 waolsen (1220), Littleton, Colorado, USA
Dec 21, 2008 bottle. brown pour with nice lasting head. lacing. hoippy with mild spice and sweet malts. moderately sticky, caramel, nutty, well hopped and just a bit of spice, flavor is full and lasts long into the aftertaste. very nice brew.
foosnbrews (33), Parker, Colorado, USA
Dec 20, 2008 Beer poors deep amber with a slight white head. The aroma of the beer is very mild and a bit disapointing. The flavor of the beer is of citrus hops with a bit of maltiness present. The palate is very full which is nice. Overall the beer is good but not what I expected for a holiday beer.
elihapa (1033), Honolulu, California, USA
Dec 19, 2008 Bottle. Pours dark orange-mahogany with an off-white head. Aroma is floral bouquet with herbal tinges. Flavor starts with citrus, oranges, lemon, kumquat, then descends into a rather sharp, spicy hop flavor. Finishes quite bitter and very fresh. As a hophead, this was a juicy treat. For any one else, I admit Deschutes has overdone the hop-bitterness.
MeanMountnMan (15), Nampa, Idaho, USA
Dec 18, 2008 APPEARANCE: Clear ruby with a small creamy head. The head dissipated rather quickly down to a nice skim.
AROMA: Caramely toffey, toasted aromas
FLAVOR: Sweet Dark caramel and toffey flavors to start, slight bitterness later to balance. The hops are there, but very understated.
PALATE: Medium to full bodied. Well carbonated. A nice textured beer.
OVERALL IMPRESSION: I enjoy drinking this ale. It is full flavored and balanced. Definately one I will have again.
Serving type: bottle
ansermadide (496), Kyle, Texas, USA
Dec 13, 2008 Sample at December 12, 2008 Beer Club meeting. Not sure what the hype is about this one. Not that its bad, but seems underdone for a winter/strong ale. More spice, more strength, please! Regardless, a solid beer. Great artwork. Nice head on this one. Very frothy, cream colored. Amber colored body. Something smells like BO - hope its not me. Caramel flavor with light spices and a bitter palate. A solid brew, but nothing unique.
timsilvia32 (445), from Michigan now in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Dec 13, 2008 Foggy amber, almost brown pour. Whitish head with some stickiness to it. Obvious scents of caramel malt, spice and piney hops. Flavor confirms the aromas. Pretty lively in the mouth, medium body and carbonation. Not necessarily anything in this not to like, but would have liked to see a bit more caramel, chocolate tones. All it in all pretty good.
DragonsHead (137), Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Dec 11, 2008 Delicious! Thanx Mark! Poured a deep, burnt caramel type color. Thick head. Spiced aromas with sweetness. Tastes slightly like a belgium brew with some twists and turns. Nice malt to hops balance. Good beer for the cold winter season.
lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
Dec 10, 2008 Bottle pours a semi hazy dark maroon color with a medium lived beige head. Smell is toffee, tart malt and belgian yeast like spiced character. Smells like a dubbel. Taste is very reminiscent of a dubbel as well, with some dark fruity malt flavors and a yeasty spice component that I am not too big on. Good rich body and soft to medium carbonation, but the flavor is not my favorite. Still well done though.
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