Tasting Notes: Batemans: Rosey Nosey

Batemans: Rosey Nosey (England: Old Ale: 4.9% ABV)

Visual: Varnished mahogany body with a beige bubbled head that sits lightly upon it.

Nose; Glazed cherries, grain, liquorice and hops.

Body: Sugary cherry. Bitter. Battenberg. Wheat, slightly sour. Almonds. Orange. Syrupy, fruitcake. Raisin and faint lemon.

Finish: Dry hops, with a following dry tongue feel, Cherry again.

Conclusion: Not very impressive. The bitter core hides most of the cherry elements and the subtleties are pretty much absent.

It doesn’t make you wish for the end of the world rather than drink it, but when that’s the best you can say, it’s probably not worth grabbing a bottle.