 kpresley77 (134), Jackson, Georgia, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Aug 16, 2008 Bottle courtesy of fonefan pours hazy copper with beautiful thick white head. The lacing and carbonation is perfect. Aroma is very light plums and raisins. First taste is sweet dark fruit then a slight alcohol bite. The alcohol is hidden very well by the sweet fruit and carbonation. Not just a winter beer, I could drink this all year long.
bb (2976), Martinez, California, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 13, 2008 Bottle. Amber beer with an off-white head. Malty, estery aroma with good spice. Fruity flavor with yeast, spice, and a slight tartness. Medium body. Lingering esters and light spice.
mgumby10 (1858), Jupiter, Florida, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Aug 4, 2008 Courtesy of Irishboy at RBSG. Pours a light gold orange with a small off white head. Smells of some big funky notes, lots of spice, coriander, and mild candy sugar. Pretty interesting flavors. Lots of spice, funk, sweet citrus fruits, yeast, and a subtle tartness. Very interesting combination and it definitely peeked my interest. Finishes lightly tart and funky, pretty full bodied for the style as well. Nice.
BoBoChamp (1449), Gent, Belgium
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Jul 28, 2008 Updated: Jul 19, 200933cl, from De Hopduvel Gent, complex X-Mas brew, balanced, cloudy, good head, good brew
Doppelganger (1353), Dry County, Arkansas, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 17, 2008 Bottle, at cgarvieuk’s, with Stella, the kids, and Traci. Really great tasting Craig—thanks! Very pale gold, clean white head. Comforting rice pudding aroma with vanilla and cinnamon, fresh yeasty bread, a little hint of herbal hops. Light caramel flavor, buttery sweetness, soft and sweet. Some really nice things going on here, but the butter quality was sort of unexpected and off-putting. Might be something that makes more sense on a second tasting, but in this case, it was a little distracting.
Borresteijn (1452), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 2/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 4/5 | 7/20 |
Jul 14, 2008 Bottle @ Café Gollem. I must admit, I had high expectations after reading the ratings at ratebeer, but this one really disappointed me. It certainly didn’t live up to the hype. Pours hazy orange with a huge head, gushes out of the bottle. Smell is afwul, rotten vegetables and overripe fruit, very cloying. Made me say "Tsjeeses" allright, but not in a good way. Taste was also cloying, overripe fruit, melon, with a bit of a sour/acidic finish. There’s a lot going on in the flavours there, maybe I didn’t get it. Gets better when it warms up. Must admit, the mouthfeel is superb, really smooth and creamy. However, taste and smell were horrible imho.
VikingHammer (363), Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 17/20 |
Jul 11, 2008 Murky orange pour with a rocky off white head. Big funky aroma with hints of hops. Nice balance sweet and spicy. A great X-mas beer.
Marsiblursi (1659), Göteborg, Sweden
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 18, 2008 (Draught) Pours a hazy orange to amber colour. The aroma is sweet with tones of almond paste, (over) ripe fruits like banana, pears, yellow apples and kiwi. Bit spicy with tones of white pepper, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and maybe a touch of coriander and clove alongside some herbal hops. The flavour is of malt, almond paste, fruits, spices and hops. Medium to heavily sweet with some light, bitter dryness. The mouthfeel is soft, round and quite silky. Medium full bodied.
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