 LyndaNova (497), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
| 1.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 2/5 | 2/10 | 2/5 | 4/20 |
Dec 18, 2006 Cold 12oz bottle: Pours a light reddish amber color with a small amount of tan bubbles along the edges of the glass. Rich malts, funky yeast, subtle fruits, grassy bitterness and alcohol notes. Watery texture and mild carbonation. Has a small zing to it. Ending is malty with notes of fruit and alcohol.
hophead75 (1964), Boonton, New Jersey, USA
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 8/20 |
Dec 18, 2006 shared bottle, opened by dirtymike. Amber in color. Aroma is funky malt. Taste is funky and sour malts, with alot of stinky vegetable soup armpit. This one obviously didn’t hold up very well.
tronraner (1939), Seymour, Tennessee, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 6, 2006 Bottle. Pours cloudy orange red with medium beige head. The aroma is caramel and a sour cherry note that I was not at all expecting, along with some wood and sugar. The flavor has lots of brown sugar at first, then some serious raisin and caramel malt notes. The finish is sweet with a little bit of ash. Possibly overdone, but tasty nonetheless.
skoisirius (588), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 27, 2006 12 oz bottle (thanks to someone from Belmont Station!) into a Trappist glass. Pours a deep copper red color with little head. Aroma brings a carmalized malt and brown sugar sensation to the nose. Deep notes of plums and dark cherries are hinted at as well. The flavor starts out with a sweet malt moving into a dark fruit of raisins and plums. This gets over taken by a nicely done cinammon spice kick with the brown sugar intertwined. Definitely has a sweet aftertaste and heavy malt to it. In between medium and full-bodied. Nothing overly complex, but quite enjoyable!!
mobster07 (18), Portland, Oregon, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 16, 2006 A beautifully presented reddish, amber winter warmer. A complex aroma of brown sugar, raisins, plums, and a hint of resin hops. Flavor is comprised of a strong maltiness including but not limited to plums and raisins and leaves a lingering taste of candy sugar in the mouth. Packs a punch at 8% ABV which is noticeable in the aroma and flavor. A well crafted beer!
Nugget (30), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Oct 20, 2006 Pours a dark orange-amber, reminiscent of Jolly Roger. Nose reminds me of fruit leather. Tastes very malty and robust but smooth with a slight hop finish. A very worthy Xmas beer.
AlabastorJones (775), San Francisco, California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 19, 2006 little bit of a lace on this brown bodied ale, roasty hop flavor, well balanced malt variation, dry finish slightly tart, crispy and crunchy, quite refreshing and very tastey
harlequinn (2745), Tacoma, Washington, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Jan 2, 2006 This has quickly become my favorite out of the winter seasonals. This is a true big beer, with alot of candy sugar and spice in the flavor and a huge malt backbone, with just enough hop character to give it some mouthfeel and to overlap the heat from the alcohol.
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