3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JAN 7, 2007 03’ This is one of Lancs. crown jewels. Sweet malt flavor with lots of spices. HMMM, another reason to have another (like I need one). Love it!!! 04’ Unfortunately, doesn’t hold a candle to last year’s. My inside man told me that they brewed two batches this year. The first one was bottled and the second was kegged. I highly recommend the bottled version over the kegged.
07’ I haven’t liked this beer much since the first year it was made. :(
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Poured a mahogany color with an off white small head. Spicy aroma of clove and malt. Malt, spice, chocolate and cinnamon with a round mouthfeel. Did not warm me up enough on this sub zero Philadelphia day.
3.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
(draft at brewery)
Dark ruby brown with a little weak dish sud head. Aroma is very light. Roasted malt is main scent with just a bit of spice, maybe nutmeg, and just a hint of hops. Flavor is great. Big toasty sweet malt taste and feel balanced very well well with a nice hop favor. Some mild spice flavors on the finish with a very nice alcohol warming. Great brew, easy to drink.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
8.0% alcohol bite at first taste, with a slight sour yeast, roasted malt flavor. Nice bend of roasted malts and bitterness. Temperature was in the teens this weekend in Philly, perfect weather for a Winter Warmer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft at Sean Bolan's in bel air.Nice dark mohogany brew w/ some head and lace.Aroma is a tease of spice & a bit of malt.The taste starts intense and finishes quickly.Nice malt(tease of the chocolate type w/ some spices)Nice silky smooth palate(the finish could have stuck around longer)Nice fresh ale.I could sense the 8% very slightly.Good stuff.
3.7 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(Tap at Which Brew, Easton, PA) Deep copper/brown color. Slight head. Subdued malty aroma, with slight ale/fruity character and notes of carmel. Full bodied malty brew with carmel flavor and well hidden alcohol. Overall, well made, yet does not have anything assertive about it that says 8.2%ABV.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Nice color and a lasting head. The nose is very malty. Sweet and warming. A nice winter ale.
5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 20/20
Can you tell "I Love This Stuff," Awesome body with great maltiness and just the right hint of hops. This one warms your cockles.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
Slight hint of cinnamon and nutmeg in nose. STRONG molasses flavor throughout. Light, but lingering bitterness.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Very strong malt flavor with some brief sourness. Rather prominently alcoholic. Not bad.
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