 gunnfryd (3539), Kristiansand, Norway
Jan 10, 2008 Bottle. Amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is fruit, malt, caramel. Flavour is fruit, malt, caramel, hop, alcohol. OK beer.
kidmartinek (972), austin, Texas, USA
Jan 9, 2008 All foam on the pour. That same stangnant water color I hate. Head is off white. Aroma is a litty nutty, mostly. Taste is a little chocolately, interestingly enough. Aftertaste is bland.
rocbyter (902), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
Jan 8, 2008 Caramel malt aroma with a slight amount of apple. Clear light amber color with a large tan head. Light malt flavor thats not sweet or bitter in the beginning finishing with a mild spiciness.
WillieV (191), Maryland, USA
Jan 6, 2008 550ml Bottle: Poured a perfect amber color. Nice thick off white head. Always a fan of winter ales this one stands out above most that I have had in the past.
Beerlando (2286), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jan 3, 2008 Winter 2007 edition. Pours a crystal clear, rusty copper amber color. A large, foamy, off-white head settles slowly to a wispy, swirly film. Random flares and spots of sudsy lacing coat the glass, though most slowly find their way back to the body. The aroma is sharply metallic when cold, warning me to back off and let it warm up a bit. The effort pays off, as the metallic notes disappear, leaving only sweet toasted caramel, mild floral hops, and a dose of heavy cream behind. The flavor is sweet up front, but moving quickly to cereal grains and a mildly astringent floral hop finish. The astringency sticks around for a few seconds on the roof of the mouth. Overall, pretty boring tasting. Seems like a watered down Barleywine more than anything else. Smells nice, but the astringency and lack of substance are major issues.
tangentrider (144), USA
Jan 1, 2008 3-inch head. malt and yeast aroma. taste has mild hops and yeast, but is a bit watery. finish is slightly sweet with a bit of hop bitterness.
rayOfBeer (316), El Cerrito, California, USA
Dec 31, 2007 This 2007-2008 beer pours out of the bottle orange with a twinge of brown. There is a fine foam, off-white head. The aroma is of malt and burnt orange. The beer has a creamy caramel flavor with hints of tartness. It starts a tad sweet then quickly becomes smooth with a slight bittering. Great carbonation gives this beer a tingle on the front of the tongue. Overall a nice beer to toast the winter onward.
Floback (333), Naples, Florida, USA
Dec 30, 2007 This was in a X-mas mix 12-pack I got from a sister of a friend. Pours a minute off-white head over a dark orange and amber-hued body. Very subtle aroma of yeast, biscuits, and grains. Tastes of green apple, subtle toffee, grains, subtler yeast. Medium/full carbonation and thin/medium body. Drinkable, as all of the flavors are attenuated and almost bland.
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