4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Orange body, white foamy head. WoW! the nose on this screams winter spice beer. There is cinnamon and clove and a good bit of pine-hops. Taste was spice all over the place. Mouth feel was full, and milky smooth. Come winter, I will be looking for Ale Mary.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Amber color with a large head. Interesting aroma of cloves and alcohol. Outstanding tastes of ginger, cinnamon and cloves on top of a medium malt base. Drinking this in May is probably not the right thing to do, but I can assure you I’ll be drinking this come wintertime!
4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
500 ml bottle, Habersham Beverage Warehouse, Savannah, Ga. Pours a orangish copper with a thick, frothy off-white head and thick lacing left on the glass. Spicy, nutmeg-like aroma - very fresh. Flavor has some spicy elements to it as well. Pick up a bit of cinammon and nutmneg with a trace of spearmint. God overall bitter flavor with a nutty undertone. Palate is thick and creamy. Really enjoyed this one - could see spending a loing night in an English pub nursing several of these.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
(500 ml bottle: $5.29 at Whole Foods in La Jolla, CA) Ooph, this is a pretty big price tag, so I’m hoping the beer is worth it. It pours a bright golden orange color, somewhat hazy, with a few dark particles suspended in the beer. Off-white head is fairly small right from the start, but the steady stream of swiftly rising carbonation bubbles maintains a quarter inch later atop the beer. The nose, hmm, I’m not really liking this too much. Spicy, lightly hoppy nose also has what seems to be a fairly alcoholic aroma. Moderately fruity, very lightly malty, but the spicy, bitter flavor is dominant from the start, and is somewhat astringent in the finish. Ale Mary, full of spice, I’m not a big fan of thee.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
One of my all-time favorite "Holiday beers." I found out today that Pimiento is the same thing as Allspice, which made me a little sad as I was really beieving for a long time it had little red peppers in it...
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Poured with a gigantic head. I had let this sit for over a week, so I know my agitation was not a factor. Deep gold coloring with a little bit of cloudiness. The aroma is ginger bread with some carrots and some cinnamon. The taste is a dry ginger and bread crust with some celery. The spices are overwhelming. This is a weird beer.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Weston-Super-Mare is one of the places where Pommy retirees go to die. Drinking this wouldn’t be a bad way to go. Poured a cloudy amber colour with a thick head and some lace. Aroma has cloves, yeast and caramel. Complex flavour profile. Rum and raisins, spices and a big warming finish. Found this improved as it warmed, but I found the spices ultimately cloying. That said, it’s one of the most distinctive and challenging ales I’ve come across recently. (Bottle)
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
A cloudy bronze color with a thick creamy head and nice silky lacing. Nose of aforementioned spices along with apricots and fig, rich nutty malts. The flavor is sweet and floral with a meaty bouquet of an apple and pumpkin pie blend along with sweated shallots. Yeasty tang with a creamy vanilla & roasted sesame see oil finish. Very thorough spiced beer. Well thought out and tasty to boot!
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