 Erdinger2003 (127), Ames, Iowa, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 Appearance isn’t great, the head dissapears after 15 minutes and has a tiny lacing.
Smell is nice, spicy with cloves and a slight coffee flavor and a little scent of some dark fruit, like grapes.
Taste is very clovey with a bitter coffee undertone.
Mouthfeel is ok, but very watery.
SSSteve (2100), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 23, 2007 clear brownish amber with a small beige head. weird aroma of white grapes, light fruit, and caramel. flavor is quite hopped with some white grapes and roasted nuts. can’t really figure this one out. sugary and sweet. light bodied. alcohol is hidden but it doesn’t really have much flavor or body.
SavageElvis (134), Savage, Minnesota, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 21, 2007 12 oz. bottle. Pours out a dark caramel with slight haze. Very small head and no lacing. Lots of malt aroma with little hop. Taste is sweet caramel malt, with a very small touch oc chocolate. Lots of carbonation. An OK seasonal.
captianoats (30), Jasper, Indiana, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 21, 2007 Bottle to frosted mug: Pours dark brown with little to no head. It has a sweet caramel flavor with some roasted nuttiness. Good beer, will have to pick up more next christmas.
ford9719 (369), Vilseck, Germany
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 21, 2007 Bottle. Poured a ruby black color. Aroma is malt and sugar. Taste is sweet with a nice finish.
turbo (1254), Arizona, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 21, 2007 Dark red amber with a thick foamy head.
Roasty sweet malt aroma and flavor with a slightly spicy, bitter taste at the finish.
Thin body. A bit watery.
JustinBennett (67), junction city, Kansas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 20, 2007 bottle thanks to ford9719. poured a dark burgandy. had a malty hops smell. starts with brown sugar and finishes with a orange and lemon zest.
jhumphries69 (730), Tyrone, Georgia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 19, 2007 12oz bottle. Pours a very dark, but bright, reddish brown with ruby highlights (with a touch of violet) and a thick, even, tightly-bubbled, tan head. The aroma is quite hoppy at first - spicy and floral with some grassiness and citrus, too. There are light undercurrents of malt in the aroma - with an odd touch of creamed corn and bitter fruit. The flavor starts bitter and sweet - there is some spiciness and a slight astringency from the hops. But there is a very nice, fruity, chocolaty, dark malt profile in there, too. The front of the palate also detects a touch of alcohol. The middle of the tongue picks up more bitterness from the hops and an increasingly one-dimensional malt profile: sweet with some roasted character (the complex malt flavors only hit the front of the tongue). The finish is big, malty (a nice return of some malt complexities: caramel and chocolate), lightly fruity, and nicely hoppy and bitter. The finish is also mildly warming from the alcohol (and the buzz comes wickedly quick). The mouthfeel is quite active with carbonation bubbles, but not too much. The feel is light-to-medium in body (light considering the alcohol) and slightly creamy, with some tickling of the tongue from the suds. Overall, a very decent holiday brew - I was pleasantly surprised.
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