 ChainGangGuy (1524), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
Jun 14, 2008 Appearance: Pours a clear, amber body with a thin, bubbly, white head.
Smell: Spice-laden, sprucey aroma with notes of toast, caramel malts, and oily orange peels.
Taste: Caramel malts, lightly toasty, light sweet. Some spice, spruce tips, and then more spice. Dash of dried orange peel. Medium hop bitterness. Sweetish, spiced finished.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: A decent winter release (provided you’re down with plenty of spiciness) from the good folks over at Pike.
kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Jun 7, 2008 Date: 05/25/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party
Appearance: hazy orange, wispy beige head,
Aroma: dry caramel malt aroma with an earthy spicyness,
Flavor: dry malt flavor, lots of earthyness and spicyness keeps it dry, just a hint of caramel sweetness,
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: **/4
CaptainCougar (4633), Rockville, Maryland, USA
May 25, 2008 Pours a transparent copper amber with a thin, spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly sweet toasty caramel and spruce with a touch of light fruity esters. Body starts with average fullness and sweet caramely malts with some earthy, drier bittering hops before a thinner, semi-sweet finish. A decent brew.
shp555 (1376), lilburn, Georgia, USA
May 25, 2008 Pours a copper color with a tan head. Aroma is malty, cinnamon, nutmeg, and caramel. Flavor is malty, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a bitter grassy finish.
carruthm (365), Seattle, Washington, USA
May 2, 2008 The best comparison I can come up for this is taking a Blue Moon and grating in a whole tablespoon of nutmeg and then adding some toffee. It’s a complicated mix of flavors and there’s also some strong hops muddying the waters further, but in the end it’s a satisfactory brew.
|
