Rciesla (3500), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA Dec 23, 2008 Bottle. Pours a deep mahogany body with a 2 finger off white head. Aroma is strong perfume hop character, cinnamon, ginger, and pepper spice. Light honey and citrus notes. Finishes with a light alcohol and a bit soapy. not a fan. scoth (266), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Dec 22, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark opaque brown, with a thin biege head. Spicy smell of gingerbread and peppermint. Medium-thin body. Very sweet gingerbread flavor up-front, with a somewhat crisp edge. cheapdark (2011), Monacatootha, Pennsylvania, USA Dec 20, 2008 On tap at the Bocktown, nice place. Fairly dark appearance with a nice creamy head. Barely any aroma, just a relatively clean beery olfactory. Not much if any carbonation on the palate. Taste is a little medicinal in nature. Some fermented fruit background with unidentifyable spices. Lingering alky finish, hangs around for a while. S5L3T4F1O7 aaronphazel (16), Missouri, USA Dec 17, 2008 22oz. bomber. mmmmm spicy honey and cinnamon. perfect tasty drink for the holidays. JohnnyJ (1282), Carlsbad, California, USA Dec 15, 2008 Pours a copper brown with off white head. sweet malt, orange peel, clove, ginger, and cinnamon. In my opinion it is over spiced. ehhh its just okay. fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA Dec 15, 2008 Bottle. Pours a clear deep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, honey, sweet malt, and ginger. Taste is the same as aroma with a heavy accent on the spices. Medium mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness and smooth alcohol. Im not usually a fan of spiced beers but this one is pretty good. Strykzone (1458), Wood River, Illinois, USA Dec 14, 2008 A dark brown cola looking beer with a small and short lasting light tan head. Not a big aroma but it offers Christmas spices and over ripe fruit. Lots of spices in the flavor such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. It is like drinking a glass of pot pouri. Some decent effervescence and the spices tingle the tongue. Feel is oily. It could use some more character and is slightly above average as a beer. kiefdog (1534), Tampa, Florida, USA Dec 14, 2008 Bottle courtesy of fishingnet. Pours a dark brown amber color with a thin off-white head. Aroma is spicy, nutmeg, cinnamon, almost hints of peppermint and phenol. Flavor is sweet and malty with notes of clove, ginger, caramel, honey, heavy on the spices. Generally medium body with a slightly sweet finish.
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