 esjaygee (1578), Oak Creek, Wisconsin, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 19, 2009 Clear dark copper with a thin tan quickly fading head. Aroma of ginger, cinnamon, honey and malt. Taste of honey, caramel, brown sugar, ginger, spices, cardamom and a touch of alcohol. The spice mix seems all wrong. Strong honey and spices on the finish and aftertaste.
obxdude10 (1563), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 9/10 | 5/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 15, 2003 Loved this Christmas beer, very dark amber, almost brownish color, very little head & what head there was disappeared very quickly, spicy nose, lots of cinnamon, nutmeg, hint of ginger & cloves, nice spicy flavors, more cinnamon & nutmeg in the finish, all-around great seasonal brew
hellbilly (1544), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 17, 2009 on tap @ papago...
dark copper-y brown colored pour with a creamy light tan head. the foam seems pretty determined to stick around and also leaves a bunch of drippy lacing behind.
very sweet smelling with brown sugar, a touch of pale molasses, spicy cardamon like earthiness, orange and other sweet fruits.
the palate is very brown sugar sweet... normally a bad thing but in this case spiciness and alcohol clean it up quite well enough. pumpkin pie spice numbs the tongue after flavors of molasses, malt and raisins pass by. the finish strikes me as soapy since ginger too often doesn’t translate well.
medium body is kept from becoming sticky with help from spice overload and alcohol’s presence.
too sweet but not bad...6/3.5/6/3/14/3.3
Swalden28 (1515), McKinney, Texas, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 31, 2008 Bottle from S&K Beverage in Plano, TX. Pours a clear deep brown-red with beige head. Aroma of ginger, cinnamon, malt, and fruit. Flavor has malt, is sweet, alcohol, fruit, ginger, cinnamon, clove, exactly what they say. Palate is medium-heavy body with med-high carbonation. Over all, the flavors where WAY too present, in my opinion, a little over done. I liked it and hated it.....But I wouldn’t mind having it again.....in a weird way, almost reminded me of eggnog. This was kinda tricky to rate, but it was like a good winter warmer dessert beer.
dmac (1500), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 11, 2007 22 oz bomber purchased at Spirits RB. Pours a cler yet increadiblly deep dark reddish brown or perhaps brownish red with a large light beige head. Initial aroma of chocolate and cinnamon. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Flavor pretty much in line with the aroma, chocolate and cinnamon. Although this beer isn’t overspiced I’m finding out that I’m not a big fan of the chocolate, cinnamon, nutmeg combo that alot of the winter seasonals seem to be doing. At 8.6% at least I should be able to catch a buzz and mellow out while I try to string the damn Chrsitmas lights inside the tree.
Strykzone (1496), Wood River, Illinois, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
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.
Cavie (1493), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 27, 2009 Dark red color. Head disappeared very quickly. Sweet smell, of fruit and spices. Different taste. Lots of dark fruit and cinnamon. Spice flavor really comes through on the finish.
tomthompson89 (1489), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 19, 2009 Bottle thanx to my buddy Tristan. amberish red color, nice kinda beige head. nose is spicy, vanilla maybe some clove odd. flavor is similar with some decent hops to go with itintresting
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