3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle thanks to Zack. Almost clear and golden in colour with a medium sized head. Interesting but a bit weird. Notes of malt, marmelade, spruce, spices, hops and berries.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle at home - tasting. Clear golden - white head. Spicy, berries, knækbrød, dryness, high dryness, hoppy, sweetness, marmelade, raspberries, spruce...... a bit wierd.
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Initial flavour of sweet blueberries without a tart aftertaste. A bit of spruce evens out the flavour. The finish is hoppy in an inoffensive manner--good for those who like flavourful beer without a heavy hops taste.
3.1 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear golden with a white head. Very dry and sweet. Aromas of blueberries without theis sourness. Lots of floral spruce aromas. Medium bodied. Dry floral finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sample in the Alaskan tap room. This brew pours a hazy, ruddy amber color with a medium thin light beige head that diminishes steadily. Stringy lacing. Aroma of pine, hops and fruit. Medium-bodied with a piney/spruce (prevents scurvy!) character, along with fresh fruit, hops and malt flavors. Touches of spice are present too. The finish is hoppy and malty with a fruit and spice aftertaste. Decent overall.
3.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours reddish amber with a cream colored head. Plenty of lacing.
Big bitter flavor with very sweet malts. Spruce tips add and interesting flavor.
Pretty well balanced for the type. Abv of 6.4% is well hidden.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
UPDATED: JAN 16, 2010 2007 version. In the bottle from Seattle Bottleworks. Pours copper with a large off white head. Caramel toffee and butterscotch aroma. Very smooth and very sweet. Has a big strawberry flavor. Medium body, not so thick to the mouth for such a big malt sweetness. Great beer! UPDATE 2/2009: On tap at the Keystone Cafe. Pours hazy golden amber with a creamy off-white head. Mild spruce flavor. Mild oranges. The mid palate maltiness is quick and nice. The amazing lacing rings are beautiful. This is fairly light and mellow for a holiday ale. Not spiced at all. Has an aroma of candy and baking cookies.
4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: DEC 15, 2008 This winter ale is right up there with my favorite winter seasonals and in terms of availability and cost, is overall the best. Pours a clear amber with a thin and quickly gone head. There is a muted pine and fruit aroma and the first taste is exquisite with a note of sweet candy with a touch of sourness.
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