 Yankovitch333 (612), Chesapeake City, Maryland, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 28, 2003 Pours a deep brown, with a thin tan head. The aroma is sweet and spicey. Clove and cinnamon. Orange, caramel, and chocolate are also noticable. This was a nice seasonal brew.
MrRomero (1934), Nolanville, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2003 Pours dark brown with medium lasting tan head. Aroma is spicy with a touch of ginger and some pine and even some anise. Flavor seems a little lacking in spice with mostly anise. Finishes bitter. Not bad but not great.
blatz (138), Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Florida, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 27, 2003 I love this years OSA -- a deep, mellow porter like beer with a rich foamy head. Smells of evergreens and pine and tastes of cloves and ginger -- I'd get sick of this as a standard, but as a once a year treat its divine!
brewblackhole (1385), Muskego, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 27, 2003 I got an initial anise, ginger taste, reminded me of some Christmas cookies my grandma made years back. Did not get this pine taste everyone else seems to taste.A nice raisin , brandy aftertaste. Each bottle seems to taste better, its like you have to learn this one.
clvand0 (350), Lexington, Kentucky, USA
| 2.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 9/20 |
Dec 26, 2003 This beer poured a dark red color with a thin off white head. The aroma reminded me of a pine tree … but a little more sweet. The taste reminded me of the same thing … a pine tree. Which is what I should expect from a Christmas ale I guess. There was also some Clove and Cinnamon in the flavor ... possilbly some other spices. Not a bad beer, but the taste was not to my personal liking.
TipsyMcStager (943), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 25, 2003 Aroma is spicy, gingerbread, molasses. Pours a very dark brown, opaque, with a thick tan head. Christmas-y flavours with sugar, candy. Slight astringence in the finish. Palate is malty, hops are not really evident. A solid beer
dwyerpg (2553), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 2/10 | 1/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 25, 2003 A spicy aroma, cream-colored head. It tastes kinda watery until a rather strange finish. I'm not really a fan of this beer at all, but to be honest, I got it for free at the liquor store cuz some guy returned the whole case saying it was skunked. so, maybe it is.
bu11zeye (5635), Frisco, Texas, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 24, 2003 (Bottle) Pours a dark brown (nearly black) color with a creamy tan head. Has flavor of black liquorish, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla with a nice creamy finish.
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