Action Figures & Their Beers: Cross Your Fingers And Hope!

Anywho, as for the beer itself, it’s meant to be a sort of hot-cross-bun-flavoured ale, with a bit of sweetness, fruitiness, and spiciness in it. What it actually comes out as is disgusting. It’s got all the aspects there, but they just don’t go together; they all fight for attention in your mouth and make a sour mish-mash of strong yucky tastes. That was the first bottle I tried. The second bottle, however, was lovely and mellow, with all the flavours mingling nicely to provide the exact delicious flavour the brewers were going for. So it seems to be a bit of a crap-shoot as to the quality of the bottle you might pluck from the shelf or bin; it's really a case of cross your fingers and hope for a good bottle. This is rather a shame, because although this particular brew is nothing I’d really be in a hurry buy again, the chocolate & vanilla beer they bring out occasionally as a winter warmer is extremely nice. So I don’t want to discourage Morrison’s from bringing out seasonal, budget beers with interesting flavours. I just want to discourage them from ever bringing out something with such variable quality again. It’s 4.5% ABV, so it’s nothing outstanding in the ethanol department, but about average(ish).

Drink this if you also like: Hot cross buns, full-flavoured seasonal ales with a bit of spice to them, thirst-quenching beer (if it’s a good batch); Eating earthworms for a bet (if it’s a bad batch).