Lazy Boy Mistletoe Bliss

Brewed by Lazy Boy Brewing
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Everett, Washington USA

2007 Release Remarks 22 oz. Bottle Sampled Fresh. 4-$3.59.Mild lacy head.Clear rich dark mahogeny red color.Rich roasted floral hop malt mild nutmeg front.Dry sweet tangy crisp toasted toffee orange cinnamon body.Balanced cinnamon hop cocao hint end. 2008 Release Remarks 22 oz. Bottle. $4.49. Sampled 12/21/2009 and 12/23/2009. Thin lacy off white head.Clear pretty rich bright dark amber red color hazes brown with sediment dust.Toasted dark fruit mild hop aromatic front.Mellow sweet toasted malty black cherry plum fig mildly spice body.Crisp malty hop spice mild EtOH clean end. Aged fruity compared to fresh 2007 release, but still tasty.

Orange/Copper color with an off white head. Citrusy smell making me think there would be hoppy taste to it, only to be proven wrong upon my initial sip. Very malty flavor and that’s it. the finish is quite watery. Kind of dissapointing.

Quite a nice holiday ale. Not up to the depth and palate of Jubelale, but it’s quite drinkable. Expected malt and hop notes, but this one isn’t too sweet...something that is a turnoff for me with some holiday beers.

22oz bottle, purchased in Portland 12/2008. Clear bourbon brown colored body, little to no head. Nose: buttery caramel malt, oily nuts, olive oil, little to no hop aromatics, minimal spice/cinnamon noticed. Orange gets lost. Crystal, munich, vienna and brown malt are pretty much this entire beer - little to no chocolate malt presence. Body is medium to light up front, mildly frothy over the middle, dissipates quickly in the finish - leaves the mouth with a stale/ashy paper flavor (slight oxidation). Some medium hop bitterness and some orange and cinnamon flavors actually show up across the middle - makes it more interesting that a straight crystal/munich/vienna double-brown malt-bomb. Peppery and zesty, light citrus bite works well.

22oz bottle from Liquid Solutions. Pours a murky ruby brown with a creamy beige head that diminishes to about 1/4 inch thick, spotty lacing left on the glass. Some spice, citrus and toasted malts on the nose. Flavor had a nice combination of sweet spices, notice some clove and cinnamon.

Bottle@home generously provided by BA Kplynch! Thanks pal! Apperance: Amber with a white head. Aroma: Citric notes, Spices, Malt, Christmas pudding. Flavor: Caramel, Earth, Spices, Orange, Ripe fruit. Palate: Initial sweetness with alot of bitterness at the end. Lots of carbonation. I did not like the biterness in this beer at all. Tasted unbalanced to say the least. Maybe worth a shot for those who can stand the bitterness at the end.

Bomber poured a clear tarnished copper with a small lingering amber head. Aromnas of carmel, cocoa, light toffee and hints of fruittiness and spiuce. Palate was medium bodied and smooth. Flavors of carmel, bakers cocoa, light toffee and hints of fruittiness and spiuce with a smooth lightly dry lightly bitter cocoa finish.

Clear copper with a tan head. Light roasted malt aroma with some gingerbread spices. Medium body. Light spices and fruit in the flavor riding a nutty roasty malt base brew. Not too bad.