 ¾ (4999), Colorado, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 4, 2004 First smell is a bit of ashtray, then turns a bit of sweet maple and raspberry liquor. Mundane flavors... light cherry or wood or something, it’s not important... lacking any holiday-like spices, it has a little sweet scotch and plum flavors, but nothing tremendously impressive... drinkable though.
jeffc666 (1889), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 3, 2004 Dark amber to brown clear filtered body. Loads of butterscotch and medium alcohol in the nose. Flavor is more of the same with a big emphasis on the butterscotch. Quite malty, no spices in this Xmas beer, yeah! Medium almost full body. Overall just ok.
mdi (573), Nebraska, USA
| 1.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 3/5 | 2/10 | 2/5 | 2/20 |
Dec 2, 2004 12oz bottle....Numbers for bottling month on lable, but nothing is notched...WTF is the point? Dark brown color...twangy nose and flavor comes out quick...lots of malt, but this lactic sort of twang is really out of place. I like sour, but this is just twangy and poor. Dumper. Maybe that is why there is no BBD! Not the worst beer I’ve ever had, but why bother drinking something that isn’t enjoyable?
obisbeer (558), Barcelona, Spain
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Dec 1, 2004 Nice amber brown with little head. Plain malt nose with some faint hops. med weight with a sweetness that lingers. Carmel and toffee notes. Decent brew though not much of an X-mas ale.
Justinw (7), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
does not count  | 4.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 1, 2004 Not really a Christams Beer but very good. Smooth with a malty flavor and hint of caramel, dark color not much head.
Metalhead (570), Lake Zurich, Illinois, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 29, 2004 Updated: Dec 3, 2004This stuff is differant every year. Two years ago it was BAD. Bitter nutty malt and pine sap.
The 2004 is awesome. Mild malt,caramel and a bit of sweetness. Alcohol is well hidden. Very smooth well balanced brew. I loved the first 6 pack so much I bought 2 cases. This more along the lines of a great winter warmer rather than a true x-mas brew.
Update. The more I drink this the more I like it. Nothing out there. Just so well balance a tasty.Obviously the 9 I gave was for the style and has Nothing on a St. Bernardus.
Styles (1653), Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 27, 2004 Pours dark transparent brown with no head. Slight spice in the aroma. A little ginger flavor and that’s about it. It’s an easy drink just not enough spice for a "Christmas ale".
KAggie97 (2427), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Nov 26, 2004 This reminds me more of a dry Amber than a Christmas Ale. It’s not bad, but it could be much more "Christmasy." Better than Shiner Winter by a friggin’ mile, though.
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