BEER REVIEW: 341

BREWER: Toast Brewing, West London, England

STYLE: Pale Ale

ABV: 4.1%

VESSEL: 330ml tin

DATE OF POST: 19th April 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

I’d like to raise a glass to this brewery, a toast to Toast if you like… and this is why…

Toast Brewing brew their brews sustainably using surplus bread… may I quote them, ‘Turning left over loaves into liquid gold’. I think they could have done better with that one but we are where we are. Haha.

But not only are Toast brewing sustainable beer they are also putting all profit into environmental charities. I just love this. As long as this beer isn’t absolutely shocking I encourage you all to go pick some up to support this most splendid of ideas and initiatives.

Let’s pop this baby and hope that it isn’t absolutely shocking shall we??!!

I’ve got to be honest… I’m nervous… Don’t know why…

Anyway, here goes…

Well, I’m happy to report that it’s decent. Not earth shudderingly great, but defo decent.

Now seeing as it is brewed with these left over loaves it is surprisingly light, crisp and quaffable. I honestly thought that a bread based beer, texture wise, would be on the heavy side but Grassroots most certainly is not.

Taste wise our tins suggests we will get Passion Fruit, Peach and Pineapple. I can report that, for me anyway, they hit 66.6% of the flavours that we were to expect. Passion Fruit is there for sure. There is also no doubting the presence of Peach either. However, Pineapple is nowhere to be seen. Not necessarily a bad thing on this occasion as the Passion Fruit and Peach do work very nicely together.

Look, there are no fireworks here but Grassroots is certainly a very enjoyable and refreshing brew.

For all reasons above I implore you to find, drink and support this beer and brewery.

Jymi’s Rating: 69%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Brewed with leftover bread, Grassroots has an ecological leaning to it. What I will say is that Toast Brewing are not the only planet conscious brewers out there doing this. Still, it’s a good angle and one that cannot be dismissed. 

As a side note, the can of Grassroots is a little twee. The greenery vibe is a little over the top and, in my view, detracts from the fact that this is a beer. Let’s not lose sight of the main product here!

So, the ecological theme of Grassroots is all well and good. But it needs to stand up as a beer. And it does. As a pale ale, it has a nice low-down citrus and passion fruit vibe but there are some good summer meadow notes popping about too. 

You might buy this beer out of intrigue about it having been brewed with excess bread. You might even buy it on the mere fact it’s claiming to be ecological. But you’ll buy it again because it’s a dang tasty beer. 

Sammy’s Rating: 78%

 

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BEER REVIEW: 340

BREWER: The Five Points Brewing Co, East London, England

STYLE: Best Bitter

ABV: 4.1%

VESSEL: 500ml brown bottle

DATE OF POST: 14th April 2024

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

So, Five Point is a single hopped best bitter. Single hop beers are great in that you get a true sense of the hop the beer is brewed with. But, and yes there is a big but, they can be incredibly exposing if it doesn’t go well. 

However, things are not quite that straightforward with FP.  You see, it’s not badly brewed. In actual fact, it’s well brewed. It’s a very pleasant drink. It slips down easily and is quite refreshing. 

So why the not so high score? You would all be justified in asking. 

Well, FP just lacks in personality. It plays a very straight bat. And while it’s absolutely easy to drink, it just doesn’t do much. There’s not much flavour profile to dissect and it will slip from memory pretty soon after the last drop has been drained. 

One other thing I will say for FP – due to its uncomplicated brew, you could very happily pair it with any food choice without either the beer or the food being compromised. 

In terms of it being a bitter, there’s no way that I would describe FP as a best bitter.  It doesn’t even reach the knees of the behemoths that sit in this category. It’s a damp squib of a best, and you might even be scratching your head to find the bitterness at all. 

Sammy’s Rating: 53%

 

JYMI SAY’S…

When you think of Best Bitter there is a fair chance that your mind wanders to possibly an older Gentleman, sitting in a country pub with either his dog or a chum and maybe even BOTH! Jackpot stuff. Now the reason you probably went down this path is that this beer style is associated with such things. It’s more traditional, laid back, relaxed, countryfied.

