Tröegs The Mad Elf Holiday Ale

Brewed by Tröegs Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

Pours a clear ruby red with no head. It looks kind of flat. Aroma is sweet malts, spice, and cherries. The taste had a nice Belgian base. There was slight cherries throughout with hints of banana and spice. Although alcohol was evident, it did not taste like an 11% ABV beer. It actually seemed a bit watered down. This was a decent drink but one was just enough. It is definitely a sipping beer.

on tap at beer engine. 2008 version. pours a clear copper with a small head. notes of caramel, brown sugar, and maple syrup. sweet and big. good, not great.

Bottle via Bonster. Sweet fruity malts dominate this mule kicking brew. body is big and sweet. Pours a deep amber with ruby tones about the edges. White fizzy head. Mouthfeel lingers and is dominated by malts and light, light spice. Slept well after this baby.

From a 22oz bomber, this brew is dim cherry red and tastes like a squeezed berry from a juice factory. Settles slowly at first with the ABV treking though the berry patch it came from like a snail. But the warmth from the fire exhausts the very so diligent comfort that the Mad Elf brings. A nice holdiay brew.

Clear red pour with a thin white head. Interesting aroma of cherries and honey. Good flavor of cherries, spices, honey and candy. The body is light with a creamy texture and moderate carbonation. I wasn’t too sure what to expect from this beer, but it provided an entertaining tasting experience.

Totally unimpressive 2 bottles shared with a friend poured, out flat no head no carbonation, taste is sweet cherrie bubblegum what a letdown too much of a hype beer much like all the other hype beers gets good ratings but its because of the hype

Pours ruby red with a small rapidly dissipating head. There are lots of cherries in the aroma with some underlying malt, a hint of spice, and some alcohol. The flavor is sweet with dark malts, honey, and cherries. Tasty and full bodied, this winter brew will definitely warm you up.

Draft at Teller’s. Pours a cloudy ruby-red color with a 3/4-inch thick off-white head that goes down relatively quickly and leaves a film on the beer. Big cherry aroma, with notes of candy sugar, malts, yeast, honey, mild spices, and some balancing fruit- maybe light banana. The flavor didn’t have as much cherry as the nose, though it was still there along with caramel malts, yeast, candy sugar, banana, spices, honey, and alcohol. Interesting blend. Medium bodied, with a decent bite from the carbonation. Fruity, boozy finish. Nice winter beer, just don’t have more than one.