Deschutes Jubelale

A very good winter wamer by Deschutes. This brew pours a dark brown color with ruby highlights and presents a pretty nice head. This is a nice warming brew, very good for drinkin’ by the fire during the winter season.

(12 oz bottle: BevMo in La Jolla CA) I’m comparing an aged 2003 bottle of Jubelale with a recently-purchased 2004 bottle just to see how this beer compares and holds up. There’s not much difference. Both are fairly roasty and chocolaty, and moderately sweet and caramely throughout, with a moderately bitter hoppiness elbowing its way to the stage for the finish. The chocolate also really comes out in the finish, and is really delicious. The main difference between the two bottles is the 2003 bottle shows a bit more dominance of sweet and roasty maltiness, and less bitterness in the finish. Sweet, roasty, caramely, and lightly hoppy nose is about what I’d expect based on the flavor of the beer. Full bodied and chewy, mildly carbonated, with a fair amount of depth on the palate and a long-lasting and somewhat bitter finish. The beer is a mahogany color, fully clear and translucent with a medium sized tan head that gradually fades to a thin film, leaving a number of wide rings around the glass that persist long after I’ve finished the beer. When all is said and done, the newer 2004 bottle is just a bit less rounded on the edges, and so I like the smoother, aged 2003 bottle more. Either way, though, you can’t go wrong here. One of the best American winter beers I’ve tasted yet.

A little watery. Dark brown color. The hops were a bit distant. Chewy, bready malts. A little roastiness.

Caramelly and hop nose. Dark mahogany color with a low tight head. Toffee tastes and toasted malt. Dry oaky end. Medium body. Very characterful and overall successful.

Thanks to beeryum. He is a great trader. Poured amber with a foamy thick tan head. As the head settled, it left wonderful lacing. Aroma is quite nice with roasted malts and spruce like hops. This is going somewhere. Different and pleasant taste. Spices and something else ... sour and malty. Being March, this is bringing back the holiday season nicely. This was an excellent winter strong ale. Great.

This is good beer.Its a beautiful Amber Ale with lots of maltiness ,sweet caramel and hop spiciness.What more could you want

Nice mahagony color. Medium layer of a head. Vinegar and balsamico nose. Malt and brown sugar accomplished by caramel and a hop kick. Medium long lasting. Nice

This beer was a lot better than I expected it to be, as a matter of fact I think it is my favorite Deschutes beer. Dark amber in color witha creamy tan head that lasts until the beer is gone. This beer is full bodied and smells like roasty stale budweiser. The taste lasted as well. I would buy this again anyday. Hell of a winter brew.