Chuffed to bits? Hey Sawdust City, what the hell kind of name is that? I sent a request to the COMDB Translation department and their prompt reply was a curt note “WE DON’T DO ENGLISH.” Of course, our Editor is a bit of a know it all* and a show off to boot and I knew he would be happy to one up the Translation department. Sure enough he came back right away and tells us that when a British person says they are “chuffed to bits” they are saying that they are very pleased or happy about something.
So right after congratulating myself on a splendid pour, I pour a brew with more head than Mount Rushmore. As they say, pride goes before a fall.** I checked on other English Pale Ales I have reviewed and its seems I have a pouring problem with the genre in general. Is genre in general a redundant repitition?***
Nice clear golden pour other than three inches of head to wade through. An earthy malty aroma. My first swig resulted in a foam stache and a full malty earthy flavour, very tasty. As the earthiness melts away a bit of crisp finish emerging, crisp/ nutty/sweet perhaps? Seems like a cross between an amber and a pale ale, and although maybe it sounds like an unlikely combination, it seems to work well. An interesting and tasty brew.
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