Wychwood Brewery's Dirty Tackle is one of a number of beers specifically targeted at the Six Nations. It is, frankly, a mixed pint. It succeeds well in an interesting combination of citrus, malt, and bitterness, but fails miserably when it comes to the aftertaste. At 4% it is drinkable for the early and late match, but, honestly, I'm not sure that many would want to when their are better beers to be had, even better beers brewed only for the Six Nations. In general with beers that are this seasonal, there is a reason why they aren't produced year round and in this instance that is immediately apparent. Wychwood is a good brewery with an excellent heritage and the drinker is left thinking that they should be able to do better. Having said that, there are worse pints and if it were the only hand-pull it would ably compliment a match - 5/10.
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