 Pawola22 (778), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jan 11, 2009 On tap in KC. Clear golden orange body with a creamy, white, finger-width head that remained very lacy. Aroma of spicy hops and a little grass. Some fresh baked bread and caramel malts too. Taste is the same spicy hop and malty. There’s some sort of candyspice flavor resembling licorice, but its not quite a distinct licorice taste. Palate is soft, medium to full, balanced, and smooth. Lingers with a light bitterness. Overall, a good beer to accompany my BBQ. Nothing flashy, but good and fresh tasting on tap. Solid.
sebletitje (1925), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 courtesy of vasdef42
pours nice amber with frothy white head.
Aroma has fresh notes of floral hops with light malts.
Taste, is hoppy and floral with light touch of fruits. Render some sweet notes of caramel malts that remain in the background without altering the good balance of this beer.
Finish is lightly bitter, though not too overly complex. Another amazing offering by New Belgium.
dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 10, 2009 On tap at Falling Rock in Denver. Pours a clear dark amber with a nice white head. Aroma of malt, hops, yeast, and a hint of funk. Sweet and sharp taste, of malt, hops, and citrus. Lingering sharpness. Drinkable.
dutch23mp (165), Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 9, 2009 12 oz bottle. Wonderful blend of fruit and hops with a slight taste of spice. One of the better winter brews I have tried. I’m not big on this style but this is very pleasing. The ABV is well hidden.
doublebock (197), USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Jan 9, 2009 Clear amber color. Honey hoppy aroma. Sweet malitness balances our strong orange floral notes.
improvjock (102), Namegata-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 7, 2009 Smooth and refreshing with a hint of bitterness in the finish. Pours an amber brown with small off-white head. Just the perfect accompaniment to a cold winter evening.
JCB (1781), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jan 6, 2009 12oz from a good friend - thanks, Jeff!!! A lighter pour than I expected, though that’s probably because I wasn’t aware of the official designated style. Very nice pale amber, decent head. Some nutty malts in the nose, but what really struck me was the aromatic hops. Almost like they took the basic idea of SN Celebration - i.e. who cares about "seasonal" spices so much? - and just decided to make a rich and mildly warming beer. True, there are some spices in here ever so faintly. But it’s more or less just a solid, fruity ESB.
jmw141 (134), Canton, Illinois, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 3, 2009 12 oz. bottle pour into pint glass. Nice brown color with a 1.5 finger head that dissolves to just a thin layer on top. Nice lace trail as the head dissolves! Floral nose, some malt. Malty flavor in the beginning and a nice hoppy finish. Light mouthfeel.
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