Now that is not to say that younger folk and females or maybe even BOTH don’t enjoy a pint of Best because I know for a fact that they do… but on the whole it’s your older lad that would sup on such brews.

Now, Five Points have delivered plenty on tradition in the beer we have under the nose today. However, there is without doubt a modern undertone knocking around from start to finish. The bottle for starters, it’s not lairy craft, but it ain’t old man ale either. Taste wise, though only brewed with Fuggles hops there is a crisp drinkability to this BB. Toffee with biscuit and a medium yet prominent bitterness are all balanced perfectly bringing you a light, refreshing and incredibly drinkable Best with nods to both the old and the new.

It’s a very well done from me.

Jymi’s Rating: 82%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 67.5%

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BEER REVIEW: 339

BREWER: Shepherd Neame, Kent, England

STYLE: Strong Ale

ABV: 5.2%

VESSEL: 500ml brown bottle 

DATE OF POST: 8th April 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

I’m 43 now. Not old I know but certainly not young anymore. Mentally I’m still hovering around 25 I reckon but physically I’m defo 43! I mean my once thick and luscious locks are now no longer thick and so far from luscious it’s ridiculous. I’m attempting the 5^th time of growing my hair long to cover the trouble by tying it back but we’ll have to see how that goes… and looks! My once quite sexy wrinkles have 100% gone over the edge too. Think a Jim Henson caricature of Gordon Ramsey waking up after a heavy night and you won’t be far off! One thing that hasn’t deserted me yet is my eyesight. However, our brewer today, Shepherd Neame, really got me questioning that, by producing the smallest ever font to describe the history of the beer on the back label. I mean, I have to take my hat off to the printer that managed this feat but at the end of the day printing something so small you need a microscope to read it is not useful to anyone and seems altogether pointless.

Anyway, to the beer.

Luckily regular sized fonts were used for the front label so I knew we were dealing with a 5.2% Kentish Strong Ale. Now while 5.2 is strong to a point, I’m not sure it warrants the tag of STRONG ALE. And unfortunately, flavour wise this ain’t a strong boy either… let’s start from the beginning.

Bishops Finger has an ‘aley’, fruity and slightly metallic nose, but not unpleasant. All of this transfers into the sip too. It’s ‘aley’. It’s fruity. It’s slightly metallic. And again, though it’s not unpleasant, it’s not very good. There is a tiny wee touch of caramel in the aftertaste which helped out a bit but overall, this really isn’t a brew to write home about.

Considering BF has been brewed since 1958 you would think that they would have locked it down by now.

Disappointing, though I wouldn’t necessarily say no to a glass if offered.

Jymi’s Rating: 50%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Bishops Finger was Kent beer of the year 2023. Not a national award, but still, something to be celebrated. 

I like the classic label – the colour scheme is well thought out with gold and purple complimenting one another.  It might not be groundbreaking packaging but it definitely works. 

Bishops Finger is sold as a strong ale.  At 5.2% this has to be questioned. It’s hardly packing a fighting weight of an abv. 

In the glass we get a nice dark amber liquid that smells like a malty traditional ale. This is a good thing. 

In the drinking BF has lots of maltiness.  Then there’s a sweetness upfront giving way to slight bitter finish.  The flavour profile is dried fruits giving way to slight orange notes. All in all it’s quite subtle but pleasant. 

Not a monster of a brew by any stretch of the imagination, BF is decent enough. It wouldn’t be one that you’d reach for but you wouldn’t be too disappointed to be offered it. 

Sammy’s Rating: 68%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 59%

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M O B 2024

BEER REVIEW: 338

BREWER: Marble Beers, Greater Manchester, England

STYLE: IPA

ABV: 6.8%

VESSEL: 500ml tin

DATE OF POST: 1st April 2024

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Listen, if a beer’s packing 6.8%, then it should be better than this. 

While Earl Grey IPA smells of bergamot and tastes of bergamot, it’s actually not above average in its tasting. It delivers on its promise, but earl grey and IPA just do not belong together. 

