 tgncc (824), Bellmore, New York, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 9, 2008 Nice ruby color, off white head, relatively low carbonation. Aroma is yeasty, doughy, like a cookie maybe, with autumn spices like cinnamon and pumpkin. Flavor is yeasty, bread-like and sweet, also like a cookie or pie. Very interesting. Very akin to a good pumpkin ale. Thick mouthfeel. Spices dominate on the finish, which lingers considerably. Very nice beer. More like a fall beer though.
Jonte (824), Gothenburg, Sweden
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Oct 18, 2008 2007 Bottle. Red/brown color with a beige head. Aroma and taste is sweet and very spicy. Notes of cristmas spices, oranges, caramel, chocolate and light toastiness. Too sweet. Probably better if not stored.
Heathen (807), Riverside, New Jersey, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 10, 2007 THOUGHTS: Very pleasing aroma. Nicely warming as it went down. Probably good on a cold, snowy night. Guess I’ll have to get another bottle. You cna actually hear the head carcklins as it goes down a litle right after the pour. To me he spice overpowered the noey a little. It also reminded me of some spiced cookie christmas ornaments my borther made when he was in kindergarten.
TECHNICAL: Bottle. Poured a clear, dark reddish amber with incredible carbonation and a small to average, off white head that mostly lasted and left good lacing. The aroma was honey, ginger, nutmeg, clove and cinnamon. The initial flavor was lighlty sweet, while the finish was moderately to heavily sweet, lightly acidic and bitter and sour with a short to average finish. It tasted a little like apple cider. There was honey and the spices I mentioned in the aroma along with maybe some raisons. The deium to full body was syrupy and a little dry with fizzy carbonation and a light to moderate alcoholic finish.
Cybercat (806), Georgia, USA
| 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 29, 2008 Pours a dark, nearly opaque, almost sable mahogany with a fine-bubbled, light tan head. Rich, malty aroma has an overtone of cloves and cinnamon and a hint of molasses. Flavor is malty and spicy, undertone of cloves and cinnamon, touch of sweetness and hint of licorice and cinnamon candy. Texture is very smooth, almost syrupy, and leaves a slightly sweet, slightly hoppy, cinnamony aftertaste.
drjay44 (801), Salida, Colorado, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 8, 2008 Updated: Dec 13, 200822 oz. bottle. Pours a thin tan head, minimal duration over a clear coppery brown body.....nose like a cookie with multiple spice odors including nutmeg, cardamom cinnamon.....tastes initially of malts then the spices come in and almost over power all else, ending with sweetness and finally cinnamon. It is like liquid gingerbread. Mouth feel is pleasant and chewy. The spice is too much.
CheersMate1 (800), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 28, 2009 Nice dark brown color. Translucent in appearance. Nice looking spice/herb/vegetable beer. A nice and sharp pungent beer. The ginger is very pungent. I love the aroma. This spice/herb/vegetable has one of the most pungent aromas. Very nice. Sweet aroma also comes out. This aroma is f’in lovely. A little on the thin side. I wish it had a better palate to carry the spicy flavors. The beer is really good. It surpasses the aroma in strength. I think it would have a better taste if the palate is better. Overall, awesome beer. You should try this.
screwball (796), Motala, Sweden
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 31, 2007 Bottle. Dark dark amber. Has a brown head. This on is special in a exiting way.
Has a lot of spices in the aroma and flavor. It´s strong and the malt, nuts, orange and clove in aroma makes a good start. There´s also some sweet liquorice in the flavor. Pepery aftertaste.
tsarman (794), Northern, New Jersey, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 3, 2007 This had some spice. Dark brew. I didn’t notice the honey or the orange zest, but maybe it added to the overall texture of this beer. This did feel like a liquid cake in many ways. I really enjoyed this beer. It made me want to be left with only a case of this stuff on a antarctic island.
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