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Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager Beer

Lakefront Holiday Spice Lager Beer - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Lakefront Brewery

Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA

bottled
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1463.48/5.03.45/5.0Winter9.5%90.1Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Timed to coincide with the holiday season, a very special lager is brewed with honey, oranges, and spices. This beer uses two pounds of honey per pound of malt in its brew, making it an exceptional fortified holiday specialty beer which will keep for years. The spices and hops balance the sweetness of the honey and malt to give this lightly hopped beer its perfect flavor.
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 satan165 (383), River Grove, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Jun 10, 2009  
aroma of overwhelming general spice and espically orange rind. appearance is dark burnished orange, nearly opaque. flavor is extremely juicy but a bit much to sort out. intense ’spice’ from every angle. more of that orange zest but its darkened up a bit by plenty of clove. seems like the honey did well to be attenuated and bring this brew up to nearly double digits which was an utter surprsie to me (and kudos to the beer itself, i guess). hard to figure if this is just not up my alley or if its actually offensive.


 xnoxhatex (1075), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 19, 2009  
Bottle from Siciliano’s, Grand Rapids, MI. Clear dark brown, almost cola color with small, beige tan head. Aroma is spicey, cinnamon, oranges, all very dry. Flavor is spicey, orange, a little biscuit, heavy alc, wow, really intense, fruity. Medium to light with active carbonation. Pretty intense, reminds me of the stone-nogne-jollypumpkin collaboration a little bit.


 bhensonb (3757), Woodland, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 8, 2009  
Bottle from Captain Cougar. Thanks once more! Pours a dark reddish amber with a decent tan head. Lots of xmas spice aroma - reminds of mincemeat. Full bodied with mild carbonation. Flavor is dark fruit, xmas spice and heavy malt. Heat is present but rather submerged in all the flavors. This one gives xmas ales some sturdy competition. Finish is just a complexity of flavors.


 grimreeser (786), Minnesota, USA
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/58/105/518/20
Mar 15, 2009  
I had this in the cellar for about two months. Pulled it out, spiced lager. Didn’t have much hope it’d taste good. Nice aroma, cinnamon and other spice. Citrus and a bit of the honey in the background. Didn’t notice it is almost 10%. Good stuff.


meisterbrauMHB (50), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Mar 9, 2009  
Pours an appealing red with a nice foamy head, kind of like Santa. Nice spicy aroma. Fruity orange with a great ginger aftertaste. Nice blend of malts, spices, and orange. Good job Lakefront!


 Scubatrip (357), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Feb 24, 2009  
From the bottle, courtesy of Secret Santa, pours a clear, light red with a thick foamy white head. Aroma of gingerbread and nutmeg, and some other holiday-style spices (probably where the name came from). Taste is a bit fruity up front, then the spices find their way in with the aftertaste. Malty but not too thick, the would go well apres-ski.


 vyvvy (1920), Hazelwood, Missouri, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Feb 16, 2009  
Pours clear dark burgundy with a thick tan head. The aroma is heavy on the spices (seems like nutmeg and a bit of allspice), toasty malt and a hint of sweetness. Medium grainy body with some medium intensity carbonation. The taste starts with toasted malt, then an absolute onslaught of spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, cardamon) and is quite dry. The finish is overbearing with spice with a bit of sweetness and orange peel showing through. This would be better if the spices weren’t so overwhelming.


 watson1977 (196), , Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Jan 29, 2009  
poured a nice reddish brown color with a medium whitish head. aroma is christmasy but stale...stale cinnamon, nutmeg, mulled cider, some citrus. flavor is of pine and cinnamon with some other muddled xmas spices...tastes like a christmas candle smells. mouthfeel is a bit silky but the finish has too much alcohol flavor...



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