 Cletus (5002), Connecticut, USA
Dec 2, 2007 Pours brown with a tan head. Smells of ripe fruit, earth, some spice and chocolate. Tastes of cherries, raisins, some earthy flavor and hints of spice. Mouthfeel is rich with a tea like finish.
darbish (81), Portland, Oregon, USA
Nov 28, 2007 Smells a little like coffee, and sweetness. Fairly dark (opaque), brownish-orange color and pours with a thin head. Tastes fairly sweet but the flavor is not overpowering. Also it is malty and woody or piny tasting. The finish is somewhat overpowering, and I can’t tell if the finish is from hops or if they added pine needles to the recipe. Overall, quite delicious.
CasperQuaffer (142), Casper, Wyoming, USA
Nov 23, 2007 Pours dark but translucent. Medium head. Taste chocolate, slight coffee, and a bit of citrus rind hops. Well rounded malty mouth feel. Too bad this very good beer is not an "all-weather" type ale.
bdigital (585), Ft Wayne, Indiana, USA
Nov 23, 2007 ’07 Bottle: Amber in color with little to no head. Sweet fruit, apple, light malt and floral hops on the nose. Refreshing malty apple flavor with a dry hop finish. Good stuff
samuelrutledge (1), Eugene, Oregon, USA
does not count  Nov 22, 2007 I look forward to this beer all year long, and when the holidays come around I do my part to keep the brewer in business. That said, it seems like every year it’s less robust than I remember the year before. Maybe I’m projecting memories of holiday cheer into the beer, but it never seems to live up to what I remember. Nonetheless, it’s a wonderful quaff that fills my whole mouth with flavor.
trokini (1027), San Diego, California, USA
Nov 21, 2007 Pours deep mahogany with brown hioghlights and a thin tan head. Nutty, roasted malt aroma, with a bit of spice (nutmeg? cinnamon?). Flat mouthfeel. A truckload of caramel malt lingers throughout, which the hops have the fight through. Some coffee and roasted malt. It really keeps true to a English Strong Ale without falling into the ESB category.
junon (213), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Nov 19, 2007 Deep and solid amber/ruby red. Candy or Fruity presence in aroma. At an alcohol % lower than 7% I am surprised and confused about how prevalent it is through out. Wish they would mask it just a little more.
hopdog (5535), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Nov 15, 2007 12oz bottle. 2007 vintage. Poured a deep orange color with an averaged sized beige head. Aromas of caramel, toasted malts, and some dark fruits. Tastes of toasted caramels, lighter dark fruits, and nuts.6
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