 TAR (2095), Boulder Co., Colorado, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 18, 2007 Brassy garnet. Initially frothy head collapses into an ivory ring. Extremely buoyant carbonation. Cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar eclipse the aromatic malt nuances. Minimal stewed-apple and plum fruitiness. Loose carbonation. Body pakcs considerable weight. Body’s softness is coupled with a dry, hard edge of roastines and a caramelized malt sweetness which harmonize with the dusting of brown sugar and cinnamon. Tacky residuals help pillar the body and compensate for the lack of malt heft, as the prickly spices continue to overshadow the potentially lustrous malts. Floral hop bitterness gains some steam, late. Lack of cleanliness (vegetal flabbiness) becomes more evident as the temperature rises above 60F. Alcohol induces noticeable warmth, considering its moderate strength. Finishes slightly tinny with a biscuity sweetness and chalky toastiness, but prominently spice-laden with lingering cinnamon, nutmeg and some gingery heat. Fairly simplistic and overspiced, but certainly passable.
Dogbrick (2907), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 12, 2009 Thanks to Homerwantsbeer for sharing a growler. The beer is a dark reddish-brown color with a medium thin and foamy light beige head that burns away quickly. Stringy lacing that slides down the glass. Aroma of powdered cinnamon and sweet malt. Medium body with sweet spice flavors along with some fruit and pine. The finish is all kinds of sweet spices with a bit of honey and fruit aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
wilkie (1193), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 3, 2005 Draught. Reddish color, medium creamy, off-white head. Nice lacing and retention. Very spicy nose, a lot of nutmeg. Flavor is light, nutty, and spicy in the end. The spices give it a slightly astringent finish.
cAPSLOCK (154), Dallas, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 8, 2005 NUTMEGORAMA. Dominant taste: nutmeg. Must have some nutmeg in it... What an odd and slightly unappealing label. A smoldering woman and a hooka? A smoking flapper and an ornate bedpost? All in a very tacky red/green zappy diamond thing. Pours (from bottole) with very little head. The aroma is nice. My wife said it smelled like a cake. The initial flavor let me down after the aroma. This is the bane of Christmas beers for me though. The nutmeg is overly strong. But the beer part is pretty nice. Malty, simple caramel flavor that hides (via nutmeg?) the relitively high booze factor. I taste a little honey in the sweetness which is also fairly hidden. The beer gains SIGNIFICANT goodness when allowed to warm. I would suggest not drinking much at all till it is at least halfway to room temp. The finish is by far the best part for me. Spicy and once the nutmeg blast is over with you can taste licorise. Interesting.
Don’t drink it too cold, and I am sure I mentioned that it tastes like nutmeg?
Vac (2394), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 8, 2006 Pours with an amber-red body topped by a medium thick head with some lacing. It’s sweet and malty with tons of all spice and nutmeg notes. Almost to much. Medium bodied and slightly warming.
Ungstrup (15430), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 13, 2005 A dark amber beer with a disappearing beige head. The aroma is sweet with strong notes of ginger. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and ginger. Definately a christmas beer - and OK.
kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 10/23/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
clear dark brown, scant frothy beige head, drops of lace, nutmeg and cinamon aroma, rich chocolate malt flavor with lots of ginger, cinamon, and other spices, touch of carmel sweetness
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
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Date: 12/29/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
clear ruby red, wispy off white head, touch of lace, sweet spicy aroma with hints of peppery cinamon, rich malt flavor, good spices, cinamon and nutmeg plus the pepper chharacter, nice sweet citrus orange character comes through after a while,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 13/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **+/4
joergen (8638), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 20, 2007 Bottle.
Clear orange brown coloured with an off white head.
Spicy aroma of cinnamon, cloves, caramel and fruits.
Sweet flavour of caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg and fruits with notes of alcohol and liquorice.
Spicy and warming alcoholic finish.
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