4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Good brew for the season.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Amber red colour. Bitter, malty, spicy flavour. A quality holiday brew.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Deep amber colored full bodided beer with a beige head. Malty aroma. Sweet up front with a bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Not bad. I liked it after the second beer. The first beer (which counts) left a strange but welcome taste.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Interesting flavor. nice color. but i had better winter brews.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
This is not a Barley Wine. Full Sail does make a Barley Wine and this is not it. It is however a very fine spiced ale which pours beautifully and is overflowing with cloves, nutmeg and corriander. Could have a little more body but overall a great beer.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Nice garnet color; thin head; wonderful bubblegum nose.
This beer was a study in balance. Very well played out with the burnt malt underpinned by the sweetness. Never cloying and warming to a pleasing degree.
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
This is a wonderful holiday ale. The aroma is fruity and spicy. The taste is just great - chewy with a hop bit that is made for cold winter nights. Glad I paid to have some shipped to Maine.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Very enjoyable! Initial aroma is of fruit. The first taste is very complex and gets better as you drink it. Excellent hop/malt balance. Wonderful stuff. Thanks to Joe (user_experience) for hooking me up with this.
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Damn this smells like Catholic incense! Frankincense... A beautiful hop lacing to it as well with touches of dark tobacco. Oh this is gorgeous... Deep dark amber brew with a firm snow white cap. Wow, it’s taken me about 5 minutes of appreciation before I’ve even quaffed a drop. Wow, very nice... very bright for the style and not soft and relaxed but punchy. Astringent tannins in the finish and hammering suggestions of a broad spectrum of cocoa, coffee and caramel. Hops are present throughout. Wow! This is definitely a pal to hang with in a winter wonderland. Wassail ROCKS!
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