The sweetness is not tempered by bitterness in anyway shape or form. In actual fact, you get more bitterness from a tea brew than this beer brew. 

Earl Grey IPA is bang average at best. It fails to deliver as a beer while actually delivering on what it says it is. 

This will disappear into insignificance for me. 

Sammy’s Rating: 53%

 

JYMI SAY’S…

Sammy and I have a rich history with Earl Grey ales. I’m not going to go into it but…

actually, I’m not going to go into it at all. But I was full of anticipation here.

And Marble have only gorn and let me down. Flippin eck.

I think one of my notes in my testing book kinda sums this beer up…

Not bad, but all a bit meh.

See, there are notes of tea and a dryness to accompany that. With this comes quite a thin and light texture and mouthfeel. In this instance this is actually a good thing as it does make this brew easy to drink. There is also a pleasant bitterness rounding everything off in the aftertaste. You would think that with all of this going on we would have a real good brew on our hands. But we don’t, as the flavours don’t really materialise into anything, therefore leaving EGIPA falling into the bang average bracket unfortunately.

I won’t be bothering to try and find this beer again to be honest.

Jymi’s Rating: 56%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 54.5 %

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M O B 2024

BEER REVIEW: 337

BREWER: Hive Mind, Monmouthshire, Wales

STYLE: Hazy Pale 

ABV: 3.4%

VESSEL: 440ml tin

DATE OF POST: 24th March 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

OK, we have to start with the can art… It is suburb!!! An almost cyborg honeybee just doing it’s very important thing. So, so good. I kinda wish the brewery logo wasn’t getting in the way a little, stopping our beast of a friend being displayed in all their glory but whatever, I’m picking, this is a seriously decent looking tin of beer.

And the reason for the robot bee is not just for tin art kicks, no no, it represents a beer brewed with pollen and also a nod to our winged friends that play such an important role in all our lives. They go about their business without fuss nor fanfare and are without doubt an under appreciated lot.

I quote our can…

As you savour each sip, take a moment to reflect on the essential work of pollinators in our world and their gift to our food chain.

I can assume that the vast majority of those reading will not be sipping THE POLLINATOR as they read this but please, take a moment. Take a moment to appreciate the nature around you. How beautiful and essential it is. Without it, we’re nothing. Humans may think they’re King Kong with a mighty dong but remove the essentials that make our lives possible and as mentioned, we’re nothing.

Anyway, to the beer itself… I really hope it’s not shit after that environmental outburst!

Thankfully, it is not. It’s actually pretty good.

It is clear in the drinking that this brew is only 3.4%. The body is thin and the aftertaste is short lived. However, the flavour is great. There is a sweet / citrus / savoury balance that delivers a very drinkable beer for sure.

In a sun soaked beer garden surrounded by flowers, trees and maybe a smattering of birdsong, The Pollinator would be an absolute delight, I’m sure of it.

Keep up the good work Hive Mind x

Jymi’s Rating: 71%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Ok. Let’s shake this out a little. We shall begin at the start. Logical, I know. 

So, I like the terminator themed packaging but it does resemble a computer game graphic. I absolutely get the whole terminator/Pollinator vibe, but I also think come on, do your own thing. 

Let me put that little gripe aside. And I do need to put it aside because the truth is, I really, really like the Pollinator. 

I am on board with the nod to it being linked to environmental concerns.  This is supported by bee keepers and brewers vibe which makes absolute sense that the team at Hive Mind create mead, honey and beer products. 

At only 3.4% abv, The Pollinator is a belter of a brew. It’s light on the nose but so reminiscent of an old style good IPA. Sure it’s lighter, but the notes you want are all there.

Make no bones about it, the Pollinator is so very  incredibly refreshing. There’s no doubt it has hints of fruits and hops, but do not be distracted that is USP is unashamedly it’s refreshing bangingness. 

The Pollinator is absolutely perfect as a session IPA. It manages to achieve things that others don’t manage to do. 

