Ridgeway Hamster of Doom Brown Ale

Product of: United Kingdom

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Marketed with the strap line, “brown ale with bite”, Hamster of Doom Brown Ale is brewed in Oxfordshire, England.

Review and Tasting

Sampled on 22/12/2016

Appearance:

(sample bottle BB 28/Feb/18) Clear, deep amber with thin but retentive off-white head and little in the way of lacing.

Aroma:

Roast chestnut, dried fruit and caramel with cocoa powder.

Taste:

Medium to full-bodied with moderate carbonation. Nutty caramel, grassy hops. Dry – toasty maltiness.

Aftertaste:

Nutty toasty malt finish.

Overall:

This brown ale is better than the name and label might suggest. Nutty caramel, grassy hops and toasty malt.