The Beer Advent Calendar 2012 - December 18th

Today was not a bad day, my car got fixed (a brake cylinder had rusted through - actually a not-galvanised clip had rusted through it, it wouldn't have rusted on it's own), and my new headphones arrived.  I'd forgotten I had ordered them and thought it was just a Christmas present for someone, so it was a nice surprise.

Brakspear - Triple (6.7%)
I've put the strength in the title of this beer as there are two types, 6.7% and 7.2%.  The stronger 7.2% also comes in a larger bottle, I'm sure it should be the other way around.

Looks - Nice dark orange colour, held up to the light the colour looks like a nice piece of old furniture.
Smells - Bit of a burnt sweetness in the smell, malty and a little yeasty.
Taste - This beer is really rich.  Dark fruits and sweet tastes are overcome by a rich malty finish.  On 'the burp' it's a little spicy, that actually took my by surprise.

Quite a nice beer, falls just short of an 8.

7/10

I wrote this blog whilst listening to M83.  You might recognise M83 from any number of montages from Top Gear, numberous other BBC TV, and a few adverts (Red Bull in particular).  I saw them support the Kings of Leon.  KoL were shit that night, M83 were flawless.
M83 were one of a few bands I was introduced to mid-noughties, and the album Before The Dawn Heals Us is easily one of my favourite albums of all time.