BeerGeyser (18), San Marcos, California, USA
Apr 1, 2008 22 Oz bottle. This Holiday Ale was absolutely fantastic. Poured a robust red with a nice head. The malty hop aroma was a nice appetizer to the well balanced hop malted flavor in the beer. The aftertaste was even better. Went back to pick up another bottle but to my disappointment they were all gone. I went to the brewery to pick up a bottle, they were all out. Next winter, cannot come soon enough. I will make sure to stock up with multiple bottles. This is a must have beer in your refrigerator.
 Magicdave6 (5400), London, Greater London, England
Apr 1, 2008 Bottle at no royce the last thing you need right now is more storm tasting. Alround rating: Caramalt, citrus, grassy hop, more balanced than its brother(summer) however i believe this was a ’05 bottle and had probably lost quite a bit of its hop character. Tasty stuff.
M0RHI (1067), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Mar 31, 2008 Bottle at Magic dave6’s disco dance tasting. Cloudy red with a thick beige head. Nose is hazy with some barrel wood. Hoppy. Mouth is warm, slightly acetic, some grass in there. Good, but not defineable in quality.
Naka (524), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 31, 2008 Courtesy of Juart. Pours a beautiful red amber color with a thick cream-colored head and excellent lacing. A lot of sweet citrus piney hops in the aroma. It is like a spicy sugarplum soaked in alcohol. A thick creamy texture. Sweetness of plums tea with citrus and pine. Tastes like the perfect Christmas treat. The mouthfeel is outstanding as well.
cgarvieuk (4159), Edinburgh, Scotland
Mar 30, 2008 Bottle at Toms Glasgow tasting 2 ... Copper ... toffee malts ... lots of amewrican hops ... very fruity ... not that exciting ... just getting hops. but its ok.
santos999 (318), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 28, 2008 Courtesy of dpjuart. Pours a dark orangeish amber with a strong tan head. Smells very spicy, with cloves, soy sauce, molasses, black pepper, bready, sweet, piney and citric notes. Very complex aroma. Super spicy taste. Bitter, resiny with sweet, fruity, and slightly oxidized malt notes. Bubbly full mouthfeel. Seems slightly old, but delicious.
chicagodri (1021), Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mar 28, 2008 Was able to pick up a bomber from AleSmith when I was out there. Pours a reddish brown body. Nice sweet caramel and malty flavor. Nice balance and has some spicy hop notes of pine and grapefruit. AleSmith has such good stuff.
dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Mar 28, 2008 Bomber. Pours cherry red with floaters. Off white head, foamy and lacing. Nose is big caramel with slight bready notes. Taste is alcohol hot with caramel and brown sugar, slight chocolate wit ha prominent bitter at the end. Slight floral hop character. Very good. Super balanced and tasty.
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