Sammy’s Rating: 83%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 77%

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BEER REVIEW: 336

BREWER: Gloucester Brewery, Gloucestershire, England

STYLE: Session IPA

ABV: 4.5%

VESSEL: 500ml tin

DATE OF POST: 18th March 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

The term Session IPA has evolved from an oxymoron to an actual beer style over the last however long. Though it still irritates me just a little it’s here to stay. And look, it’s an IPA that’s designed to be more drinkable should you be out, or up, for a few… and that can’t be a bad thing now can it.

It think why I still get a touch irked is that a lot of Session IPAs do not taste anything like an IPA and are not even close. It’s almost like, ‘lets brew a beer that’s 4.3% and call it a Session IPA’.

However, Gloucester Brewery have managed to capture the soul of an IPA in their Session IPA and for that I thank and applaud them.

There is good flavour and good body here for sure. It’s the body of a S’IPA that can let a brew down sometimes but this is definitely not the case here. It’s fruity upfront with notes of orange and mango and then moves to a medium bitterness to finish. It’s a classic balancing manoeuvre but not everyone is able to pull it off let me tell you.

Half way through the glass the mango flavour really starts to take centre stage which keeps this beer interesting as you move your way through the brew.

It’s a winner of a beer this. Add a catchy name and better packaging and this could really do something.

Jymi’s Rating: 73%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

We all know that a session IPA is a well-trodden path for the craft beer brewer. It’s been done countless times by numerous breweries. And this often leads to one IPA running into another with them being hardly indistinguishable from one another. 

I’m not going to say that Session IPA by Gloucester Brewery is going to set the world on fire because it’s unlikely to do so. It’s also not groundbreaking because the path that it’s forging has been trodden many a time before. 

However, what the team at Gloucester Brewery have done well is make a solid session IPA that stands up well in a crowded market. Is it likely to be the best session you ever try? Very unlikely. But I’m willing to bet it’s one that you’d go back to after having had it before. This is something that can’t be said for many IPAs that all too often blur into insignificance. 

A solid offering even if it won’t set the world alight. 

Sammy’s Rating: 73%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 73%

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M O B 2024

BEER REVIEW: 335

BREWER: Track, Greater Manchester, England (with Elusive Brewing, Berkshire)

STYLE: American Red IPA

ABV: 6%

VESSEL: 440ml tin

DATE OF POST: 11th March 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

You know what… I flippin’ love a Red Ale! Though there have been a few knocking about lately, it still feels like a bit of a lost beer style for me and is long overdue a resurgence.

You know what else… I flippin’ love Elusive Brewery. Awesome people, awesome taproom, awesome beer. What else matters eh? But Elusive are not the primary brewer here. No, no, it’s Manchester’s Track that took the reins. And you know what? I flippin’ love them too (though I have only ever had one of their beers on keg, but it was ridiculously good!)!

And so to this weekend’s actual brew… Ten Falls.

TF is an American Red IPA. Now this style can vary in bitterness level quite a lot. All the way from medium bitterness to full-full. And this one is defo at the upper end of that scale. I’ve no problem with this personally but I could see how it might divide the crowd. Now because I have no problem with the insanely high hop bitterness level means that I am a big fan of this beer. It doesn’t leave much room for anything else to go on (there is a faint glimmer of something fruity in the sip… Grape? Red Berries? Don’t know as blink and it’s gone, and I did blink at the very worst moment) but if you’re a fan of a Red Ale and high levels of bitterness then you will without doubt love this brew.

Defo worth a grab.

Jymi’s Rating: 82%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Another collaboration of a brew (Track and Elusive), Ten Falls is a hit.  It hits many high notes that others aspire to but often fall short of.

What I particularly like about this beer, is the nostalgia it brings.  While this may be a strange concept for a craft beer that has little to no heritage, it brings back to the fore a walk through a warm American pine forest (which I confess I have not done in over 20 years).  You see, Ten Falls has lovely notes of pine and orange that are well supported by a (good) spiky mouthfeel.  

I do like a beer that delivers something different.  Something that makes you sit up and take note.  A beer that takes you on a journey.  I like to be impressed by the beer that I have in hand.  I want it to make me long for only that beer and to not be thinking about the next.  Ten Falls does this brilliantly well.

