Bateman's Rosey Nosey

Turkey, Ham, Pavlova, Trifle...Santa, Rudolf, Presents, Family...Champagne, Egg Nog, Beer!

What better time to try a new beer but Christmas time. Santa was good enough to give me a brew bearing his visage this year. This one's an English beer called Rosey Nosey, by Bateman's Brewery. They have somehow brewed it so that you get both a malty and hoppy finish at the same time. The idea behind it is that it tastes a bit like Christmas Pudding. I am not a big fan of Christmas Pudding, fruitcake or any of those raisiny, sultanay deserts, however, although it has some festive spicyness to the taste to give it some Christmas cheer it is by no means as strong a taste as Christmas Pud. It was tasty enough, but perhaps more suited to a pub in the middle of English Winter than out on the deck in the middle of NZ summer.

Fill Em

Now that the hops had had time to do their thing it was time for that all important, but oh so slow, job of bottling. I got my bottles nicely cleaned and sanitised, and set to work at filling and capping them. Won't go into detail. You know how that part all works by now. I had hoped to be able to complete another brew shortly after this one, but it is pretty clear that I just don't have enough bottles to do that just yet. Only one way to deal with that problem...bottoms up!