Beer Advent Calendar 2016 - December 24th

Tenby Brewing Co - Hammerhead

I don't need to describe this beer, it's all on the can, concisely and accurately.

Looks - Bronze, unfiltered
Aroma - Peach, lychee
Taste - Tropical, bitter

It's OK.  I'm not really getting much more to describe than that.  The flavour is more malty and grainy than it is tropical.

On the scale of

• Damn tasty.
• Pretty damn tasty.
• It's beer.
• Not really tasty.
• Ew.

This beer gets

It's beer.

Beer Advent Calendar 2016 - December 23rd

Wild Beer Co - Pogo

So.  Penultimate beer.

I did want to drink this yesterday, but I simply could not fit any more beer in.  Glad I waited.
Really nice aroma, peachy sweet, actually smells a little bit like Um-bongo.  Nice hazy look to it, head is nice and frothy with some good lacing.
Light tasting and fruity.  Citrus flavours are dominant but really well balanced with the bitterness and light malt.  Thoroughly enjoyable.

On the scale of

• Damn tasty.
• Pretty damn tasty.
• It's beer.
• Not really tasty.
• Ew.

This beer gets

Pretty damn tasty.

Beer Advent Calendar 2016 - December 22nd

I've had to concentrate really hard to write this particular entry.  Also my taste-buds have been  compromised by delicious curry.

Mmmmmm Juboraj.

Sorry internet.  This is going to be inaccurate.

Mad Dog Brewing Company - Lick Face

Citrus with a yeasty twang on the nose. Sweet.  Dry and sharp to drink - nice citrus flavour.  A little bitter on the aftertaste.  Nice and crisp.   Fantastic name and wall-worthy bottle art.

On the scale of

• Damn tasty.
• Pretty damn tasty.
• It's beer.
• Not really tasty.
• Ew.

This beer gets

It's beer.

Beer Advent Calendar 2016 - December 21st

To Øl - Sundancer

Another new brewer for me, a Danish one today.

Really nice looking and smelling beer, lovely subtle fruity aroma with a flowery kind of note.  Really easy to drink thanks to the low abv.  Sweet with citrusy flavours, really dry finish - quite bitter.

Quite a simple drink, not in a bad way.

On the scale of

• Damn tasty.
• Pretty damn tasty.
• It's beer.
• Not really tasty.
• Ew.

This beer gets

It's beer.

Beer Advent Calendar 2016 - December 20th

Slacking!!! Unfortunately I went out yesterday and didn't get chance to consume this one before sleeping.

Brew By Numbers - 08|04 Irish Dry Stout

Plenty to do this evening so I'll be quick with this one.  Extremely lively pour, had barely started pouring and the head was aggressively encroaching on the rim of my glass.  Nice rich roasted smell, bit of sweetness.
Strong roasted flavour, dry (duh!) - much sweeter than expected on the end - a good balance of hops and bitterness too.  Excellent stout.

On the scale of

• Damn tasty.
• Pretty damn tasty.
• It's beer.
• Not really tasty.
• Ew.

This beer gets

Pretty damn tasty.

Beer Advent Calendar 2016 - December 19th

Flying Dog - Dogtoberfest

I don't usually pick up out-of-season (if that's how to put it) drinks for the beer advent calendar (that's probably a lie, I'm sure I've done it every year for one reason or another) - but Flying Dog are one of my favourite brewers so I had to pick this one up.

Bavarian lager - pour was quite lively but the head dissipated pretty quickly.  Wonderful colour. I wish all my furniture was this colour.
Tastes malty, and bready, and malty, and bready...and malty...you get it.  A little bitter with a nice mild finish.  Extremely well balanced, very drinkable, though.

Somewhat unremarkable for Flying Dog, usually a bit more notable.  Not a criticism.  Just sayin'.

On the scale of

• Damn tasty.
• Pretty damn tasty.
• It's beer.
• Not really tasty.
• Ew.

This beer gets

It's beer.

Beer Advent Calendar 2016 - December 18th

When I was not-an-adult, my parents were very much in the no soft drink camp.  To drink - we had water, or water with added squash, or milk.

Except in the summer.

In the summer my parents picked elderflower and my mum made (and still makes) elderflower cordial.
A delicious, carbonated, sweet, sugary beverage.  And what a beverage.

Take that soft drinks industry.

Mad Hatter Brewing Co - A wild night out

Another new brewer for me, Mad Hatter are from Liverpool.  Can't think of anything good that's ever come from there!
A wild night out is an IPA, with added elderflower.  Elderflower picked by one of the brewery team's friends - who's surname is wild.
Pours a little cloudy, decent head (*insert mum joke here*) - actually the characteristics of the head of this beer are all spot on - head retention is good, lacing is nice.

The first few tastes had a very enjoyable elderflower flavour - it doesn't remain prominent throughout, the more usual IPA flavours take over.  Really juicy kind of IPA - predominantly orange flavour, with a nice mild bitterness in the aftertaste.  Really well balance drink - hitting all the right notes for me.

On the scale of

• Damn tasty.
• Pretty damn tasty.
• It's beer.
• Not really tasty.
• Ew.

This beer gets

Damn tasty.