 Kaya161 (1129), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 13, 2003 Rhubarb, malty, sweet, spicy flavour. Reminds me of anchor holiday ale. eh...
Aurelius (2654), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 16, 2008 Dark cinnamon aroma. Can’t help but think of various pumpkin ales that I’ve had over the years. Cinnamon just isn’t a beer smell, but it smells, well, holiday-ish. Dark clear brew, fair bomber and label, chainmail lacing head. Really pretty smooth - the spices aren’t raw or too bitter. Fairly sweet, but not overly so. Not very bitter. A bit grassy and herbal on the backend, with golden raisins in the mix someplace. Medium to slightly heavy body. This would make a really good pork marinade - just add some garlic and citrus. Liquor Loft, closeout rack.
hopscotch (5534), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 14, 2007 Bottle... Clear burnt-orange ale with a small, creamy, off-white head. Decent retention. Holiday aroma with lots of nutmeg, clove, gingerbread and toasted malts. Malty-sweet flavor with perfumey spices. Delicately bittered. Full-bodied with a creamy mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. Spicy, lightly bitter, mostly sweet finish.
oh6gdx (9102), Vasa, Finland
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 23, 2006 Draught. Dark ruby colour, small foamy beige head, lacing. Sweet redwineish fruity nose. Flavour is kind of strange fruity, with hints of olives. Might the the clove combines with something else which makes the strange mix. Long spicy aftertaste. Christmassy indeed.
BeerBelcher (945), Columbus, Ohio, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 5, 2007 I thought this beer was decent, but not outstanding. While it has a significant amount of alcohol, I thought the alcohol’s presence in the flavor was a bit overstated. Nontheless, I thought it to be pretty good.
This beer poured a brilliant copper color with plentiful amounts of fairly sticky head. It had a very pumpkin-beer-like aroma with lots of nutmeg smell, although it also had a chlorophenol odor of metallic tapwater. Flavor was very much like a number of pumpkin beers I’ve had, but with some bourbon notes and a very pronounced alcohol presence which may have resulted from not a lot of malt character to conceal the alcohol esters. Mouthfeel was dry in nature, but not remarkable.
Not bad; I’d recommend it. The pronounced alcohol flavor made me feel like it was winter outside. Having it be 20 degrees and snowing outside when I was drinking it helped too.
jmikolich (405), Athens, Ohio, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 27, 2008 22oz, 2007 version, pours a nice deep dark reddish brown, with the smell being that of spices traditionally found in Christmas ales, this one is no different but doesnt stand out, much the same as all Xmas ales, none strikes me all that fondly.. no hint of the 8.6% ABV
puggy211 (596), cordova, Tennessee, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 31, 2007 pours dark amber,off white headmalty spicy nose.malty spicy verry low bitterness.nice smooth beer.
ElGaucho56 (393), USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 1, 2007 22 oz bomber. Pours a pure garnet with pathetic attempt at a head, left almost entirely without carbonation. Mild toffee, spruce almond nose; nothing leaping out. nutty brown sugar flavor citrus zest, prickly wooden hop finish. Ginger astringency. tastes like a watered down barleywine.
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