3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Hazy brown color with tan foam. Nice floral, spicy caramel aromas. Smooth rich mouthfeel. Dark bread, toasted caramel, light roast flavors with some floral, spicy hoppage--tasty winter brew
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Nose is roasts light caramel soft dark fruits. Lightly sweet and sugary underneath. Dark brown pour tan head. Nice mix of roast chocolate light caramel sugars fruity sweetness and a light bitter finish. Well put together solid winter ale.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
A pint at the brewpub back in Dec. A darkest brown pour with creamed head. Very porter like, caramel, toffee, chocolate. But bright and tasty.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at brewery. Pours a reddish brown color with a tan head on top. Aroma is roasted malt, caramel, and spices. Flavor is chocolate, herbal hops, roasted malts, caramel and molasses. An interesting winter warmer that is pretty enjoyable.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draft. Ruby/mahogony beer with a tan head. Low malt aroma. Roasty, caramel malt with some spice and just enough hops to balance. Lingering roasty/caramel flavors. Medium bodied.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Cloudy dark brown. Sweet malt aroma. Very easy drinking. Not a spiced winter. Light hoppy fruit taste.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at the Big Time Brewery
Pours dark with a limited head but a rich aroma of spice, toasty malt, and citrus hops. The flavor is robust and, with a rich toasty malt that approaches what one might expect from a porter and a lovely full blast of hops as from an IPA. The combination, while perhaps not made in heaven, is certainly enjoyable on the palate.
While I prefer their better IPAs, this is quite a fine seasonal.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
On tap at the brewery. 2005 version. Dark brown beer, hazy with orange highlights. Thin amber head. Nice fresh Cascadey aroma, sweet malts and other spicy hop varieties. A bit toasty. Flavour is well-balanced, citrusy flavour with some mango/peachiness behind the Cascades. Finishes with a shot of earthy/spicy hops behind all the toasted malts. The maltiness comes forward even more as it warms. Can’t find anything wrong with this tasty beer.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Had a peaty nose with just a hint of smoke. The hoppy mouth was overlaid with malty pumpkin seeds and a rounded malty finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Strong dark brown ale. Treacly, slightly sticky. Then it gets molasses, pine and earth notes.
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