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Great Lakes Christmas Ale

Great Lakes Christmas Ale - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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 Percentile 
87
overall
Brewed by Great Lakes Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Cleveland, Ohio USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5023.5/5.03.49/5.0Winter7.5%92.5Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
It has a cinnamon and ginger spice flavor, a rich copper color, and a medium body that will fit with any holiday meal.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
kmyers8807 (25), Ohio, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 5, 2009  
On tap. Was not very impressed. I could taste the ginger and citris flavor, with little cinnamon or pine like i expected. Dont get me wrong, still very tasty. This one didnt seem as complex as I expected.


 WeeHeavySD (2941), San Diego (Hillcrest), California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 4, 2009  
First beer post surgery, 12oz best by 1/02/08 meant to be consumed by date. Meant to give this away to a friend years ago but it never happened. Pours orange with a tan head. Nose is sweet and rich. Taste is good, carbonation has been lost buts good and sweet and rich, a touch cloying but good.


barak316 (7), USA
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2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Nov 4, 2009  
What happend to the almighty GL Xmas Ale??? This years batch is lacking the spices...you can barely tasted the cinnamon and ginger...I know they produced 30% more this year, i think they skimped on the taste!!!


braxto (2), Ohio, USA
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5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Oct 22, 2009  
Best. Beer. Ever. People come from all around the country for this stuff. Clevelanders who move out of state beg for me to send it to them. This stuff is amazing, why is it not rated higher?


 craftbeerdesign (731), Alpharetta, Georgia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/517/20
Oct 11, 2009  
bottle thanks to jsquire pours a hazy orange with a small white head... nice ginger aromas with a touch of cinnamon and light citrus... medium body evenly felt throughout the mouth... somewhat soft sides with the spice dominating the front... I didn’t pick up on the honey... the finish brings some clove and nutmeg forward as well. really nice Christmas Ale...


patagonia (2), Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Oct 2, 2009  
The most in-demand beer in Cleveland between November and January, and for good reason. A very strong spicy, honey aroma. A beer that warms the belly - perfect for the holiday season. You can lick your lips afterwards and still enjoy the flavor. Great Lakes makes a small batch every summer and throws a Christmas in July party for those lucky enough to get tickets.


 BigBeer45 (676), Troy, Michigan, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/104/59/20
Sep 10, 2009  
Bottle, pours a clear red bronze-brown with a small off-white head, some floaties doing their dance in the brew, aroma of malt with ginger, pepper(?) and caramel, flavors of some malt with lots of spices and the ginger is a little bit much for me to enjoy this drink, medium mouth feel, the nose on this beer is ok but the spices are a bit strong and get in the way of me enjoying the beer.


 Sonicdescent (374), Donora, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/59/20
Aug 23, 2009  
A= just average but possibly from an overly agressive bartender. Small white head and a golden red appearance. S=light hints of honey is really the only thing I get, but it’s an appetizing scent. T=it’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas! Very nice taste with the honey and spices coming through with no trace of alcohol. M=excellent, thin bodies with very little carbonation.



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