Sandalwood Ale
Chorlton Brewing Company
- From:
- Chorlton Brewing Company
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
- ABV:
- 6.7%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 13.31%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 17, 2017
- Added:
- Jun 16, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England
3.06/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
A 330ml bottle with a BB of Jan 2016, so it's a year out of date. I think I received this in a bargain box from an online beer retailer ages ago. Wouldn't normally review a brew this old, but I know from experience that the flavour is both intense and unfading. Described on the label as being aged for a month on Karnataka sandalwood.
A: Poured into a tulip. A bright reddish-amber colour with fine, evenly distributed sediment and low carbonation. Produces a decent head of creamy foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding.
S: Powerful aroma of sandalwood, strongly reminiscent of joss sticks (incense). The sandalwood is so intense that it all but obliterates any other aromatic character this beer may possess. A twinge of sweet malt in the background but little else.
T: Flavour of intense sandalwood - this is probably what sucking on an incense stick is like. Resinous and aromatic. Underneath that, a hint of caramel malt and perhaps some ale yeast. Mild bitterness brings up the rear. Sandalwood the most dominant character by far.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and lightly tingly, with good body and subtle carbonation. Slightly acrid and astringent upon swallowing, with a long sandalwood finish. I wouldn't call it harsh, but the sandalwood definitely coats that palate.
O: OK, this is certainly one of the most uniquely flavoured beers I've tried. Personally I find it rather undrinkable, but it gets points for originality. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are almost entirely given over to sandalwood. Mouthfeel is decent but leaves a bad taste. Essentially this beer is very unbalanced and completely dominated by the sandalwood character. I could imagine sandalwood making a nice addition to a beer, but it would need to be dialled right back to being a hint of aroma/flavour. The only other possibility is that other flavours have faded while the sandalwood hasn't, but I can't tell. An interesting effort, but unless you really love incense I would recommend that you pass this one by.
Jan 17, 2017A: Poured into a tulip. A bright reddish-amber colour with fine, evenly distributed sediment and low carbonation. Produces a decent head of creamy foam that lasts for a few minutes before subsiding.
S: Powerful aroma of sandalwood, strongly reminiscent of joss sticks (incense). The sandalwood is so intense that it all but obliterates any other aromatic character this beer may possess. A twinge of sweet malt in the background but little else.
T: Flavour of intense sandalwood - this is probably what sucking on an incense stick is like. Resinous and aromatic. Underneath that, a hint of caramel malt and perhaps some ale yeast. Mild bitterness brings up the rear. Sandalwood the most dominant character by far.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth and lightly tingly, with good body and subtle carbonation. Slightly acrid and astringent upon swallowing, with a long sandalwood finish. I wouldn't call it harsh, but the sandalwood definitely coats that palate.
O: OK, this is certainly one of the most uniquely flavoured beers I've tried. Personally I find it rather undrinkable, but it gets points for originality. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are almost entirely given over to sandalwood. Mouthfeel is decent but leaves a bad taste. Essentially this beer is very unbalanced and completely dominated by the sandalwood character. I could imagine sandalwood making a nice addition to a beer, but it would need to be dialled right back to being a hint of aroma/flavour. The only other possibility is that other flavours have faded while the sandalwood hasn't, but I can't tell. An interesting effort, but unless you really love incense I would recommend that you pass this one by.
Reviewed by Hoppsbabo from England
4/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Slightly cloudy dark amber with a chunky off-white head.
S: Smells very strongly of potpourri. Weird. Some soapy hops in there too. A bit of caramel.
T: Very sharp and bitter coupled with an overwhelming soapy potpourri flavour, which is obviously the sandalwood. Not subtle at all.
O: Bloody weird but a quality beer none-the-less. Just not sure I like my ale tasting of lathered up old women.
Mar 27, 2016S: Smells very strongly of potpourri. Weird. Some soapy hops in there too. A bit of caramel.
T: Very sharp and bitter coupled with an overwhelming soapy potpourri flavour, which is obviously the sandalwood. Not subtle at all.
O: Bloody weird but a quality beer none-the-less. Just not sure I like my ale tasting of lathered up old women.
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