McEwan's, Champion Ale, 7.3% ABV
Depending on how you like your beer, you’re most likely to love this one. Until recently it was labelled as McEwan’s No. 1 Champion, but has since dropped the “No. 1” bit. It’s still the same great beer, extremely sweet, clotting almost, with flavours of toffee. The toffee persists into the finish, along with burnt oak. It has a sweet texture, with scents of caramel, malt and oak. I think there are also small hints of liquorice in there. A creamy head tops this dark beer. I’ve come to the conclusion recently that it’s really too sweet, overbearingly so, almost like eating caramelised sugar. Definitely worth a try, and I think you’ll agree, finely complements any real ale session.
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