The Carmen Lúcia of beers. This seasonal brew’s rich and spicy fruit flavours combine with roasted malts and hops to perfectly balance its darker aftertaste. Red in colour, it’s a ruby temptress with flavours of devastating proportions.
See: Dark
Smell: Citrusy
Taste: Spicy, Fruity
Sweetness: 3 / 5
Bitterness: 3 / 5
Have made this 3 times now since I started making home brew again after a long break it is now my favourite I leave it to mature for at least 4 weeks longer if I can depending on how many batches I have going.Mr Malcolm tebbit (30 Jan 2021, 11:37)
it is gr8 after just 4 weeks...don't think i have had a better ale from supermarket or pub...bob james (3 Feb 2017, 13:14)
Great tasting brew, my first one I topped up to a 40 pint which weakened it slightly (but there was more of it). Still tasted great. It was done fermenting in about a week and ready to bottle, ABV came out around 5% and tasting the sample (rather than wasting it) at this point it was still a drinkable beer. It's now been bottled for near on 2 months and it's been getting better all the time. That reminds me, I must get the next batch going so it has time to condition before this batch runs out.STEVE (3 Feb 2017, 13:14)
This is a two can, all malt kit that makes an absolutely magnificent pint. The problem is that it's too good and I polished off a keg in a week! As good as any cask ale from a pub and at 70p a pint it's a no-brainier for me.Anonymous (3 Feb 2017, 13:13)
I am really impressed with this bitter.It suits both mine and my other half's pallet without being too strong.Been brewing for about a year now and this is the best so far......a bit more expensive but worth it! Cheers.garry c (3 Feb 2017, 13:12)
As normal, first class service, very fast delivery.
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Last time I made beer / wine was in the 80’s. Apart from the demijohns I needed all new kit. They have a good selection, good stock and good prices. Nice people too. I’ll be back.Mikey Kohut (21 Oct 2023, 09:38)
Efficient company. Great service.Christine Davies (1 Jan 2024, 12:45)
Absolutely awesome company with epic customer service and quality products. Never disappointed once , and they kept us all afloat during lockdown with their sterling effortschris hammond (13 Apr 2021, 14:56)
Excellent service cannot fault it ,highly recommended.Gerald Tucker (10 Jul 2022, 09:55)
I bought two wine kits and one did not have all the necessary parts, only the grape concentrate. I needed to get this started before we went on holiday, Sam chased it up immediately with the suppliers and I received the missing bits in time to start it before we went away. As always, first class service!!Alan Gaffiney (29 Aug 2024, 14:21)
Great reliable company. Fast mail out and painless to deal with.neil harvey (21 Apr 2021, 18:07)