3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
draft at brewpub
pours dark/reddish amber, off-white head
aroma of light roasted malts, mild cinnamon spices.
flavor, malty, caramel, dark sugar, mostly cinnamon spices, and some dark fruits. Finishes with slight fruit sourish mouthfeel and yeast.
Found this one to be a little too one dimensional.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
32 ounce waxed growler, poured a yellow/orangish color with aromas of caramel, citrus, light cinnanmon, and other Christmas spices. Flavor is much the same, cinnanmon wasnt a huge flavor in this beer, and rather enjoyed this beer a lot.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
the elusive waxed growler, I like it... the description on the growler makes this sound terrible but all the spices are held in check pretty well on the taste... not great but I finished my pour
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at the brewery. Pours amber red with fluffy head. Nose is christmas spice and malt. Tastes malty, of brown sugar, caramel, cinnamon and nutmeg, and good old earth.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
On draft at 7th Sun Brewing Tap House. Pours an orange-yellow with a white head. Nose is caramel, orange, spice, cinnamon like crazy, and a hint of light booze. Flavor is similar- very cinnamon forward, followed closely by oranges, citrus, malt, and other spices. My notes say "spice forward" in several places. Medium-bodied for a barley wine style (I believe). Interesting take on the style, and the spices go far with a bit of cinnamon burn (ala Fireball Candy) into the finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
on tap-pours a light tan head with hazy amber color. Aroma is medium malt-toffee balanced with spice hops, medium/dark fruit. Taste is medium malt-toffee/bready/roasty, balanced with spice/earthy hops with some bite, medium/dark fruit.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at the brewery on January 30, 2011
As part of a sampler plate
Clear copper color, off-white head. Sweet, malty, spicy, alcohol, citrus taste. Smooth mouthfeel, medium high bitterness. Sweet, spicy scent.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very cloudy amber. Clove alspice and malty aromas. Medium plus aroma. Crisp malty flavor with sweet mid palate and long finish. Good example of a Christmas Beer.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
A reddish amber ale with a thin off white head. Light spiced malt aroma, cinnamon, very restrained. In mouth, a nice x-mas ale with a nice amber ale base overlayed with ginger and cinnamon, very festive, not bad. Medium bodied. Tasted at brewpub, Dec. 12 2009.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap at Redlight. Pours a hazy brownish red. Very spicy cinnamon, holiday spice aroma. Taste is smooth malt accented with more of the cinnamon and nutmeg. Wasn’t knocked out by it.
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