Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale from Black Sheep Brewery PLC
Rating: B-
I received this as a going-away gift from a friend. I love the name, and according to the label, it's "tempered over burning witches," too!
Appearance: Attractive honey color, quite clear, with lively carbonation. Big fluffy white head, with good retention. Very nice looking in the glass.
Smell: Soapy at first, giving way to some grain, nut, and herbal hops. Not a hint of burning witch, alas.
Taste: Light fruitiness at first, with a solid backbone of bitterness. Subsequently takes a turn to very hard mineral water. Interesting roastiness at the finish, but an astringently bitter aftertaste. Improves as it warms, the maltiness fleshing out and covering the mineral astringency.
Mouthfeel: Light-medium body, highly carbonated, with a very slight diacetyl slickness.
Drinkability: Looked great, smelled okay, tasted less okay. Still, worth getting (and keeping!) for the label alone.
Rating: B-
I received this as a going-away gift from a friend. I love the name, and according to the label, it's "tempered over burning witches," too!
Appearance: Attractive honey color, quite clear, with lively carbonation. Big fluffy white head, with good retention. Very nice looking in the glass.
Smell: Soapy at first, giving way to some grain, nut, and herbal hops. Not a hint of burning witch, alas.
Taste: Light fruitiness at first, with a solid backbone of bitterness. Subsequently takes a turn to very hard mineral water. Interesting roastiness at the finish, but an astringently bitter aftertaste. Improves as it warms, the maltiness fleshing out and covering the mineral astringency.
Mouthfeel: Light-medium body, highly carbonated, with a very slight diacetyl slickness.
Drinkability: Looked great, smelled okay, tasted less okay. Still, worth getting (and keeping!) for the label alone.
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