 saxo (3644), Højbjerg, Aarhus, Denmark
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 10, 2008 Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are malt, herbs and hops.
doubleo (1121), San Diego, California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 8, 2008 12oz bottle, 2007. Pours a dark caramel color with red highlights. Nice, thick, creamy looking, light brown head. Smells like the holiday season to me. Nutmeg and malt dominate the nose.
Tastes of nutmeg and other spices. Pumpkin? This beer is a little on the thin side. Nice lively carbonation. This is the best holiday brew that I’ve ever had.
garthicus (1310), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2008 Bottle, thanks Harry. Ruby red, brown frothy head. A cinnamon- toffee nose, very warming. A dry-bitter-spicey-butter flavour with a wonderful christmas pudding finish. Enjoyable
Haslinger (666), Syracuse, New York, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 8, 2008 Very strong head. Excellently flavored winter ale. has a strong hint of raisons along with other speices. Very good Christmas Ale. Would definitely purchase again.
VitaminR (442), Colorado, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 5, 2008 2007 - Slight black cherry and cloves on the nose. Some spice and burnt sugar, but not quite enough sweetness to balance the bitterness. Seemed thin. Not terrible, but there are much better winter/holiday ales out there.
RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 5, 2008 Pours almost opaque. Tan head. Very perfume like nose. Very full. Flavor is smooth with a nice earthy edge. Mild and beautifully bitter tones. Smooth feel on liquid and carbonation. Very nice drinker. Smooth, great character, and easy to drink. What more could you ask for?
jj21 (84), Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 3/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 4, 2008 2005
I was looking forward to this one since purchasing it last winter as a closeout. I drank one right away (I should have reviewed it looking back) and it was great. Nice and hoppy. Since this is supposed to age well, I thought, why not. Let me tell you why not.
Pours Dark brown with decent carbonation and a strange colored head- almost a hint of green(?) to it. Aroma was way too much juniper. I couldn’t figure out what I hated about it until reading a few reviews after tasting and then it hit me. That’s all I could smell and it was hard to get anything else but there were the usual dark fruits and other spices. The flavor didn’t offer much more than the aroma. Too much juniper on the nose. The mouthfeel was nice though. Lighter than expected and lively carbonation. All-in-all, a dissapointment. Next time, I’ll drink them fresh. Live and learn.
badnloose (99), North Hollywood, California, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 17/20 |
Feb 2, 2008 Absolutely delicious. Other "Christmas" beers I have had can’t compare. Aromas and flavors of everything one would expect from the season, alternating with each sniff or taste. Aggressive, yet soothing.
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