Bah Humbug! Christmas Cheer! Ale
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd

Bah Humbug! Christmas Cheer! AleBah Humbug! Christmas Cheer! Ale
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From:
Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
Winter Warmer
ABV:
5%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 14.57%
Reviews:
240
Ratings:
379
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 10, 2021
Added:
Dec 18, 2003
Wants:
  13
Gots:
  38
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Ratings by Traquairlover:
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Reviewed by Traquairlover from Virginia

4.29/5  rDev +22.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
1 pint, 0.9 fl oz bottle poured into a pint glass. Served at cellar temp or close thereto.

A = Murky dark amber liquid, much less clarity than expected, quite hazy, a nice half inch slightly orange tan head comprised of foam and small bubbles, decent retention. Light lacing.

S = Slight hints of buttered pancakes with pure maple syrup, warm cinnamon bun, violets, very interesting smells which definitely trigger mouthwatering. A good sign.

T&D = Man, this one does not let you down. Your mouth starts watering on the smell, and this definitely tries to quench your thirst. It is thick and sweet, the maple syrup covered buttered pancakes metaphor present for the smell is still appropriate. But the pancake batter included cinnamon, vanilla, sugar and nutmeg, too. I cannot tell if this beer had spices added as winter beers often do or if this is just a superior taste coming from the malts themselves. I don't care either. To the extent there are spice flavors, they are very mild, not the main focus, but always present serving to highlight the body and complexity of the beer. I could happily drink this all Winter in front of a nice fire.

M = Medium, heavy body, thick, meaty mouthfeel, very good coating, frothy carbonation like drinking a highly frothed coffee drink.
Dec 10, 2008
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.06 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 10, 2021
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Reviewed by quadmad from Canada (ON)

3.55/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
$3.60 from the LCBO. Clear amber colour with almost no head. Alcohol taste on the back of the throat. pleasant but not excing exampl of a winter warmer. B+
Jan 01, 2020
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Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England

3.6/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I had a pint with lunch today at the Red Lion at Eaton nr. Norwich. Maybe it's been 'reformulated' since it's original listing here, as my experience varies vs the 'Beer Info' above. I thought it tasted like a very good pint of bitter; I really didn't notice anything that would have made me consider it a 'winter warmer'. The wasn't notable spicing, richness, or fruitiness. It's listed at 5.0% here, the beer pump lable and Wychwood website list it at 4.3%
Dec 23, 2018
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Reviewed by staubot from Canada (MB)

3.6/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Not quite as advertised. Would have liked a bit more of the hops and cinnamon or fruit tones to make it more festive. Below average from what I've come to like for Christmas beers. Nice presentation however. Suckered me in.
Dec 26, 2017
 
Rated: 4.11 by Recoilx from Canada (ON)

Dec 25, 2017
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Rated by ctx1769 from England

4.71/5  rDev +34.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
A great Christmas ale to drink where people are being to jolly and you don't really want to be there. Bah Humbug!
Dec 15, 2017
 
Rated: 3.93 by Robertas from Lithuania

Dec 14, 2017
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

3.61/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
I am continuing my 2017 Christmas in July celebration, inspired by the good peeps at The FGBS who held Christmas in July on Tuesday. I had meant to drink these on Christmas day 2016, but I got rather blotto early on & set them aside as part of The Bottle Backlog at Chez Woody. Today is my series of entries for New Elf Christmas Beer in July Sunday (Week 649). I have just been informed that I need to wrap things up in order to be ready for 2nd shift. Bah Humbug!

From the bottle: "Brewers of Character"; "Bah Humbug is a rich, full bodied, Christmas ale, brewed from the choicest hops & malts. To those who say the Spirit of Christmas is a thing of the past - we say Bah Humbug! Don't be a misery ... go on, enjoy yourself!"

I Pop!ped the cap on my first Wychwood bottle in quite some time to commence a gentle pour. I used to really love their beers, but I just kind of slowly fell away from Hobgoblin et al. Once decanted, an in-glass swirl raised just under two fingers of dense, foamy, light-tan head with decent retention. Color was Coppery-Brown (SRM = > 17, < 22) with NE-quality clarity. Nose had a bready, malty sweetness with notes of dried dark fruits, kind of evocative of fruitcake. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery, but not much beyond it, either. The taste was definitely bready, but also kind of nutty, not as fruity as the nose had led me to expect. I was put more in mind of brown nut bread or something along those lines. There was also a light spiciness to it that was properly restrained so as not to be overdone or to overwhelm. Finish was lightly dry, not as dry as it might have been, given the inclusion of spices. I thought that it was a very pleasant beer & had I been a bit less non compus mentus that day, it would have gone well with my Christmas pot roast. Oh well.
Jul 30, 2017
 
Rated: 4.06 by KellyGaudreau from Canada (ON)

Dec 31, 2016
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Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain

4.02/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
From elcervecero. In Ikea's pint glass. Playing Blackwell Epiphany. Nice spicy touch with reminiscences to gumdrop that makes it very interesting and different from other wychwood offerings
Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.4 by Foley67 from Scotland

Dec 29, 2016
 
Rated: 4.24 by cknoch from Canada (AB)

Dec 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.43 by bitterandtwisted from England

Dec 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.95 by Boo-urns from Canada (ON)

Dec 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Dec 20, 2016
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Reviewed by leaddog from Canada (AB)

3.56/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance - Pours a copper red/brown with two big fingers of creamy tan head.

Smell - Cinnamon, nutmeg, earthy and leafy hops, bready malts, dried fruits (apple, raisin).

Taste - Warm winter spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger), followed up by bready malts. Hops are nearly non-existent. Flavours of dried fruits also permeate.

Mouthfeel - Light-to-medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Finishes with lingering spicy notes.

Overall - A traditional English style winter warmer. Malts, seasonal spices, and dried fruit are on point. A little heavy handed on the malts, but I sort of expect it from Wychwood.
Dec 19, 2016
 
Rated: 3.37 by Martine from England

Dec 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.28 by Mr_Rocca from Canada (QC)

Nov 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.73 by Houborg1 from Denmark

Nov 16, 2016
Bah Humbug! Christmas Cheer! Ale from Wychwood Brewery Company Ltd
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 379 ratings