It’s different, it’s bold and it’s definitely worth getting your hands on one.  I’m already looking forward to my next Ten Falls. 

Sammy’s Rating: 88%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 85%

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M O B 2024

BEER REVIEW: 334

BREWER: Ridgeway Brewing, Oxfordshire, England 

STYLE: Brown Ale

ABV: 5.8%

VESSEL: 500ml brown bottle 

DATE OF POST: 3rd March 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

Look, is this quite possibly the BEST beer name of all time???!

I mean, not a huge amount of marks are awarded for the name of a beer but I’m going to go on and on and on and on and on and on and on about it nonetheless!

For me, one of the staff at Ridgeway must have a troublesome hamster. Every day they must turn up for work with yet more tales of what Larry (I’m taking a guess at the name of said Hamster, but I’m pretty sure I’m right) has gotten up to overnight. Whether it be a simple speaker wire chew or blueprints for Armageddon (if you know you know 😉) found underneath the food bowl, Larry is causing trouble daily and has a constant look in his eye. It’s unnerving for the owner and Ridgeway operative. ‘What’s wrong with him’ they ask? What’s he plotting? Is he the Hamster of Doom?…

It’s 3:33am before a big brew day and the Ridgeway worker is awoken by an almighty commotion downstairs.  ‘Larry?’ they think. It can’t be… They rush down to find out what on earth is going on but upon flicking the light switch and the bulbs illuminating all, they see Larry, sitting in a hamster sized deckchair (made out of straw, paperclips and speaker wire) staring at them… smirking. But Larry has forgotten one thing. By accident he has forgotten one very important thing. He’s left his monocle in (paperclip and a savaged water bottle this time). Which confirms he is indeed… THE HAMSTER OF DOOM. Plotting, plotting to commit the unthinkable.

The Ridgeway worker returns to work the following day, shaken, and reports to co-workers that Larry is most certainly the Hamster of Doom. And so, the beer was born. Well, I’m pretty sure that’s how anyway.

We’re told very prominently on the bottle that HOD is a beer with bite, but unfortunately it is the lack of bite that ultimately let’s this brew down. You see Hamster of Doom is actually a really pleasant drop. A sweet and malty nose leads to a very refreshing crisp and chuggable mouthfeel (not very brown ale like but… whatever). The body is relatively thin but I think on this occasion that helps the drinkability of this beer. It tastes very sessionable to be fair, but I think the 5.8% ABV tag may, ultimately, have something to say about that. However, in the taste it’s lacking something. A tang? A hop hit? A bitter blast? A BITE?!

As I said, decent beer but with just a little extra something it could be… great.

Jymi’s Rating: 65%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Me testing partner, Jymi, is of short stature. So, I’m imagining he’s pretty excited about this brew. A little creature being elevated to scary heights and slapped on a beer bottle is something he can relate to.

Let’s see if we do indeed have a brewing behemoth fronted by a timid rodent…

To be clear, I do actually love this name, Hamster of Doom, and I like the slogan… ‘Brown ale with bite’. With a slogan like this, you need to have bite (like a vicious hamster). 

While the beer itself is uncomplicated, it is nutty and well balanced. The one thing HOD is lacking, is bite. The finish is quite weak with only a hint of spice. 

Sadly, this little hamster doesn’t quite fill the boots it aspired to. Still a decent enough drop though! 

Sammy’s Rating: 67%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 66%

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M O B 2024

BEER REVIEW: 333

BREWER: Vocation, West Yorkshire, England

STYLE: Chocolate Stout

ABV: 8%

VESSEL: 440ml tin

DATE OF POST: 25th February 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

Hello again! Welcome back to our look at Vocation’s two versions of Naughty and Nice. Last week it was the standard issue (which was a real goodun) and this week it is the turn of the Chocolate Caramel Cookie version.

I’m pretty excited for this I have to say! Let’s see what she is like…

Well it smells like a Chocolate Caramel Cookie. Good start!

