3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle, 355ml - Clear amber beer with a fast disappearing head. Aroma is malty with hoppy metallic notes as well as notes of grass and bread. Flavor is malty with notes of nuts, spices and some just a hint of yeast. Nothing interesting here, just a really easy to drink beer.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
35.5 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, pinewood hoppy and light grapefruity. Bitter, toasted, malty and fruity. Bitter and dry finish. Light spiced note.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottled. A deep red beer with a tan head. The aroma has notes of hops, spices, chocolate, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, spices, and caramel, leading to a dry spicy finish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: JAN 19, 2012 Tasted from bottle into a nucleated tulip glass. Poured a beautiful reddish-brown color with chill haze and long-lasting fluffy off-white foam, lots of Belgian lace. Awesome aroma of earthy, spicy hops, some bread and fruit and holiday spice. Complex biscuity malt sweetness with pronounced bittering and flavor hops, just shy of IPA strength. Great medium body and well-rounded, creamy mouthfeel, lingering fruity aftertaste. Absolutely delicious. Weighted average of only 2.8?! Apparently Abita’s 2011 Christmas recipe is much, MUCH better than in the past. Everyone needs to give this beer a fresh rating.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Pours a clear dark amber with a beige head. Sweet caramel nose with a little aroma hops. Light body, sweet biscuity malts, subtle roast and a little late hops. 011211
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle. Clear, deep dark red color. Nice off-white head leaving plenty of lace. Carbonation is sharp, but not overdone. A more mild christmas ale. Malty, spicy, but less full-flavor, maybe more "watered down". Not much to the taste besides spices, a light bitterness. Some cinnamon and sweetness. Beautiful, but on of the better christmas ales.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Bottle. Pours deep amber. Some sweetness, but fresh, fruity and quite hoppy. Aromas of spices and citrus.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Aroma of spices and sprucy hops. Malty taste with a bitter ending. nothing amazing or complex. pretty run of the mill.
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