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Okay, so where were we, that's right, just had a nice burnt sack ....of christmas presents, poor Santa *snicker*, but alas Santa's in for more WTF goodness as we peruse further into the wares of Ridgeway Brewing..... As I said....It involved one very naughty naughty little helper of Mr. Kringles: Clanging cup on the bars, give me me damned mead you fatso
The Criminally Bad Elf
Well there's actually I believe a trio of these buggers One's just bad the others one's very bad, and this guy here is so bad he's not really sure if he's a wine, a mead or an ale..... CBE for short is a Barleywine - Style Ale, now what's that hmmm....I'll go do more research to explain better later, but needless to say, it means it's got an alchohol content of 10.5% and goes straight to your head.... Definitely not for everyone, sweet to the point of uncertainty, yet still an ale, so your tongue is left wondering what happened as your mind swoons over the bubbly fermented barley.... I'd give it a 3 outta 5 Mainly because even though it's a good knock you on your keester ale, I'd hate to get too rowdy and have to have this one return....not to put to fine a point on it...as it were...and because it's going to be hard to find a bunch of mates that are all yeah man hit me up with some barleywine dude :P So when an Elf goes bad, bad enough to be thrown in jail, how does it involve that Lump of Coal and Santa's Butt?? We'll come on now, I'm pretty clean, snarky yes, but clean....so of course, Lump of Coal (LOC) is yet another of the brew's out of the same UK house :) If I gotta be bad to get more of this damn who's first??
Well All I have to say is I'm a Guinness Man and will always be.... But do have to say for a lite weight brother, The LOC is one damnably fine stout in my book, thinner, less head (not a good thing, especially with stouts, among other things :P) Good dark rich flavorful and smooth, this one is so very drinkable, but still not fully satisfying, lacks the creamy multilayered texturing of a guiness, and definitely goes down better cold. I'd give it a 4.75 out 5 So Bad elf, leads to Lump of coal, so it does not mean it's up Santa's butt....nope Just another Holiday brew from Oxfordshire England.... Santas butt is a little smutty, use the kids wipes sir
Well I give it a thumbs up for the great name, label and have to fault it for not being what I was hoping for.....but it was still a good beer....a dark ale, but wouldn't classify it as a stout, decent head height wise, but bubbles are loose and break quickly.....I didn't mind it, but my fellow guinea pig nipping on some Santa Butt....well he didn't finish it, granted he's more of a golden pilsner type I guess....so my bad for bringing this one.... I'd still give it a 3 outta 5 and think I just need to retry this one at a different time.... So that's a review of one batch from two separate evenings this week, still have a few more to go, but that will have to continue in the next course of What a Week of Brews, catch next time where 3 is the lucky number: Three philosopher's with Treis Pistoles meet the Golden Monkey Tripel....shoot me now :)
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