durhambeer (1187), Durham, USA Mar 16, 2008 I think this has mellowed nicely since I first tried it late last year. Dark brown pour and bubbly and persistent tan head. Aromas of anise, chicory, caramel, vanilla, and juniper. Mostly the same flavors, with added cola taste. Refreshingly light on the palate. It’s spicy, but not in a bad way, I think. Worth revisiting with some age. travita (1861), Frisco, Texas, USA Mar 12, 2008 Red to dark brown in color with a nice tan colored head. Smell is of a fresh spruce tree, it smells like Christmas. Flavor has slight hints of pine with a delicate malty sweetness that balances out the spices and hops nicely.
mistersinalin (367), St. Paul, Minnesota, USA Mar 11, 2008 This beer helped me win a best of seven pool match, which turned into a best of ten, for which I then lost. Good beer though. Unique tasting herbs, just right for holiday times. jacobwennbom (274), Uppsala, Sweden Mar 10, 2008 Darkish. Aroma is very chocolatey. Taste is spicy. There is marsipan, vanilla, all kinds of floral perfumy notes and that taste the air has at your local butcher. Exciting but maybe a little too much going on for its own good. MagooinPA (99), Warminster, Pennsylvania, USA Mar 9, 2008 120z pour looked awesome, tasted horrible. To many spices that didn’t work for me. previous years have much better. This 2007 version has too much going on and much of it is conflict. kennydiaz (182), staten island, New York, USA Mar 7, 2008 I HAVE HAD THEIR CHRISTMAS BEER EVERY YEAR SINCE 2002. 2007 HAD A COMPLEX FLAVOR BUT I THINK THERE WAS TO MANY SPICES IN IT THIS YEAR. I ENJOYED 2006 ’S VERSION THE MOST. Ansset13 (127), Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Mar 4, 2008 The pour is deep brown with 2 & 1/2 finger tan head, leaving nice lacing. The nose is complex with scents of cinnamon, licorice mint and pine. The flavor is also very complex with pine, vanilla, anise and possibly ginger, with other wood resins . Quite a unique brew. chicagodri (1020), Chicago, Illinois, USA Feb 27, 2008 Pours a dark brown, you can see a ruby color when it is held up to the light. Had a large tan head. Interesting aroma, seems to have a ton of different spices....cinnamon, ginger, maybe some raisins, a little coffee? The flavor is equally as unique. Cinnamon and ginger stick out the most, seems to have some toffee also. Interesting Christmas beer.
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