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Santa Paws
BrewDog
- From:
- BrewDog
- Scotland, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 8.66%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 17, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 20, 2013
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 18
A 4.5% decadent scotch ale brewed with Scottish Heather Honey. A robust malty beer packed with flavour and at a strength you can drink all (Christmas) day long.
A baby scotch ale which is perfect with Christmas pudding or whilst playing Pictionary with your gran. This is our antidote to the chaos of the upcoming festive season. Raise a glass of this Christmas beer, share it with friends, family and strangers, and sit back and enjoy the view as the world descends into a fairy light fuelled frenzy. And, if all else fails, just blame Santa.
A baby scotch ale which is perfect with Christmas pudding or whilst playing Pictionary with your gran. This is our antidote to the chaos of the upcoming festive season. Raise a glass of this Christmas beer, share it with friends, family and strangers, and sit back and enjoy the view as the world descends into a fairy light fuelled frenzy. And, if all else fails, just blame Santa.
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Reviewed by janubio from Spain
3.11/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.11/5 rDev -13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Dark colour with red tones to the light. Medium head good retention and lace. Aroma of chocolate, licorice, spices. Smoke notes. Medium body, creamy and smokey texture. Normal carbonation. Taste is more smokey that smell, chocolate and spices, nutmeg. Easy drinkable Christmas beer, because of the look graduation. But I primera the strong and more complex belgian Christmas
Feb 05, 2018Reviewed by josanguapo from Spain
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From Labirratorium. In Teku glass. Playing Bloo Kid 2. Pleasant toasted malts, hints of toffee and good body for its low abv. However, its also a bit unidimensional and has trace of the honey its suppose to have nor any christmasty spirit
Jan 23, 2018Rated by yaron73 from Israel
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A bottle from "BEERA" Store in Sofia.
Aug 04, 2017Reviewed by 911CROFT from England
3.4/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
330ml bottle into a large snifter. Paid £1.65 for a single.
Pours an opaque, very dark, mahogany body that appears almost black once settled in the glass. A dense, creamy, one-finger in height, ivory coloured head with excellent retention slowly condenses to a thick, foamy cap, leaving behind substantial bands of sticky lace.
The dark and bittersweet nose predominantly comprises of heavily roasted malts, charred grains, brown sugar, burnt caramel and stone fruit. Herbal and leafy hop profiles become apparent towards the back-end, while hints of alcohol and an overall robustness give the impression of a gravity bigger than 4.5% ABV. Taste roughly follows suit, leading for the most part with heavily roasted dark malts and lighter traces of burnt caramel. Mid-palate, faint impressions of toasted rye bread and raisin-like dried fruits provide modest sweetness and a change of pace, before dark roasted profiles begin to re-build towards the back-end. In the mouth, a light body paired with a modest amount of fine carbonation gives a feel that despite being disappointingly thin, remains reasonably smooth and easy-drinking. Towards the back-end, traces of spice and hints of herbal hops become very faintly perceptible. Roast derived bitterness however comprises the majority of the finish, leaving coarse roasted barley, coffee and ash to linger on the palate with a touch of lightly drying astringency.
Overall this is a decent but unremarkable beer. Despite starting strong with an attractive appearance and inviting aroma, its weak body and one-dimensional roast-forward taste soon become a little tiresome. Granted, it’s easy drinking and reasonably complex for the low 4.5% ABV, but the rich feel, sweet toasty malts, and peaty smoke characters I enjoy in the style are noticeably absent, while any input from the ‘Scottish Heather Honey’ the label promises also fails to make an appearance.
Jan 23, 2017Pours an opaque, very dark, mahogany body that appears almost black once settled in the glass. A dense, creamy, one-finger in height, ivory coloured head with excellent retention slowly condenses to a thick, foamy cap, leaving behind substantial bands of sticky lace.
The dark and bittersweet nose predominantly comprises of heavily roasted malts, charred grains, brown sugar, burnt caramel and stone fruit. Herbal and leafy hop profiles become apparent towards the back-end, while hints of alcohol and an overall robustness give the impression of a gravity bigger than 4.5% ABV. Taste roughly follows suit, leading for the most part with heavily roasted dark malts and lighter traces of burnt caramel. Mid-palate, faint impressions of toasted rye bread and raisin-like dried fruits provide modest sweetness and a change of pace, before dark roasted profiles begin to re-build towards the back-end. In the mouth, a light body paired with a modest amount of fine carbonation gives a feel that despite being disappointingly thin, remains reasonably smooth and easy-drinking. Towards the back-end, traces of spice and hints of herbal hops become very faintly perceptible. Roast derived bitterness however comprises the majority of the finish, leaving coarse roasted barley, coffee and ash to linger on the palate with a touch of lightly drying astringency.
Overall this is a decent but unremarkable beer. Despite starting strong with an attractive appearance and inviting aroma, its weak body and one-dimensional roast-forward taste soon become a little tiresome. Granted, it’s easy drinking and reasonably complex for the low 4.5% ABV, but the rich feel, sweet toasty malts, and peaty smoke characters I enjoy in the style are noticeably absent, while any input from the ‘Scottish Heather Honey’ the label promises also fails to make an appearance.
Santa Paws from BrewDog
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
75 ratings
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