johno (84), Galveston, Texas, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 16, 2008 Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aromas of coffee, some spice, fruit, bittersweet in the mouth, creamy, coats the mouth, medium-length sweet finish with some cinnamon. Pleasant drinker.
 drfabulous (1235), Columbia, Missouri, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Dec 16, 2008 Like the Bridgeport version of this style, but with even less malt and with even less body. A forgettable Christmas ale.
sebletitje (1903), Tampa, Florida, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 15, 2008 tap at Trappeze in Athens.
Pours a ruby - amber with off white head.
Aroma is malty, dark fruits - cherries and prunes - and caramel.
Taste sweet spices, dark fruits and a really smooth mouthfeel giving it a toffee - malty with notes of chocolate.
Spices remain in the background with light notes of cinnamon. Finish had a somewhat red wine mouthfeel.
emacgee (1864), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 Pours a translucent brown with some ruby lights with a one to two finger creamy tan head. The nose is grainy, cereal, malty, sweet, BMCish. The flavor is malty, sweet, corn, BMC flavor, very mild hop metallic bitterness. The palate is thin with a metallic hop bitterness.
VTHopHead (901), Barre, Vermont, USA
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 14, 2008 Bottle - Poured a nice brown color with a very small white head that all but disappeared. Aroma is malty and sweet with hints of dark fruit and some spices. Flavor is malty with spices and fairly strong of dark fruit... prunes, figs, etc... along with some hoppiness. Finish is slightly bitter with a medicinal aftertaste. A bit thin and more carbonated than the head foretold. Alcohol not apparent.
Pawola22 (714), Kansas City, Missouri, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 13, 2008 12oz bottle. Pours a clear brown with a small, beige head that dissipates quickly and remains lightly laced. Semi sweet aroma of caramel malts. Light amount of spices, lightly toasted grains, vanilla, chocolate, and figs. Taste is similar, but a little more vanilla than chocolate. Malty and dull spices. Slightly roasty, nutty, and bitter. Medium bodied and creamy. Overall, not bad, but it just didnt stand out to me.
tmoreau (566), Lombard, Illinois, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 4/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Dec 9, 2008 12 oz. bottle. Pours a brown tone with an off white, foamy head that reduces quickly, and decent lace. Caramel, malt and sweetness, with a little molasses, and a bit of toffee detected in to the aroma. These follow into the flavor with a little resin and medium hopiness. A little medicinal. The body is light and somewhat watery. ABV seems a little high in the description. An OK winter ale but not that strong.
Trev (860), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Dec 8, 2008 pours a medium brown colour with an off white head.
Aroma is pretty malty, caramel, light spice.
Medium bodied malty flavour. Pretty straight forward. Alc is well blended.
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