3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours deep amber with an off white head. Aroma is caramel malt with hints of earthy hops. Flavor is mild caramel malts, with a hint of earthy and citrusy hops. Not bad.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
kiefdog shares it again. The best Christmas Ale to come out of Louisiana. Wow. Pours amber orange with an off-white head. Nose is malt, spice, some kind of cinnamon, nutmeg, and some slight bitterness. Flavor is similar with lingering malt and spice. So-so overall.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
pours a pale orange color. not much aroma wise except a little maltiness. some grain flavors pull through but mostly roasted malt and alcohol after a few sips. kinda blah.
3.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
It smells and tastes musky, like an aged Belgian brew (just not as good). The dark amber appeareance has a beautiful big foamy head. It is very malty but has a hop presence to help balance it.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours copper. Nose is pine hops and some spices. Flavor is sweet caramel, hints of pine and mild citrus with spicy backbone.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
(bottle - 12 oz) Clear copper pour with about a half inch of lasting white foam. Aroma is light and malty with a nice pine note and a subtle hop presence. Hoppy and bitter at the beginning with a very light bit of spice near the middle and a roasted coffee-like finish. Slightly nutty with a hint of pine and flowers. Smooth and easy drinking.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Minty pine aroma with some sweep malt and dried fruit. There’s a hint of some barnyard smells mixed in. Dark ruby brown in color... simply gorgeous. Malt flavor with a hint of sweet cherries and minty hops. Overall, a nice beer, smooth and not heavy at all.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Abita Brewing Company--Abita Christmas Ale--2005 Release--12 oz. Bottle--5.00% ABV--29 IBU’s. (3.0 / 5.0) ESB? Beer of the Month Club Selection December, 2005. Weird foamy lacy head. Clear bright thin dark amber color. Mild toasted hop front. Dry sweet mild toasted caramel bland mild earthy mild fruit body. Easy mild ESB hop spice end. Bland. Bad Buds? Sampled 4/24/2006.
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