Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale - Black Sheep Brewery PLC

trevorwideman

Manitoba (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

500ml bottle poured into a pint glass. Amber colour with a generous frothy head and lots of lace. Fairly heavy carbonation, but a good looking pint. Smell isn't overly sweet, a bit of caramel and some nuttiness, with a bit of cookie-dough. Slight cellar-like musty/earthiness.

Taste is zippy with a zesty lemon sourness, unfortunately the malts don't shine through in the taste, a faint roasted flavour the only evidence of them. The Hop flavour is exceptional though, light yet full of life. Not a very good malt/hop balance in my opinion, but not unpleasant either. Mouthfeel is full bodied, and this beer dances on the tongue, unlike so many English ales I've had. Dry and sticks to the throat a little. This walks the line between light and heavy so well, and the hoppiness is quite welcome and refreshing on my palate. A very enjoyable EPA, recommended.

Serving type: bottle

08-14-2006 04:00:55 | More by trevorwideman

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