 fiulijn (6010), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
Jan 9, 2007 <i>Draught at the brewpub, Radio City</i><br />Beautiful dark amber color; creamy head. Aroma of Ginger Ale and cinnamon. Caramel taste, with gingerbread spices and orange zest. Unbalanced.
jcwattsrugger (4087), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
Apr 13, 2008 07 Old Red Nose Holiday Ale-750ml bottle-pours a light brown head with bubbles and hazy red/brown color. Aroma is sweet medium/dark malt-brown sugar, nutty, dark fruit-plum/orange, some spice. Taste is not quite up to aroma, a bit too much going on, but an OK taste. Mild/minimum carbonation. Thanks to jwc215(BA) for sharing.
JoeMcPhee (3899), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
Dec 16, 2006 Tap version around 6.5% ABV, because there’s no way in hell I’m dropping 16 on a bottle of the strong version that I can’t even drink in the bar… WTF? Onto this beer, though. Dark brown beer with almost no head to speak of. Served way too cold, but once it warms a bit, it throws off sweet orange peel and fresh ginger aromas over a soft toasted malt base. Light milk chocolate that works well with the fresh gingery spice. Palate is a little watery, though. Cola-like flavour as the beer continues to warm. Lingering ginger and toasted malt. Decent.
austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
Jan 29, 2003 Not bad, though I'm not generally a fan of the winter warmer/spiced ale category. This is mighty spicy, just in case you were wondering.
Aurelius (2517), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
Dec 10, 2002 Decent seasonal brew. That general orange-brown. A little bit of orange zest, maybe some rosemary in the recipe. I didn’t taste the ginger -- but the brew was oddly bittered. Maybe a waft of cinnamon in there. Try one, then go for the Farmer Jon’s Oatmeal.
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