Deschutes Jubelale

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: English Strong Ale
Bend, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

A very good winter holiday brew with a touch of frutiness and an overall clean finish

2008 Bottle. Poured a deep brown color with ruby highlights and a thick beige head that slowly receded and left nice lacing. Aroma of caramel, some light roast, toffee, a bit of fruitiness (orange, apricot), and some light hoppiness. Smooth, lightly bitter entry leads into a moderately sweet maltiness with some caramel and toffee, as well as a moderate nuttiness that transitions into a soft fruitiness (orange and tangerine) paired with a moderate earthy hoppiness and some soft caramel undertones. Low carbonation and smooth on the palate. Nice beer.

bottle thanks to swalden28. poured a caramel brown with a beige head. aroma of caramel, fruit, and a hint of some dark fruits. flavor had caramel, hop bitter, and alcohol. medium body and high carb. a nice solid winter brew.

Good, not great. Pours very dark red. Nuttier than I usually like, but still a pretty good winter ale.

UPDATED: JAN 13, 2009 Pours a cola color with an inch of tan head that subsides. Nice dark caramel malt flavors but they are masked by the high bitter hops level. Would have liked to get a more aromatic experience from the hops. Not bad but bitterness masks the maltiness usually associated with this style.

12 ounce bottle courtesy of beerbill. Thanks! Pours a brownish red color with a large tan head. Good head retention and lacing. Big banana aroma with lots of spice and some bread. Taste is caramel, spice (ginger, nutmeg), bitter hops and banana. Full bodied

deep brown almost black pour with a ring of beige froth. caramel, malts, sugar and dried fruits on the nose. nice on the palate with a big malty flavor that finishes with a smooth caramel taste with some fruit in the back.

UPDATED: OCT 24, 2009 Bottle from S&K Beverages in Plano, TX. Pours a very nice looking dark, clear brown, orange hues, thick beige head. Aroma of fruit and hops, malt. Flavor is malty, lots of fruit, herbal & spicey pine, hoppy bitter, some alcohol. Over all, not bad.