Deschutes Jubelale

Brewed by Deschutes Brewery
Style: English Strong Ale
Bend, Oregon USA

Bottle. Nose is light toffee and slight woody bitterness, with sweet caramel malts most prominent. Taste is the nutty, slightly dirty caramel malt from the nose and a roof-of-the-mouth bitterness with some slight spice (ginger?) that I can’t quite place. Kind of muddled and all over the place and the bitterness is just that - bitter, with not a lot of flavor around it. Just OK.

bottle poured a brown in color with a covering of light tan head. aroma has nutty brown malt, mild sweetness, some dark fruit, and a bit of hops on the end. mouth feel is light and the carbonation is plenty. flavor gets a bit more malt going, mild hop bitterness, hop spice, dark fruit, nuts, and a lingering finish. nice solid seasonal.

Pours a nice brown with a tan head. Aroma is chocolate, dark fruits, spices, caramel. Flavor is chocolate, roast, caramel, fruits, spices with a bit of bitterness. Nice brew.

Deschutes Brewery--Jubelale--a festive winter ale--2009 Release. 12 oz. Bottle. 6.70% ABV. 60 IBU’s. 4.5 / 5.0. Winter Ale. Thin head. Clear thin dark bronze red color. Rich floral toasted malt spic hop front. Fully fermented dry sweet spicy burnt caramel toffee body. Rich roasted spicy dry lingering burnt malt tangy crisp citrus end. Tantalizing favorite. 9/22/2009. 6-Pack--$6.99. Deschutes Brewery--jubelale--a festive winter ale--2008 Release. 12 oz. Bottle. 6.70% ABV--60 IBU’s. 4.5 / 5.0. Winter Ale. Rich dense lacy off white head. Clear rich bronze red color. Roasted hop malt mild all spice front. Tangy roasted dry sweet spicy tangy burnt toffee nutmeg ginger malt spice rich tasty body. Tangy crisp hop nutmeg malt spice end. Well Done roasted Winter Ale. Sampled 10/2/2008. $8.49 / 6-Pack.

Pours deep amber, frothy head leaving thick lace patterns. Very fruity aroma, little to no hop presence. Strong malt and fruit flavors with a bitter hop flavor finish. Medium - high carbonation, slightly thick body.

Pours dark and with a lot of good winter/holiday flavor. The beer isn’t over spiced, but has some nice spices that balance the rest of this relatively heavy beer nicely. The beer also has hints of citrus and spruce that add to the winter enjoyment.

This is probably my favorite winter ale. It is quite hoppy, but well balanced by malt with a lot of body. It has a nice bitter finish that leaves a little bite on the tongue, inviting the next sip. Has a decently high alcohol content, but is covered well. I could, and have, drank multiples of this in one night and never got tired of it. An excellent beer. Christmas just isn’t the same without it :)

On tap at Mt. Spokane’s Foggy Bottom bar
Appearance: Dark brown with a small tan head that dissipates fairly quickly
Aroma: Spices, roasted malts, pine
Taste: Hops, roasted malts and coffee
This was better than I expected. I don’t usually care for winter beers, but this was good.