 blipp (1679), Newark, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle (2008). Pours deep brown with a beige head. Malty sweet aroma with apple, nutmeg, and spices. The flavor is lightly sweet and toasty, with spices, fruit, chocolate, and a hint of burnt wood. Very good.
CheersMate1 (795), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 This beer looks pretty damn good. The beer is pretty much opaque. I like the look
of this beer. It has a nice head. The head stays around for a moment . The beer looks very
good. Actually, I rated this last Christmas but it seems the website wasn’t taking the rating.
Anyways, the beer looks awesome. Very aromatic beer, as well. I don’t remember the beer being
this good, but hey I am happy to be surprised in this fashion. The beer has some nice spices
cinnamon, and nutmeg ring a few bells. I am mainly smelling cinnamon, which happens to be one
of me favorite flavors, ay. Very sweet, and pungent smell. Me likes the sweet smell. Very nice
creamy beer, but the flavors are not what I thought. The beer is creamy, but it also tastes
watered down. I taste the spices. I wasn’t expecting this little let down. Bittering hop is
barely noticeable considering I am drinking this beer at a slightly warmer temperature than usual.
Leaves some thick lacing behind. Overall, I am happy with the look and smell. The beer has a seemingly
creamy palate, but I think it finishes somewhat watery. The bittering hop is nice, but I wish the
spices would dominate in the flavor more than the hops. I like this beer.
undsioux7 (559), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Pours Dark dark brown with a good sized foamy brown head. Has a nice medicinal, black liqorice and gingersnap taste. A touch of warming alchohol. Solid.
Moggman (187), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle, 2008 edition. Pours dark brown/amber with a light brown head. Aroma is piney and ginger. Flavor is hoppy with pine notes, dark fruits.
PJClarke (691), London, Greater London, England
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Bottle: 2008 recipe
Very dark Brown with a foamy, beige head. Touch of cinnamon and fruitcake. Brown spirits and very sweet mince pies. Almost watery but very warming. Smooth and sweet finish with something of burnt pastry. I really like this. It has flavou’s similar to those found in HopBack’s Pickled Santa but paired with this darker style of ale it works a charm.
Hophead22 (1090), Redlands, by way of Wisconsin,, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 12oz bottle. Real dark mahogany color, almost black, with a tan head. Smells a little like potpourri, just not so powerful. Some spicy, bitter flavor. Pretty good.
basewars (145), Albany, New York, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 5/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 2008 Batch.
Pours dark with some translucence around the edges. Fairly stout-like appearance. Aroma is pine and a bit of ginger with some malty sweetness. Flavor is underwhelming. Some bitterness but not much flavor.
dpjuart (670), Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 Bottle at the Coney. Pours black/brown with amber hues. Nose is cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and ginger with mild chocolate sweetness. Caramel and chocolate notes with gingersnaps and clove. Slightly water with some fruity esters. Nice beer.
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