Brewer's Description: "A classic beer of true quality, Spooks Ale is characterised by its huge biscuity malt palette, derived from three traditional, roasted barley malts used in the mash, giving a gloriously deep red hue. The excitingly complex malty flavours are wonderfully balanced by a huge citrussy, hoppy bitterness and aroma for a particularly fruity hop added at four stages in the brewing process.
The memory of this beer will haunt you for ever!"
Alc: 4.7% vol
Overall Rating: 6/10
Uniqueness: 3/10
Refreshing? 6/10
Should you try it? Probably. No doubt this is a good beer, it was a refreshing drink and actually worked very well on it's own (plenty of savoury flavours), though it would likely go well with a range of foods. Definitely one to enjoy.
I only hesitate because, well, it was very much the same as other "biscuity" and "malty" beers. The label was really something to behold (it even had a poem! see below), but this only added to the anticipation. I almost expected some kind of ghostly beer to come wafting out when I popped the cap. The reality was a beer that was very much down-to-earth.
Poem (as promised):
Brew of Protection
Gall of Shepherd,
Slip of Neame,
Silver'd in the
Kents moon dream
Double double boil and bubble,
Hops brown and barley stubble
No comments:
Post a Comment