 SamGamgee (1429), Santa Cruz (La Selva), California, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 29, 2008 Draught at the Red. Dark brown with a big tan head. The aroma has dark caramel, cherries, and silky nutty vanilla, accompanied by spicy yeast. Dark fruity flavors, with molasses, light tart fruit, banana, and some spicy additions. Rather sweet and malty, though cleaned up by alcohol and dusty spice. Full bodied with smooth carbonation. Quite an elegant sipper for the holidays. Not quite magical, but solid.
Travlr (727), Washington, Washington DC, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 1/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 26, 2008 Dark reddish brown w/ thick white head. Chocolate/coffee aroma, strong alcohol taste, seme-sweet chocolate and malt.
emacgee (1864), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 Pours a dark brown with ruby highlights. The head is 2 two fingers thick and creamy tan. The nose is earthy, some cherry, woody, light alcohol, rummy, some balsamic aromas. The flavor is earthy, mild Belgian/yeasty character, cherry and wood, some sweetness, similar dubbel characters, balsamic flavors. The palate is lively and crisp with a very mild alcoholic warmth.
tytoanderso (1385), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 19, 2008 Bottle. Enticing dessert-y aroma. Dark fruits, banana pie with toasted nuts, grape bubblegum, nutmeg. Amazing that things as simple as malt and yeast can produce such an aroma. Pours a deep, dark coal brown with rich mahogany and cherry highlights. flavor is loaded with sweeter malts. Maple syrup, honey, dark, dried fruits... plums, raisins and dates. Brown sugar. Plenty of spice... clove and nutmeg. A decent amount of sweeter (banana and gummy) yeast esters compliment the malt throughout. Medium to full bodied with lively carbonation. Finishes lengthy with a touch of alcohol soaked fruitcake. Thanks John!
Sparky27 (1583), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 17, 2008 330ml bottle courtesy of fiver 29 – thanks John! Pours a clear dark reddish brown with a one finger cream head and decent lacing. Nose is dark fruits, Belgian yeast and spice. Taste is plums, raisins and spice. There’s a hint of alcohol in the finish but it hides its 10.5ABV pretty well. Medium prickly mouth feel. Great Belgian.
level4 (24), New Jersey, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 31, 2008 Dark brown color with minor tan head that doesn’t last long. Very complicated flavors that seem well balanced. Sweet, malty, fruity. This is an excellent brew. If I see it again, I’m picking some up and aging a bit more to see how it matures.
stankenk (130), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Sep 23, 2008 Pours a dark brown. The nose is nutmeg, cinnamon and banana. Comes across the palate with a a little more than necessary carbonation, with strong notes of cinnamon and banana; very malty. Finishes with almost a nutmeg, and banana that lingers.
Gary (352), Buckinghamshire, England
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Sep 20, 2008 Shit yeah a really nice picturesque bottle lable.Beautiful bottle label o. Gosh I’d like to enjoy a few 750mls of this in front of the fire place with the proverbial X-mas sweaters- at least untill I pass out and burn the crib down : Its a beer that makes you play Christmas music in late september: A beer with a crap load of dried fruit profile.from the yeast ? .dry backdrop. I enjoyed the spices. Any christmas ale worth their stuff needs spices. Nutty multiness moves around.Classy :)
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