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MacTarnahans Mac Frost Winter Ale 3.29 136

MacTarnahans Mac Frost Winter Ale

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1363.31/5.03.29/5.0Winter6%68.7English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Mac Frost is a big, rich beer in the tradition of English strong ales. We begin with pale and Munich malt along with three varieties of caramel malt for gusto and big, creamy flavor. For balance we add Northern Brewer hops for bitterness and East Kent Goldings for aroma. We take it even further in the finish by dry-hopping Mac Frost with Oregon’s own Willamette hops and English Colthup Goldings. The result is tantalizing; a big beer that delivers with savory malts and complex, lingering hop spice on the tongue and in the nose. This beer will complement your holiday cheer like no other.
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 beerledgend (919), Waterloo, Wellington, New Zealand
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 30, 2004  
dark red/black in colour with a yellow head which disipated quickly. Very bitter hoppy taste. Thanks again Em


 jgb9348 (2513), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 24, 2004  
Clear strong ruby tinted amber coloured body with a thick tan head that lasts long. Aroma of cherries, strong hops, caramel, nutmeg and egg nog. Actually, a really good smelling beer! Medium-bodied; Initial taste of spices, caramel, sugars and malt then showing signs of hops, bitterness and some tart fruits. Aftertaste is nice because it shows some fruityness, spiceyness and hoppiness. Overall, a fairly complex beer-definitely better than what I thought I was getting, so if you can find this one...try it! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased today at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 23-December-2004.


 sethdude (603), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 21, 2004  
Pours a cola color, nice lasting tan head on top. Nose is nice and hoppy, with some wheat in there as well. Flavor begins with slight citrus, then moves on to a warm, malty bock section, then an earthy, mildly bitter finish. Vey nice.


 drismyhero (815), Tacoma, Washington, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2004  
Nice and malty, tastes of pine or spruce tips a bit. Hops blend very well with the mellow malt profile. I wish there were just a bit more oomph behind it and in the finish - winter warmers are always best when strong and warming. A bit unadventerous, and they need to work on the aroma and appearance for sure.


 Odeed (1677), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/102/515/20
Dec 15, 2004  
time to get my miggidy miggidy mac frost on yo!!!!! anyway.... the frost had a nice ruby red body with a 1/2 inch head that fizzed out to just a bot of foam around the edges.the aroma is caramel and what i think smells just like cat food!?luckily the feline feast didnt show up anywhere in the flavor.it just contained some hops,and caramel malts.not to bad.


jonathanwinn (1), USA
does not count click to see why this rating of MacTarnahans Mac Frost Winter Ale does not count
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/52/103/53/20
Dec 15, 2004  
Bobby Dazzler was their best-ever winter beer, and Mac Frost is a worty, dull mess in comparison


 Jine (896), Nutley, New Jersey, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 11, 2004  
A pretty decent weizen bock. When I was buying some winter beers at the store, I grabbed this and jack frost and some other more expensive beers. And I was already looking at the Jack Frost like "this looks kind of bootleg" and then I see MAC Frost and I think, "this is super bootleg" . But it was better than I thought it would be. A nice surprise


 5000 (2600), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
Dec 7, 2004  
Bottle pours a deep dark red, large frothy off-white head, attractive lacing, with very light carbonation.   Lights malts, slight over-ripened fruit on the nose. As it warms a light hop profile appears.   Comes across as a syrupy like fruity flavor, much like that you would get at Dennys.   Slightly matly and bready.   Hint of a wheaty mouthfeel.   Medium body (albeit boring), medium to thin mouthfeel.   Finishes very uneventful, slight hop bitterness, with underlying malt background.   Doesn’t seem as tasty as last years...



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