If your like me you will spend ages stood in the supermarket just browsing through all the beers. At the moment Morrisons have a couple of Wychwood beers on offer...currently £1.25 each. Bargain !
Everyone has at some point tried Hobgoblin, but Wychwood always seem to have something new on the shelves. They never seems to advertise so I always just stumble on their beers.
The first one that I tried was the 'Hot Cross Bunny', any seasonal beer is really worth a try if you come across it.
Because it is a seasonal beer you would straight away expect it to have a strong individual flavour. This beer did not disappoint. It smelt quite fruity, but as soon as you taste it the spices hit you straight away (predominantly Cinnamon). Once I finished the bottle I had immediately regretted not buying two, however I can imagine that the spices in this beer would make it quite difficult to drink as a session beer.
The fruitiness brought it into the spring season for me, as the spices reminded me of an Xmas beer. 7/10 !
The second offering from Wychwood was Dr Thirsty's No.4 Blonde. This beer is 4.1%, so stronger than the Hot Cross Bunny's 3.8%. However it did not taste as strong as the first beer.
The label is spot on when it says that this beer gives 'instant refreshment'. To me it is a clear session Blonde Beer, the flavours are not as distinctive as the Bunny, but it is very easily drinkable. I shall certainly be stocking up on this for the summer. 6/10
Writing this blog I have been asking myself, which did I prefer? Now that is a tough one... I enjoyed them both.
As a one off, I would choose the Hot Cross Bunny, purely down to its distinctively individual flavour. Dr Thirsty's Blonde will definitely be on my next shopping list, however to me it was very similar to a lot of the Blonde beers that you can find down the pub.
At the moment, these two beers are £1.25 each at Morrisons.....which is a bargain considering the prices of all the other beers on their shelves !
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