Bah Humbug - Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd

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243 Ratings

rAvg: 3.53
pDev: 14.45%
Reviews: 211
Hads: 32

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Brewed by:
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd

United Kingdom (England)

Style | ABV
Winter Warmer | 5.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (211).

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Reviews by Shadman:

Shadman

Alberta (Canada)

3.48/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Can a beer be described as having a bright cinnamon brown hue...well this beer had it. Decent head and lacing.

Some sweet maltiness and a hint of the cinnomon spice that was mentioned on the back label. Certainly can find fault here.

Has a bit of bite to it initally either from the carbonation/spice or some hop. Malts are sweet, smooth, and slighty earthy. Spice stays in the back ground and provides some dry bitterness that would normally be left for the tea-like hop the brits like so much.

Found it to be a bit watery and over carbonated.

Neat idea and certainly better than the pumpkin spiced beers I have tried ( not a fan of the pumpkin pie...looks pre-digested) Worth a try and i could certainy drink more than 1

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2009 04:33:40 | More by Shadman

More User Reviews:

Lobstertainment

Ontario (Canada)

4.75/5 rDev +34.6%

04-24-2013 06:41:56 | More by Lobstertainment

BGsWo22

New York

2/5 rDev -43.3%

03-21-2013 00:19:19 | More by BGsWo22

Pelicanrocks

United Kingdom (England)

3.25/5 rDev -7.9%

02-24-2013 17:40:31 | More by Pelicanrocks

DmanGTR

New York

4/5 rDev +13.3%

02-06-2013 21:41:15 | More by DmanGTR

matjack85

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev +6.2%

02-01-2013 06:37:16 | More by matjack85

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3.25/5 rDev -7.9%

01-21-2013 02:18:59 | More by KStark

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5 rDev -7.9%

01-18-2013 10:17:39 | More by tbeckett

KalanM

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5 rDev -0.8%

12-31-2012 04:24:07 | More by KalanM

GreggBarton

3.25/5 rDev -7.9%

12-30-2012 15:30:08 | More by GreggBarton

Top_Jimmy

Ontario (Canada)

2.9/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I grabbed a handfull of these leading up to Christmas but did not crack one until today. It pours a nice ruby red with oinly a minimal head. While drinking some lacing remains but nothing to drastic.

Mouthfeel seems watery without the body that some other Wychwood beers present. Carbonation is mild as well.

Smells is a mild malt, a hint of spice, overall nothing very prominent.

Taste is milder than I expected. Same mild spice, slight hop, no real sweet taste at all as I had expected. Finishes with a hoppy after taste.

Overall, I probably wouldn't buy this beer again but it is drinkable. Just an average beer and a slight let down from its apperance and packaging.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 03:06:26 | More by Top_Jimmy

KrisDLSmith

Ontario (Canada)

4/5 rDev +13.3%

12-29-2012 02:30:12 | More by KrisDLSmith

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5 rDev -0.8%

12-28-2012 01:38:01 | More by cliff1066

chickenm

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev +6.2%

12-27-2012 04:48:30 | More by chickenm

andrenaline

Ontario (Canada)

3.68/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Props to my in-laws for including a bottle with my Christmas gifts.

A - Pours a nice ruby red colour, finger of head with relentless retention that remained throughout and some sporadic lacing.

S - A touch metallic and a hint of corn bread, a touch of lemon grass and citrus rind with a leafy green finish.

T - An ESB flavour profile off the top with musty caramel and leafy green hop note, hits of cloves and plums with a metallic finish and hints of toffee and espresso.

M - Medium bodied, smooth and wet.

O - A solid winter ale with a decent flavour profile and an English ale backbone which makes for an easy drinking session ale. A tasty Christmas treat indeed!

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 03:34:40 | More by andrenaline

maclean25

British Columbia (Canada)

3.8/5 rDev +7.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

One of several beers I got for Christmas. I only got one and drank it while waiting for Christmas dinner to be ready.

It has a deep, dark red-brick red, but clear, body. It poured with a excellent, creamy, beige head. Aroma is fresh, dominated by a hops and caramel, as well a dark (or over-roasted) coffee. The flavour is much like the aroma but ends with a shot of vanilla. The further into the beer I get the more an overly ripe fruit taste sticks. I also detect a touch of coriander and cloves. I find it has a heavy body with medium-to-high carbonation.

Overall, good for a seasonal winter warmer. Wouldn't be a regular and there are better winter ales, but this is good. Reminiscent of fruit cake: caramelized ripe fruit, would only get in winter, traditional, makes me think only the English would create it.

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 03:00:14 | More by maclean25