Delirium (502), Santa Cruz, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Nov 15, 2009 Bottle. Pours reddish amber with a large orange/tan head. Aroma is yeast, caramel malt, and holiday spices. Flavor is citrus hops, sweet-tart malt (spiced apple?), and wood. Pretty good. poisoneddwarf (222), Rathdrum, Idaho, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 | Nov 11, 2009 On tap. Strong malt presence in the nose; smells like fresh baked bread. Pours deep brown with nice lacing. Tastes of toasted malt, biscuits, alcohol. Bitter on the back of the tongue. Full-bodied. kangaroo (45), Everett, Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 | Nov 9, 2009 The bottle art is a forested snowscape with a warm glow coming from between 2 trees. The forest casts purple shadows across the snow. The beer has a mild aroma light in hops but with a nice dark maltiness. Dark brown color with a small head. Dark caramel flavor with hints of chestnuts and perhaps sleighbells. Everything is in a nice warm balance. You can feel the christmas in the bottle. ilovedarkbeer (1369), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 8, 2009 Bottle thanks to BMan1113VR. Pours a ruby brownish color with a medium sized canvas colored head. Nose has some nice american hops with a good dose of citrus. This transfers to the taste which as dominated by dark caramel, nuts, and grades. Medium slightly sticky mouthfeel and moderate finish. Good HarvestrOfBeer (13), , Washington, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 | Nov 8, 2009 2009 bottle. As always, a fine winter warmer. Dark hazy brown in color. Nice malt body with malt, hops and some spice. Skål! jumpjet2k (169), Austin, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Nov 4, 2009 2009 bottle. I like the art this time around - simple, pretty, and definitely wintry. Pours a medium hazy brown in color, with a nice off-tan head which sits nicely for a while. Fairly clean nose, a little fruity, a little spicy, a little crystal malty. Flavor takes a little while to settle in on my taste buds. There’s a pleasant medium-sweet malt note underlying everything. Atop of this are spice notes and some lightly piny hops. Not bad, overall. angrypirate06 (781), Texas, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | Nov 4, 2009 Pours a dark ruby brown color with a tan foamy head. Aroma is raisin, dark fruits, caramel. Flavor is smoky, dark fruits, ash, caramel, bitter. Creamy mouthfeel.
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