3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(Bottle) Pours clear dark copper red with a creamy sand coloured head. The aroma holds dew, minerals, mild citrus, apricots, light oxidation/cardboard, flowers/honey, bread, and maybe some tasted/caramelized nuts. The flavour is light sweet to dry, medium bitter and light acidic. Citric, light fruity, light spicy. Also bready, nutty, light toasted, tiny oxidized and subtle syrupy honey-like. The mouthfeel is clean and light watery with a light to medium carbonation. Citric finish. Light to medium bodied.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle, 5.5% abvDark orangey brown with a foamy head. Aroma is some faint notes of caramel, licorice and spices. Flavour is sour malt, bitter spices and some caramel. Stale and boring.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle from SB cons 2011-11-18 Göteborg
Stats: First beer from Louisiana rated, done over half of the US states, tjohoo
AR: roasted malt, melas, some chocolate when poured a bit vinos
AP: dark ruby colored body , 1 cm fizzy light brown head
F: thin body, roasted malt, medium + bitterness, melas, watery, dry
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Decent christmas ale. Tawny color, light khaki head. Light toffee notes, hint of spices. A little light for the holidays but it is LA.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
bottle - dark amber body with a beige head that disappears quick - very hoppy and fresh nose - unusual christmas flavour, in positive direction, very hoppy with hints of caramel - I will definately run for some more of this!!
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
2011 version. Bottle in new Orleans. Reckon this is different each year. Quite hoppy, mild spice. Def wouldn’t think it an Xmas beer. If there was an ’xmas’ beer to session this isn’t the worst choice.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
2010 release. Poured a light brown with a medium, whitish head. Aroma/flavor of some citrus (hops?) and spices with a light maltiness. The flavors are there, just very weak and diminish to almost nothing at the finish. It might be decent if it was beefed up a little.
2.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
UPDATED: SEP 28, 2011 This brew poured up a dark amber colored body with a one-finger thick off-white colored head; moderate retention and minimal lacing. Aromas of citrusy hops, harvest spices (nutmeg, etc.) and orange zest. Flavors are rather bland making this brew a good chugger/quaffer for those into that sort of drinking style. Near medium-bodied, watered-down with a bland and tasteless finish. I was a bit dismayed at this brew and hope that future runs will improve. NOTE: This was the 2010 release.
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