Deschutes Jubelale

Thanks to Bück Dich for this one! This is a beautiful beer. Tall, off white head that sits on a clear garnet beer. Lots of caramel and some yeasty notes in the aroma. Smooth body that delivers a lightly sweet nutty brew that has a nice dryness in the finish. I’d like a bit more body, but this is a real nice winter treat. I could drink another.

Ah nuts... Like I have a bowl of nuts in front of me, and this looks most like the color of a filbert. I wistfully smell cardamom among the "pine and spruce," and warm biscuits in a seasoned 12" cast iron skillet. Doink. Jubelale is "characterized by a large malt body balanced with hop bitterness derived from a variety of American and European hops." I don’t know -- that sounds like Santa on a salad diet. The picture I get as I guzzle to buzzle my calabuzza is bit thin: It’s like I live a quarter mile from my nearest neighbor so I focus a telescope on his dining room and see a fat guy sitting at the table eating a box of brach’s chocolate-covered cherries on a wood table decorated with pine boughs. Whooppee, an average "Santamas" beer.

Deep mahigany color with a medium beige head. Spicy malt aroma. Nutmeg, corriander, malt, honey and hops flavors. Slightly dry finish.

2004 Bottle. Ruby red with a brown head. Malt and hops in good balance. Smooth on the tongue, and smooth going down. Tinge of sweetness. This is just what it wants to be...a great winter ale. 2006 Bottle. Same color as before. Nose of hops and fruit. I have tasted a lot of beers since the first time I rated this. I can only say I still like it. 2008 bottle. Seem like I get this every two years. Same as ever, which is good.

Bottle pours dark cherry, large frothy sand colored head, wonderful lacing, with very light carbonation.   Subtle hop aroma, traces of malt.   Sharp bitterness up front, quickly gives way to a decent balance of roasted malts and hops.   Body and mouthfeel are rather average, at least compared to earlier years.   Subtle malts and hops on the finish... slight sweetness with a bit of biscuit.   yawn....

2004- Dark Amber with a tan head. Aromas and flavors of allspice and nutmeg. Very dry mouthfeel. 2005-Dark Amber with Tan head. Malty aroma with some fruits. Sharp, cardboard, and prune flavor. Dusty finish.

Thanks to Odeed for sharing! Carmalized malt, nutty aroma. Dark ruby color with a thin tan head. Really nutty, kinda odd/cheap taste aka over carbonated... Decent but nothing special.

Bottle: Ruby amber with a tiny tan head. Aroma: berries, hops, grass, earth, apple, sweet malts. Taste: Hops, caramel, chocolate, tea, lemon, spices, light roast. Medium bodied.