3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Autumn look to this - dark brown/orange, with a cloudiness, and a nice retention, I liked the looks of this. Then it seemed to be spicy, with a bit of brown sugar and maybe nutmeg. Nice nose. Nutty palate mostly, with a bit of english toffee. Good stuff really. Thanks for trade Ron!
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
This poured a brown color with a beige head. The aroma contains some nutmeg and caramel. The flavor is rather malty with some caramel and nutty flavors. Some toffee is also in there. Some bitterness in the finish. Overall a pretty good straight up brown ale.
1.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 2/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 6/20
Abita stole Christmas ales and gave them a bad name. The look is amber, tan, lacing head, and clear. The smell is carmel, brown sugar, and dried fruits. The taste is watery, mushy, and sort of gross.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a moderate brown color with a thin light tan head and a tad bit of lacing. The nose is some light toast and roast plus some caramel and mild spice. The taste brings some semi-sweet malt and hints of spice plus a dash of caramel. The feel is a bit thin yet slightly creamy. Drinks fairly well ands is better that I expected from a brewery I don’t generally care for all that much.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 11-27-2010
2.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
12oz bottle. cloudy amber color, light tan head. light spice nose. a bit watery tasting, faint spice.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
A wise person once remarked that "Looks can be deceiving". The good news: this beer tastes almost exactly like what a watered-down Belhaven would taste like. The bad news: this beer tastes almost exactly like what a watered-down Belhaven would taste like.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
12 oz bottlw with a shiny silver label. It has nothign noting what vintage it is, I am assuming 2010.
It pours a clear reddish brown with a foamy off-white head. The head doesn’t stick for a huge amount of time and recedes with some decent lacing.
The smell is pretty hoppy for a Christmas beer. It ahs some nice citrus. There is also a papery smell and dark bread.
The flavor is kind of dull, it is a watery brown ale. Nothing exciting about it. Metallic flavor.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 12-29-2010 04:23:24
2.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
bottled. pours amber with very little white head. aromas of malt and caramel. the flavors do not make it to the palate. taste is earthy, moderately bitter. it does not really meld. it is medium bodied with an odd bitter finish.
not good.
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