Third Street Aleworks Bad Santa

2008 vintage sampled at the brewhouse. Transparent caramel color with zero head. Boozy, fruity aroma. Flavor is ripe, sticky fruits, slight orange, slight grapefruit. Sticky finish. A little disappointing, nondescript.

I had this on tap at the brewpub in Santa Rosa. AMber pour, tart with some spiciness, really didn’t do it for me

Draft at the brewpub. Dark, obscure amber color with a slight off-white head. Aromas of somewhat roasted caramel malt and hop. Medium plus body with creamy carbonation. Flavor is mildly brown sugar with a decent hop level. Winter warmer kind of thing. finish is rather lush. Really good drink. Currently at 8.1%.

Tap at the brewpub. A deep red mahogany red body with an off white head. The aroma was malty with some caramel and ginger ale. The taste was nasty and strange caramel. Bits of peanut and toast come through. A little bit boring, but decent.

Malty sweet, too sweet. Was expecting a holiday ale, or something dark, but this was a weak strong ale. Nothing holiday or santa about it. Good hop flavors, crazy lacing. Third street aleworks makes good beer but they are three blocks away from Russian River, where we headed after one round here.

Pop top bottle, hand labeled as a 2005 porduction at 8.1%. Toasted Cheerios aroma. Copper amber color; tan head hangs on awhile looking nice. Very rich malts, black pepper, hop oil, grapefruit rind bitterness, carob, and some oxidation at this point. Bitter, dry, burnt malt finish.

16 0z swingtop 2005 vintage poured a hazy reddish copper with a small quickly disapatingivory head. Aromas of plum, vanilla, light spice and pepper. Palate was medium bodied. Flavors of dark fruit, pepper, brown sugar and light spice with a dry warming finish.

Draft. Rich dark amber beer with an off-white head. Citrus aroma. Citrus/grapefruit flavor with some resin and a bit of rich malt. Thick body with a nice bitterness.