And errr, it most certainly tastes like a Chocolate Caramel Cookie. Well flippin’ done!!!

Now you would think that because Jymi isn’t necessarily the biggest fan of sweet beers there could be an issue here. But there is not. You see, Vocation, unsurprisingly yet again, have not allowed this brew to get too sweet. Yes, in the sip there is a level of chocolate and caramel bringing sweetness to the table, but the aftertaste brings a light bitterness, again from the chocolate and this time a savoury touch with the inclusion of salt sitting alongside more caramel.

I have to say this is an excellent beer for sure. No more than one glass in a sitting but that backs up just how luxurious this brew is.

Vocation, you never ever disappoint. My hat comes off to you… again.

Jymi’s Rating: 85%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

Following on from last week’s review, this week we have the caramel and cookie version of Naughty and Nice. It’s aptly named Naughty and Nice Chocolate Caramel Cookie. 

Last week, the original brew held up well.  Let’s hope for some of the same brewing dust this week… 

Straight off NANCCC smells as it says on the tin.   A bit of a strange experience for a stout, but it is as promised.  

Ok, so, compared to last week this is definitely sweeter. But that is what you’d expect, is it not?  In fact, as with the base beer NANCCC is exactly as described: Biscuity caramel glory with chocolate base. 

Is this an improvement on the original – not necessarily. But what it does so well is builds the flavour profile and so it follows well after the original Naughty and Nice as the next beer on your list. 

Love the way it delivers as it says. 

The connection between the beers is so strong but both stand individually well. 

Great job.  

Sammy’s Rating: 91%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 88%

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M O B 2024

AS WE DID BEFORE WITH GUINNESS (21.05.2021) AND THEN DOLPHIN BREWERY (18.03.2022), WE ARE REVIEWING TWO BEERS THAT ARE LINKED IN SOME WAY THIS WEEK AND NEXT. THIS WEEK, NAUGHTY & NICE – NEXT WEEK, NAUGHTY & NICE (CHOCOLATE CARAMEL COOKIE VERSION)

BEER REVIEW: 332

BREWER: Vocation, West Yorkshire, England

STYLE: Chocolate Stout

ABV: 5.9%

VESSEL: 440ml tin

DATE OF POST: 18th February 2024

 

JYMI SAY’S…

So here we have it, beer one of two from Vocation that we’re reviewing this week and next. It’s the same beer to a point but next week’s has a twist, as I’m sure you’re already aware from what seems a now pointless blurb above.

I have to say I was pretty excited for both of these brews. Why? Well, it’s Vocation we’re dealing with here. Even though a lot of Vocation beers are readily available in quite a few supermarkets nowadays their quality has not dropped. So, supermarket or not, I expect this brewery’s high standards to shine through.

And in this first beer it most certainly has!

A delightful full on chocolate aroma greets the drinker pre sip, setting said drinker on their journey of loveliness. The mouthfeel is excellent and the taste is once again ALL chocolate followed by a hint of cherry in the back end. Vocation have unsurprisingly hit the perfect balance of sweet and bitter here, and it really works.

While this beer is not necessarily out of this world it is very, very good and I’m without doubt looking forward to the Caramel Cookie / higher ABV version next weekend.

Cheers!

Jymi’s Rating: 79%

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

This week, we are testing Naughty and Nice brewed by Vocation. Next week, we will be reviewing a sister beer, which is based on the beer we are testing this week. Nice touch, eh?

Anyway, onto the business of this week…

Naughty and Nice is a success of a stout. Described as chocolate, it hits every note you might hope for. Packed full of dark chocolate flavours, you’re taken on a luxurious drinking journey. 

Now, I get this might not be to everyone’s taste. But, be warned, if you have purchased this stout and you don’t like it, you only have yourself to blame. It’s exactly as described. Exactly. 

Well brewed, Naughty and Nice is definitely a beer for a winter’s day. It’s warming and decadent and I love it. 

It delivers on everything you would hope for in a beer of this style. It’s clever, it’s bold and it’s delicious.

Sammy’s Rating: 89%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 84%

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M O B 2024