Bethlehem Brew Works Rude Elfs Reserve

Brewed by Bethlehem Brew Works
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA

The best spiced ale I’ve ever had. A nice malt sweetness provides a background for the perfectly harmonised spices. Seek this out at all costs if in the area.

Nicely spiced Belgian style ale, lots of different spices in the nose as well as the flavors, cinnamon, nutmeg, corander, sweet gale, decent warming affect from the alcohol, very little head, dark amber in color, very nice seasonal beer

It has the delicious potent aroma of cherries and a ruby red appearance. The sweet cherry malt flavor is delicious, but there is a boozy flavor more prevalent on top.

Wonderful spiced Belgian Strong ale. ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander... all sorts of good stuff. Very nice, warms you on a cold night. I believe this is the same beer as the No Name Christmas Ale. They apparently found a name for it.

Beers like thisare why I love seasonals. Although this is not the best Christmas beer I’ve tasted, it is one that I travel to get each year. Not the most balanced Christmas beer but it is of high quality and craftmanship. The spice and sugar make for great Christmas brew, like ginger bread cookies!. It has a beautiful red-to-brown hue. I think all Christmas beers should have a red tint to them to honor one of the colors of the season (green is for another holiday:) After all Jesus was born to die; shedding His red blood for us (JOHN 3:16)! "Bethlehem" is where it all began! Jesus Chirst and this brewery are well worth seeking. Jesus first, of course!

Deep golden color. Very good beer. Malty and spicey. High in alcohol but subtle in flavor. Very enjoyable. Good beer for a nightcap.

Nice spicey aroma. Notes of Cinimon. Big sweet malt flavor, with spicey notes. Good nightcap beer and a notable find.

Bottled Via trade with afterexile. Bright amber color with an ivory head that leaves heavy lacing. Right off the bat this beer smells a lot like pumpkin pie. Tons of cinnamon with notes of allspice, green tea, bubble gum and nutmeg. I spent about five minutes with this beer under my nose before I ever tasted it. My wife finally came into the room and announced she wasn’t going to smell it again and that I should just drink it already! The flavor is well...bold, to say the least. Nutmeg and cinnamon predominantly but there’s tons of other stuff going on in the way of bubble gum, dark fruits, allspice, grains of paradise(?) and maybe even coriander. Considerable alcohol warmth. Leaves a very spicy and peppery aftertaste. This is a great example of a beer you only need one of at a time. I actually find it amazing but it would probably take me 8 months to finish a six pack.