too much butterscotch, too much herbal/floral/tobacco background notes. T: Then it takes a turn for the “holy Jesus, son of the big guy upstairs” and makes you realise why most English Pale Ales and English Bitters clock in at an odd 4-5% ABV - these flavours at 7.5% (toffee and butterscotch specifically!): they’re all too much. Diacetyl, hells yeah! (perfectly acceptable if you’re an English beer) Herbal/floral/tobacco background notes round out a good upstanding British ale, as British as scones at high tea and awkward teeth. S: It’s a toffee malt and tea Fuggle hop bonanza. A good upstanding British ale, enough to make you want to hum “God save the Queen” whilst arranging dollies and lamenting the lack of a formidable English cricket team. Poured from a 500ml bottle into a nonic pint.Ī: Classic EPA right here! Clear golden/amber body with a white head like the cliffs of Dover towering over the English channel sea. I just really like Fuggles hops, I even like saying it “Excuse me, do you have any Fuggles?” “We need more Fuggles.” “Where's the Fuggles? No Fuggles!?”. My local had this and the other Ridgeway Christmas beers and the things that really caught my eye were: 7.5% ABV English Pale Ale, using an original 1795 recipe, with a special pale amber malt that is rarely used now, and Fuggles hops. My decision making process rested on finding the most interesting Christmas-themed beer I could without going out of my way. So it wouldn’t be Christmas if at some point I didn’t at least try reviewing a Christmas-themed beer, which this Very Bad Elf Special Reserve Ale is. I'm unable to find a BB date anyway on the bottle/cap etc., but bought recently. So it's not one I'd buy again, perhaps a bit too much of a blunt weapon.ĥ00ml. I think in conclusion the alcohol is too prominent for me and I'm not noting here^ many of the flavour characteristics at all. The main lable lists ingredients in English, Finnish and Swedish, and carries US bottle deposit refunds. The neck lable refers to it as a 'Christmas beer brewed for the USA'. Especially outside the UK where they can be pitched for a younger (less worldly and developed, naturally ) palate). As a more mature ale-loving kind of drinker I approach beers styled (both named and labelled) like this with some caution. O- Certainly different and I'm not quite sure what to make of it. The feel is very full-on so I couldn't do other than take this one easy.
But I'm by no means concluding this impact is good vs my tastes.į- Very much in the category of winter-warmer. T- Woah-k! This is pungent with alcohol! I'm not yet sure quite how they've managed to get quite this alco-impact from 7.5% I've had Begian tripels/quads around/over 10% with less bang than this. S- Toasted grains are the primary smell for me here. When they woke up, there was lots of playtime and cleaning up the house.L- Pours very deep amber/pale chestnut, with 3mm fine off-white head reducing to lacing (and later entirely gone). On to today's report! After church this morning, Mrs. I sure hope they have a Scout elf at their moms to watch over them until Christmas! And I also learned I won't see them again this year. Apparently Clay and Alex had to go back to their moms. Thank you so much, sir! I would really hate to miss the Christmas season with this family! And I was able to return before the family got home from their trip. They rushed me to the North Pole where you were able to fix me up good as new and restore my magic. A couple of nearby Scout elves came to the rescue. Thankfully, I had just enough left to send for help. Alex forgot that he wasn't supposed to touch me and he got soooo excited when he saw my "Good Morning" message that he did touch me and it REALLY hurt my magic. Well, sir, as you know, I ran into a little bit of trouble here at the Poulnott house yesterday.
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