Brewers Alley Three Kings Spiced Ale

CHRISTMAS 08 GREAT last year. Good this year. It just didnt seem like it had that same flavor pop last as last year. I did manage to make short work of the growler so maybe I just remember it being better last year. CHRISTMAS 07 Good last year. GREAT this year. Worthy of a growler. Sippin one NOW! You smell the ginger before you taste the beer. 7% doesn’t hurt thing a bit either.

Had a pint on tap at the brewpub in December of 2007. The aroma was earthy and spicy with cinnamon and gingerbread-like scents. Flavor was sweet and spicy, with a bittering effect for balance. The beer had a dark complexion with a foamy off-white head, colors of dark brown and ruby red. Wetter beer with ample carbonation and a nice, spicy kick. A rare winter selection, with a good performance; perfect for winter.

On tap at the brewpub on 1/19/07: Pours a transparent dark copper mahogany with a wispy-lacing light tan head. Sweet cinnamon, ginger and dark caramely malty aroma. Body starts sweet and malty with a nice, earthy spice balance with some cinnamon sugar flavor. A very nice spiced winter ale.

Draft... Clear, copper ale with a mid-sized, frothy, off-white head. Terrific retention. Gingerbread and sugar cookie aroma with lots of spice. The flavor is much the same with good balance between sweet gingerbread and bitter hops. Medium-bodied and lightly creamy with medium carbonation. Finishes spicy, bittersweet and numbing.