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In 5: Creamy, Wholesome, Moreish, Balanced, Tasty
After the Batemans Hooker left us with a questionable rash earlier in the week we thought we’d give Batemans another chance with their Combined Harvest. We were sold hook, line and sinker by the bottle’s promise of multigrain goodness to cleanse our body, soul and mind. OK, so it doesn’t promise all of that but surely any beer with all those grains in it has to be ludicrously tasty and maybe a little bit healthy?
It pours with a wonderful burnt golden colour and the head is nice and creamy and hangs around for quite some time, a big contrast to the Hooker with no head, a phrase which sounds unnervingly like a scene from CSI! The taste is a joy to behold as well, creamy and rich yet balanced and ultimately very tasty and moreish. There is nothing lurking beneath either, no bitterness, no anguish; just good honest flavour in a lovely pint. The multi grain is evident as it does actually taste healthy and a bit like a warm bowl of cereals on a cold rainy January morning.
Don’t wait until harvest, go get one (ten) of these now!
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