 gyllenbock (323), Stockholm, Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 7, 2009 Bottle.
Very dark but not completely pitch black. Large light brown foam.
The aroma contained coffee and chocolate, but most of all pine needles. Also some spices.
The taste was almost a little sour, fresh and drinkable.The flavor of wood was there, as well as spices, smoky notes and ash. A different and dry "ale", good but not superb. Something that pulls down the grade a bit is that I felt that the aftertaste was a little watery and that the body was somewhat weak.
joshuahfl (12), California, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 Pours a deep reddish brown with a one finger tan head. Aroma of cinnamon, nutmeg, hints of pine, kind of earthy. Flavors are also earthy with pine, spices, roasted malt, maybe a little coffee. Kind of a thin mouthfeel.
tarheels86 (812), Washington DC, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 12oz. Pours a cloudy deep red with a one finger dark tan head that has little
retention and lacing. Aroma is spice, toffee, apple cider, nutmeg, cinnamon. Taste is spicy, watery, spruce, huge medicinal feel. Lots of cough syrup, Sudafed, Nyquil. Pretty light bodied but syrupy mouthfeel. Sort of gross. I’m surprised that a brewery with as much to live up to as Anchor would actually produce something this bad every year.
Bierkrug (316), Idar-Oberstein, Germany
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 On tap in USA. Dark brown color. Initially large fluffy brown head. Fades fast. Malty molasses and spices. Dry sugar and spice flavor, some coffee. Not a bad beer at all.
JoeTheYounger (293), California, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 2009 vintage on draft at Father’s Office. Poured dark black with nice thick foamy brown head (very beautiful). Aroma and taste were pretty much the same with cinnamon, nutmeg, and woodiness. Medium carbonation. Overall good, but one is enough for me with this.
Maddog (250), Kettering, Ohio, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 5, 2009 2009 bottle. Not usually a big fan of Christmas beers, but this one is pretty good. The pour is dark amber with aromas of spice. The flavor is caramel malts with spices of nutmeg, clove and cinammon. A tasty Christmas beer that is not overly spicy which is often the problem of beers of this style.
italianjohn (392), Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 4, 2009 Updated: Dec 12, 2009Dark brown pour with a ruby hue ... off white light tan head creamy .... striping type of lacing ... very light malt aroma .... sweet caramel malt, chocolate, like a bubblegum taste little earthy, molasses can taste subtle hints of spices and herbs .... very sessionable and medium body
dogfish120love (279), west hartford, Connecticut, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 Appearance is very dark and reddish brown. I feel like this has been exposed to some extreme conditions it tastes miserable.
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