 hopdog (5525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Jan 3, 2009 On tap at the Dragonmead Brew Pub. Poured a deeper brown color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of lots of spices - nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Some cinnamon as well. Tastes of the same spices. This one was all about the spices which drowned out anything else.
Sammy (3929), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Feb 1, 2007 I am a fan of Scandanavian style beers, a good variation onthe Belgians spiced and dark. This was brown with some lace. Like a barleywine and old ale. Didn’t get that much of spice, but there is clove and ginger and cardommon thrown together. Enjoyed at the brewpub. Carbonation and mouthfeel they got right.
ogglethorp (882), Ohio, USA
Dec 5, 2006 Tap at brewpub. Pours a clear rusty, coppery color with a small of white head. Aroma is spice, nutmeg, clove, ginger. Flavor is spicy too, pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cardamon, clove. Palate is smooth and medium bodied. Nice holiday brew. Worked for me!
Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
Dec 1, 2004 Tap: dark red/mahogany in color. Nice spice aroma of nutmeg/clove/cinnamon. Strong spiced ale taste. Smooth crisp body. Very good winter drink, just can’t drink more than one though.
jsquire (2086), St. Marys, Ohio, USA
Nov 22, 2004 On tap at the brewery. Garnet red color with a thin off white head. Strong spice nose with lots of ginger and oragne peel in it. Lots of holiday spices in the flavor with cininmon, clove, ginger and others. A little spice burn on the tongue. I found enough of a malty beer base to support all the spices. I enjoyed this holiday treat.
11026 (1799), Alabama, USA
Nov 21, 2004 Tap. Deep brown color. Almost no head. Huge spice aroma. Hard to discern individual spices but perhaps cinnamon and clove stand out a little. Clean tasting. For me the spice overwhelms this beer. It is decent but overwhelms me.
jtw (942), farmington, Michigan, USA
Nov 19, 2004 cask-conditioned at the brewery. looks like a brown ale with a touch of cinnamon or maybe clove added. cask version had significant head, lots of malt presence with a touch of spiciness. very fun winteresque beer, but not spectacular.
ClarkVV (3578), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
Nov 25, 2003 Winter 2003 on tap. Light fruit aromas in the aroma - brown pear, sweet cherry, maybe some allspice. Pours an almost-translucent mahogany brown, some deeper reds in there as well. Begins with a lightly sweet fruity malt. Some clove makes itself known throughout the beer and the finish has a touch of mild hops. Texture is mainly smooth and watery, but some brown sugar graininess right away. Alcohol not detectable, moderately carbonated, very clean and sweet, but not challenging at all. Good if you are looking for a light, sweet, beer. Reminded me of a toned down Old Fezziweg. Almost no head, decent lacing.
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