3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: SEP 2, 2009 Clear and glassy. Deep cherry red. Rose-white head starts strong in a snifter, takes about 5 minutes to melt into a thin film. Medium carbonation. Clear but rich.
The smell is like cola, cinnamon and black licorice. Grape and bitter cherry. It’s complex and quite good.
The taste is lots of spicy cinnamon. Subdued sweet malts. Some sweet toffee and cola flavors. Could use a more bready malt balance. Nutmeg and hazelnut with warmth.
The feel is syrupy and oily smooth; buttery. This beer -- overall -- is a solid, sweet ale. Lots of cinnamon and nutmeg. A nice little winter ale.
Better than the original version (the one called "JW Dundee’s Special Edition")
2.4 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle. Pours a light brown color. Smell is muted spice and taste is the same.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz twist-off bottle. BE FESTIVE. Light brown pour. Aroma of pickled orange peels. Some odd-ball, Grandma’s cupboard McCormick jars of random spices. Flavor of watered down orange peel, caramel malt. Finishes with a basic nuttiness.
1.8 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
Pours a deep amber color with a tan head. Aroma is caramel, nutmeg, and some cinnamon. Flavor is caramel, nutmeg, cinnamon, and a slightly bitter finish.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Smells of plantains, almonds and medium roast malt. Color is medium garnet brown with a little lacey hang on. Flavor is balanced malty sweetness with toffee and a slight dull spice maybe due to how old this is, and the carbonation helps this winter beer feel refreshing in July. Lighter bodied but silky. This is like a Bass pale ale but with more going on. Nice beer. Thanks High Falls. 12 oz.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
(bottle). Pours a clear amber color. Medium size fizzy, off white head. Head diminished quickly. Light spicy aroma. Light spice and alcohol flavors. Short duration. Thin texture. Spare lacing. Soft carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12 oz bottle from the Willowbrook, IL, Binny’s: This poured a clear copper body with a short-lived beige head. The aroma had scents of caramel, vanilla, and some spices or other... to light to relly pick out. The flavor was much the same, only it had a dusty quality. The spices, appearing mainly as nutmeg, only come through as an aftertatse. Single bottle buys are a wondrous fine thing!
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Brownish ruby in color with a thin head. Caramel and dust aroma. Brown sugar taste and a lack of spice I think. Very thin and tea like.
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