 marcus (1902), Sacramento, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 2, 2009
This dark red amber ale poured with a generous beige head and a toffee aroma. There is a tasty caramel malt base with some interesting spices. Starts sweet, but finishes quite bitter. It’s an interesting brew worth trying.
natejgood (194), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Pours a medium brown with a bit of red to it. The aroma is a roasty and malty with hints of fruit. The beer drinks pretty smoothly without having too much flavor. That said, it has the body and flavor to warm the body and soul on a cold winter night.
Bragesnak (2354), Aarhus, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 From Voldby, DK.
Bottled, 181209.
Amber with small head. Aroma of malt, cellar and roasted notes. Flavor is some caramel, a bit of vinegar and notes of dry malt
daleharshman (203), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 27, 2009 Bomber from Beverages 4 Less ($7.99). Pours a lovely dark amber color with orange-red hues and a finger and a half of fluffy head that leaves nice lacing. Subtle nose includes orange peel, pine, and some spice. Flavor is similarly mellow with caramel notes, tangy holiday spice, and hints of citrusy hops. Surprisingly creamy mouthfeel but feels a rather light for a Christmas ale.
SamGamgee (1466), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 22oz bottle, 2009. Opens far too easily with a minmal puff; doesnt look like this bottle got a good seal, and the carbonation is next to nil because of it. Clear brown with some red and almost no head. The aroma is a little muted and lightly oxidized with some wet cardboard going on. Some toasty malt and resiny hops in the background. Sweet flavor with some c aramel and toffee malt action, but a strong bitterness and spicy hop flavor as well. Piney and wintergreen flavor in the finish. Medium bodied with ver low carbonation. Overall, feels a bit oxidized and the flatness isn’t helping. Underneath though, this is a nice hoppy brown ale that would be worth revesiting on tap.
Sregnar35 (732), Rotterdam, New York, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 A bit too thin. Very hoppy and not too much spice, but it felt watery and didn’t have a christmas/winter beer feel to it.
Theis (3791), Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 26, 2009 Bottle (7% - 2009) at Sune’s. Clear red/brown - offwhite head. Nutty, vineous, berries, high malty, nice hoppy, fruity, roasted, caramel, marmelade, syrup. OK-Nice.
OldMrCrow (1202), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 Bottle enjoyed Christmas ’09.
This one was a Christmas present from my six-year-old, nicknamed "Goose".
Beautiful brown and ruby pour, nice though not extravagant head. Very pretty beer. Gentle spices on the nose, maybe a whisper of citrus rind, some caramel. Beautiful flavor, excellently balanced, very rich; I would have called it at somewhere 7.5-9% given the flavor depth, though the mouthfeel is indeed a bit lighter than that. The result is a wonderful, highly drinkable old ale that I’ll be very pleased to have another chance to sample.
blklab2007 (978), Connecticut, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 25, 2009 2009 bottle poured a caramel amber in color with a one finger off white foamy head. aroma has caramel, light spices, low intensity floral hops, and a bit of grass. mouth feel is average with a bit of sweetness on the tongue and a nice frothy carnation. flavor has a decent malted core, caramel sweetness, picks up some bitterness and a nice overlaid burst of hops. well balanced enjoyable holiday beer.
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