Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager Beer

Brewed by Lakefront Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

Bonus bottle from Hopscotch. Thanks Eric! Poured a big amber with a huge, 2 inch thick gargantuan off white head. that shows no sign of fading soon. Aroma is very sweet ( i can smell it from a foot away) with lot of spices, honey, nutmeg. Head hasnt moved a 1/4 of an inch. Tastes almost like a cold, alcoholic mulled cider with spices, though the high abv is not particularly noticeable. I usually hate this style. This is a well made spiced beer, bit still, I just dont dig it. A little overcarbonated and a bit of an icky palate.

Received via a work beer exchange. This poured with a big head, after opening, it almost foamed out of the bottle. The aroma is spicy and pungent. In appearance, there were large floating bits, about a quarter of an inch large in the beer. They appear to be chunks of yeast, and the same was reported by someone else in the exchange. The taste is a strong sweet flavor, with a hint of cinnamon. Not amongst my favorites.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with CaptainCougar (thanks!). Poured a deep and muddy mahogany color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, honeycomb, and some citrus. Kinda reminded me of one of those Potpourri bags. Tastes of cinnamon, nutmeg, honey, brown sugar, and citrus. On the sweeter side. Some alcohol in the finish.

Some brewers make "big" beers with over-powering hop, others with tons of maltiness; this beer overpowers you with spice. I might describe this as a "Yule Tide," but a tide that would pull you out to sea with its overabundance of spiciness. It is probably the spiciest beer I’ve had and I’m having a really hard deciding whether or not I liked it. This beer poured a dirty, hazy-brown with some head. Aroma was very powerful spiciness; I caught nutmeg and my wife identified cinammon and we both were reminded of pumpkin pie. Taste was an alcohol-spice infusion. It was novel and a bit punishing at the same time. Mouthfeel was thick, and combined with all the spice, I would not say this beer is very drinkable; yet it is very festive. I would recommend you it, based purely on its polarizing nature.

Pours a clear copper color with an inch of tan foam. Moderate webby lacing. Mild spicy aroma like mincemeat or pumpkin pie spice. Perhaps the spiciest beer I’ve ever had. I taste dry nutmeg, lots of clove, and a touch of flowery honey. More flavors in the finish and aftertaste, with bitter orange, more clove, leather, and tobacco. I go back and forth whether it is too much spice or not. Good thing I have a few bottles left to help me decide. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel. The alcohol is exceptionally well hidden.

The last christmas beer in my cellar. I’m really sick of them, but I’ve saved a good one for last (I hope)
Deep copper with a huge head. Good lacing. Aroma of Christmas spices (Oranges, cinnamon, nutmeg), brown sugar and sweet malt. Very sweet taste. A little too sweet, but it covers up the high alcohol nicely. Medium body and a little bit syrupy. Pretty good, but it would of been better around christmas.

12oz bottle pours dark amber with a short offwhite head. Aromas of nutmeg, cinnamon and oranges. Flavor is honey sweetness, cinnamon, nutmeg and some orange. Medium body with a pretty smooth palate with low carbonation. Not too bad actually

Wow, thanks mom. She got me a mixed six for Christmas and didn’t do a half bad job (except for the crappy A-B "micro," which actually was not horrible). I really enjoyed it. A nice, lasting head on this one, with a dark burnt red body. "Pumpkin pie" spices and oranges, flowery honey; spicy & alcoholic in nose and flavor. Zesty orange & honey flavors, sweet but bitter, making your lips stick together but leaving your mouth a little puckery. Silky body with drying alcohol. EtOH very well hidden behind spices and sugars. I’m going to have to pick more of this up! Much, much better than I expected...