Bristol Edge City Christmas Ale

Brewed by Bristol Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Colorado Springs, Colorado USA

(draft). Black color. Spare tan head. Moderate spice aroma. Strong cinnamon and black licorice flavor. Long duration. Smooth finish. Slick texture. Moderate carbonation. Spare lacing.

Draught at Bristol. Pours with a small white head that quick fades. The aroma was sweet malt with a creamy chocolate, brown sugar, and a touch of a clove and spice. Following the aroma the taste was sweet caramel and roasted with hops and spices. Has a touch of cloves that blends well with the other flavors. The bodied is smoothand creamy with a palate that has a bitter finish.

Draught at Bristol. Pours a clear tawny with a spare fizzy off-white head, diminishing, with fair lacing. Aroma is heavy malt (cookie, chocolate, toast), heavy hops (herbs, spruce), light yeast (sweat, fresh leather) with notes of alcohol, clove, brown sugar, allspice and corriander. Long duration, moderate sweetness, bitterness and acidity, well balanced, mineral notes, fresh taste with raw hops and spices, creamy malt and caramel roasted nuts, toasty. Medium bodied, creamy texture, average carbonation and bitter finish.