2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
50 cl bottle. Golden color. Disappering white head. Malty and sweet, moderate bitterness. X-mas?
2.6 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle (50cl) at home - bought at BarleyWine. Clear golden - white head. Hay, caramel, medium malty, sweetness, some bitterness, light dryness, light citrus. Needs some crispness.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
In the 5Lmini-keg from Dirty John’s Grocery. Pours a deep dark golden color with a large frothy white head. Has a pronounced aroma of oranges and cookie dough. has a medium thickness palate of lemon and malty deliciousness. Smooth and easy to drink, we polished this off in no time on a Memorial Day cookout. This seems much closer to the beer I had in Munich at Die Wiesen than what is sold as Oktoberfest beer here in the US. Importantly, Santa Claus was pictured on the side of the keg.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampled from a 5L mini-keg shared by JPDIPSO on 12/16/06: Pours a transparent golden with a frothy, well-lacing white head. Lightly sweet, grainy pale malty aroma. Body starts lightly sweet and malty, smooth, balanced and drinkable with noble hoppy character. An ok Festbier.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Golden of color with a white head. An aroma with straw, caramel and hints of hops. The aroma is weak with some sweetness.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Moderate malty aroma. Large creamy white head. Excellent lacing. Clear yellow body. Light bitter initial flavor. Light to medium palate.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of fruit, hops and malt.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
Golden with a rather short head. Hoppy and yeasty aroma, bit weak. Tastes more like a normal dark lager than anything to do with Christmas. Maybe the sweetness is the only exceptance. rather boring.
2.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Dark golden color, not much head. Fruity, honeyish sweet flowery hoppy nose. Medium sweet flavour, medium body and moderate carbonation. Sweet malty taste, crispy mouthfeel, short but not unpleasant sweetbitter, slightly hoppy finish.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle, 5.6%. Clear golden colour, small white head. The flavour is quite malty with a refreshing citricity. Otherwise, a rather standard lager, and quite clean.
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