 nearbeer (1101), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Jul 22, 2008 650 ml. Slightly foggy, ruby-tinged mahogany brew with a small but lasting head. Aroma of soured orange, caramel, nutmeg and cinnamon. Initial flavor is orange, nutmeg, cinnamon and toffee, turning to roasted pecan and walnut. Finish is drying with notes of whiskey sour, oak barrel, clove, peppery ginger, cocoa, and char. Medium body is almost smooth, but has a lot of spice-tingle and finishes dry. With a touch more body and a pinch less clove this would be a great brew.
unclemike (258), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
Jul 12, 2008 Pours a murky brown, with a quickly dissipating light tan head. Smell is quite interesting and compex. Tons of different things to pick out. Graham crackers, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar, cinnamon, and if you breathe deeply a little ketchup. Taste is somewhat similar to the smell, big on the nutmeg and some clove. Cinnamon, brown sugar, and various other spices are all quite noticeable. Finish is fairly smooth and delightful. I dug this brew
Illini08 (504), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Jun 29, 2008 Bottle, shared by barleyPops. Thanks! Definitely a good Christmas beer. We drank it in June though... Brown pour with a tan head. Basically as barleyPops describes. Strong clove and cinnamon spiciness with plenty of honey and molasses as well. The spice may have been a bit strong, but this was still a good one.
barleyPops (1057), Quad-Cities, Illinois, USA
Jun 22, 2008 shared a bomber with illini08. medium dark brown with a decent tan head. aroma and flavor was molasses with strong spiciness of clove and cinnamon, along with some honey. the spices were a bit strong for my liking.
phishpond417 (1162), Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
Jun 17, 2008 This beer pours a deep dark amber colour. Medium khaki head that leaves scattered lacing. Very enticing aroma of mixed spices, cloves, cinammon and honey. Mouthfeel is smooth, well balanced and full. Taste is very pleasent and a dance of sweet and spicey.
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