 dalekliz (546), San Diego, California, USA
Jan 4, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark brownish-red with a thick, bubbly, off-white head. Sweet and sharp aroma, of malt, dark fruits, and hops. Taste is sharp, of malt, fruit, hops, and pine. Lingering sharpness. Tasty.
scooterbub (332), Lander, Wyoming, USA
Jan 3, 2009 Bottle. Pours a dark red-brown with a large, clingy, pillowy, frothy, tan head that slowly fades. Taste is of malt, caramel, hops, fruit, citrus and some alcohol(is more apparent as it warms). Fairly sweet, with a dry finish. Has some bitterness to it. Well balanced and easy to drink. Similar aroma, but some alcohol comes through. A pretty good winter beer, especially when it is on sale (picked a 6 pack up for about $6).
jedimasternick (96), Tucson, Arizona, USA
Jan 1, 2009 A very good winter holiday brew with a touch of frutiness and an overall clean finish
BlackForestCO (819), Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Jan 1, 2009 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.
ericandersnavy (1039), crossroads, Texas, USA
Dec 31, 2008 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.
Bronzan (25), Cotati, California, USA
Dec 30, 2008 Good, not great. Pours very dark red. Nuttier than I usually like, but still a pretty good winter ale.
bradlyc77 (226), Sebastopol, California, USA
Dec 30, 2008 Updated: Jan 13, 2009Pours 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.
dkachur (2316), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Dec 30, 2008 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
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