 lovemyipas (440), sw burbs, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Mar 15, 2010 nice copper color with a white bubbly one finger head. aroma has cinamon, nutmeg, and honey with a little bready malt. flavor is the sam as aroma but stronger. best christmas ale next to anchor christmas.
doubleo (1194), San Diego, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 6, 2010 Pours clear amber with a thin, fizzy, white head and specks of lace. Smells of allspice and red fruit and caramel. Tastes sweet and spicy and malty. Allspice and cinnamon and clove. Caramel sweetness.Thin body, good carbonation.
garthicus (1421), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 21, 2010 Many thanks to GregClow. Appearance: Dark Brown, tiny white head. Aroma: Quite ’oaty’ almost porridge like at first, very roasty, a little spice and ginger, some candy too. Flavour: Very candy like, ginger for sure; cinnamon, fresh rye bread and caramel. Interesting.
Naven (898), Poway, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 14, 2010 12 oz bottle. I’m always a little scared when I open a Christmas ale. They run the gamut from being very good (Wassail) to downright nasty (Stone/Nøgne Ø/Jolly Pumpkin Special Holiday Ale), but this was pretty good. A really nice copper color (My wife said, "that’s a pretty beer") and A nice nutty, malty body, with just a hint of spices. I loathe overly spiced beers. Thankfully, this wasn’t one.
pettibzb (2), Ohio, USA
does not count  | 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Feb 13, 2010 AROMA: roasty, toast, nutmeg, cinnamon. APPEARANCE: Golden brown, hazy, minimal tan head. TASTE: Medium bitterness, PALATE: Medium body, has a "bite" to it, thin texture, fizzy, bitter / nutty finish. OVERALL: A nice beer for wintertime. Interesting spices of nutmeg and cinnamon with a nutty aftertaste. Bite and fizziness typical of Great Lakes.Not bad. Be sure to buy early in the season--it can be difficult to find in early December.
mbuisman79 (232), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 7, 2010 The aroma is great, but a lot of the nice stuff in it doesn’t find it’s way back into the flavor.
WakeandBake (496), Greenville, Michigan, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 6, 2010 Bottle ,a clear amber color pour with a small soapy offwhite head , little to no lacing left , medium carbonation . Aroma is a jumble of spices , cloves , ginger, cinnamon and maybe an artifical honey note .Flavor just seems off , sort of a spicy mess with lots of cloves, a little caramel, candy cane and rasins with a spruce type hop finish , medium body , slick mouthfeel , short finish almost metallic, with fruitcake flavored burps , I would say this is quite sessionable if one was to care for it more than I did . I love you guys at GLB but this one was just not for me .
ben4321 (1230), Rockville, Maryland, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Feb 1, 2010 Location: 12 oz bottle I got from jcos, 2/1/10
Aroma: The nose is spice, some cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and caramel
Appearance: Pours a mostly clear amber color with a fizzy beige head
Flavor: Taste is somewhat sweet, lots of spice too, mild pine/citrus hop bitter finish
Palate: This one has a medium body and a somewhat syrupy mouthfeel
Overall Impression:
Overall, I can’t exactly explain why, but I like this beer a lot. One beer that I can’t help but like. This is one of those beers that, when you describe it, doesn’t sound quite as good as it actually is. I really like it, but my words above feel like I just sort of liked it.
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