Deschutes Jubelale

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.

Poured a deep amber color with a small, light tan head, that also left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of sweet malts, mild fruity hoppiness, and alcohol (surprising seeing how the alcohol content is only 6.7%). Taste was spiced, light roast, fruity malts, and a light hoppy finish.

Clear garnet pour with a medium tan head. Shared with my brother. Malty nose, brown sugar, some yeast. Smooth and malty, sugary to start, choco-bitterness to finish. Very easy drinking, not cloyingly sweet. I like this.

Interesting, light fruity aroma with some sweetness. Ruby colored poured with small head and no lacing. Lots of sweet cherries in the flavor, lightly syrupy, with some hops to balance - slight pine and grass. Not a bad malty, winter brew.

2004 Bottle. Copper color. Spicy, slightly roasty, with a good hop bitterness present. Very solid offering, but nothing that stands out for me.

2004 bottle:pours a lovely ruby red color with an average white head.the jubelale contains a bit of hops and sice in the aroma.it has a very distinct taste.first some spice,then lots of dry hops,and finishes with a bit of carmel malts.this is yet another good brew from deschutes.

On tap. This is a solid winter beer, with a dry oak nose, but a bland taste (low spicing). It is redeemed by its hop content and dry finish. Mildly roasted.

12oz. bottle: This one pours a reddish-brown color. It was clear, with a small tan head. The head disapated rather quickly. I was suprised by the amount of hops in the nose. They were just above a fairly nice sweet, malty nose. Some roastiness to the taste, with plenty of malt and a touch of bitterness thrown in. A touch dry in the aftertaste. A really nice beer.