 luttonm (281), Belgrade, Serbia
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 2, 2009 Draft. Caramel, butterscotch nose with spied clove, nutmeg, allspice body. smooth, full flavor but really not something that taste goods to me. another anchor beer I can’t stomach.
GodOfThunder (860), Orlando, Florida, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 2, 2009 Pours dark and with little head. Fairly creamy and smooth. Smell is spicy and full of caramel. Flavor is a bit of a letdown. Mild, grainy and lacking on the spice. Almost tastes like it has been sitting for too long. It isnt terrible, but it isnt as good as I would have hoped.
trevor211 (504), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jan 1, 2009 So Christmassy! Pours dark, a deep brown with an average head. Smells like butterscotch - sweet, buttery caramel malts, brown sugar and baking spices. Flavor is like a pastry in a glass. No joke. Nutmeg, cloves and allspice up front, with some stale grain and hazelnut flavors, too. Festive, for sure, but it leaves something to be desired. Thin? Stale? Very creamy. It needs something fresher, thicker, maybe heavier. Really not bad, though.
KnN (716), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 31, 2008 Pours a really nice deep brown/black color with a thin white head. My immediate impression on the aroma was wet dog which was a little off putting. Flavor is some malt, a little biscuit, but a lot of all-spice, mace and cloves. For all of that, the mouthfeel is a little thin. A touch of bitterness. Not terrible, not great.
yespr (11958), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 30, 2008 35.5 cL bottle. Pours dark brown to black with a quickly diminished tan head. Dry malty, roasted and with a light spice touch and somewhat wineous wooden. Roasted malt flavoured, quite dark and dark wineous fruity too. Light bitterness coming into the finish along a mild fruity hops note. Solid bitter and roasted acidic dry finish.
JamesD (194), Centreville, Virginia, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 Bottle 2008 vintage. Pours black like a porter. The aroma is spicy, but not overwhelmingly so. The flavor is very malty with some spicy hints. I could detect what I thought to be caraway, perhaps some clove too. Cinnamon might also be present. This beer is very earthy and if there was anything like orange or lemon peel, or coriander, I could not detect it.
mspindler (301), Alta Loma, California, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 28, 2008 12 oz. bottle. pours a very dark mahogany with a fluffy beige head that dissipates quickly. Malty aroma with some pine and berries. Flavor is some burnt maltiness, cinnamon, more pine and hints of berries. Finish is an unusual bitterness and maybe some cloves. Medium bodied and a bit too carbonated.
timfoolery (484), California, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 27, 2008 Bottle from Wesside as a gift for my birthday/Xmas. I had this brew before I dressed up as Santa... Anyway, this 2008 Special Ale was full of malty goodness and had a light bit of Xmas spice to it. I was worried it would be like the Liberty, which I was not a fan. This, however, was an excellent drink and very smooth in the cold.
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