I'll Have a Beer » Santa’s Butt http://haveabeer.couchand.com For all who appreciate the fermented majesty. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:22:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 12 Beers of X-Mas: Santa's Butt http://haveabeer.couchand.com/2008/12/19/12-beers-of-x-mas-santas-butt/ http://haveabeer.couchand.com/2008/12/19/12-beers-of-x-mas-santas-butt/#comments Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:45:12 +0000 couch http://haveabeer.couchand.com/?p=364 Another Christmas beer from Ridgeway tonight: Santa’s Butt. The name is a play on the old porter designation ‘entire butt’.

Santa’s Butt is dark and thick, and smells surprisingly sweet. I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist. Seriously, it is a deep chocolate with hint of caramel. The head is sticky but the bubbles are large so it doesn’t last long and it’s a bit swiss-cheesy. The nose is a bit sweet, with strong roast malts which come out as coffee and baking chocolate. There’s a bit of a fruitiness as well, like gumballs.

Coffee and dark caramelized sugar (almost burnt) tastes come out from the roast malt right away. A light bitterness balances the flavor: it ends up quite mild. The palate is full and rich. It lingers just a little, though, so it ends up a bit too intense for a flavor this mild. Perhaps that would be a bit better colder.

+Santa’s Butt

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