3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
This beer pours a hazy dark amber color with a medium foamy off-white head that diminishes slowly to a film. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of dark fruits and caramel malt. Full-bodied and smooth with flavors of mildly spicy yeast, ripe fruit, malt and caramel. The finish is sweetly spiced with a lingering fruity and malty aftertaste. Pretty good all around.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sample at Buckeye Beer Engine on 3/24/12. Clear amber/copper pour with a thin off-white head. Aroma of grainy malt, bread and a bit of caramel and spice. Banana and caramel flavor with booze and spice before a creamy toffee finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Courtesy of northernbrews
Bottle: The aroma consists of raisin, fruit, light caramel, and a touch of alcohol. It pours a hazy orangish-brown with a small off-white head that quickly fades to a thin ring around the edges of the glass. The flavor starts with moderate fruit and raisin. The finish has spice, hints of wood, and alcohol. It’s medium bodied with light-moderate carbonation.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
22 ounce from Marty’s Hops and Vines. Hazy orange. Lots of yeast going on. Brown sugar. Sweetness. Caramel. Alcohol not dominant at all. Very nice and will warm nicely.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a slightly hazy orange-brown color with a medium but tight, off-white head. Smells straight belgian with obvious banana and clove and candy sugars, the yeast rules this aroma. Flavors of rich belgian yeast, bubblegum, banana and clove. Slightly sweet but turns to a nice bitterness with a ligering honey finish. Lots of belgian candy sugar is evident. The flavors keep unfolding as you contemplate the next sip. This beer reminds me of the ho,ho,ho magic tincture that buckeye used to brew. A very nice christmas belgian beer, perhaps one of my favorite of the style. This beer is a butt kicker. After one bomber I am ready for bed. I would guess this is closer to a 13% alcohol beer. Be carefull or you will be passed out cold...Nighty Night!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Poured clear dark copper color with an average to large frothy off-white head that was lasting with good lacing. Moderate to heavy sweet malt, candy, floral aroma. Medium to full body with a sticky texture and soft carbonation. Medium to heavy complex sweet flavor with a medium to heavy dark sweet finish of moderate to long duration. My expectations where exceeded with a standout change of pace brew.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Very nice aroma, with hints of roast, dark fruits, and just a hint of the alcohol. Pours a reddish-amber, with a nice cap of white head. The flavor starts off sweet, with a touch of spice, and finishes with some heat. Very dry mouthfeel, this is definitely a sipping beer. I’ll probably pick up a bottle or two of this to stash away and see how it holds up over time.
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