The third of the Ridgeway Christmas Beers, this one was drunk at home in Katy while fixing open faced sandwiches of smoked sausage, tomato, cheese (and spinach for Patricia) for our dinner while we packed for the trip to Colombia.
This is strong stuff. A barleywine-style ale with 10.5% alc/vol. The bottle has a picture of an elf behind bars on the front and says (with tongue in cheek) " It turned out to be a case of mistaken identity of course, wrong place at the wrong time ... but Claus was soon back on the street with the polite apologies of the authorities-no questions asked. All's well that ends well, surely, but still, the reporters wanted to know... it takes its toll doesn't it? "indeed," sighed Claus "my elf is going crazy and I fear I shall soon go crazy as well." And with that he hoisted a great flagon of his barleywine-style ale, silently contemplating the future and straining to remember why he got into this particular line of work in the first place."
An interesting taste, that might have been better warm, rather than straight from the 'fridge. the taste is very distinctive, with the an unmistakable flavor of toffee in the background, lots of fruit flavor and some hops. Interesting beer.
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