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Whim Ales
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Whim Ales, Dr Johnson's Definitive (England)
This beer from the Derbyshire Whim Ales is beautifully retro-packaged to suggest quality and tradition. It pours a lovely deep amber/ruby colour with a thick and quite persistent cream-coloured head. The nose is rather subdued, with mildly malty, plummy fruit aromas, but all quite reticent, if harmonious. The texture is very luxurious and thick on the palate, which has lots of bitterness, with a hoppy, grassy and vegetal quality supported by broad-based malts and gentle acidity. This is a balanced, composed and enjoyable beer, but it is perhaps a touch too innocuous. 5.0% ABV, 50cl, �1.89, Peckhams.  |  |
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