 jimmack34 (566), Lancaster, Ohio, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Nov 27, 2008 Bottle. Pours mahogany red with a soft beige head. Smells malty, creamy, roasted, nutty. Tastes like roasted coffee, some malted grains, sweet, but I dont taste anything to make me think this is a inter brew. No seasonal spices that I expected. Disappointing, but it doesnt taste bad, just not festive.
Swalden28 (1449), McKinney, Texas, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 21, 2008 Bottle from Plano Beverage in Plano, TX.
Pours a dark amber with beige head. Aroma of caramel malt, toasty. Flavor is caramel, semi-sweet, nice hop flavor with slight bitter. Has nice creamy full body, med-high carbonation. Pretty good beer.
kosko20 (302), Bemidji, Minnesota, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 21, 2008 A dark brown, almost black pour with small light tan head. Aroma is chocolaty, roasted malts, coffee and toffee. Flavor is much of the same. Good bitterness, creamy and thick. Good brew.
GJF (498), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Nov 20, 2008 This varies quite a bit year to year so rating may be misleading. I didn’t particularly like it last year. This year’s quite solid though. Deep ruby with thin white head. Lots of malt and toffee flavor with just the right touch of hops in the finish. On tap at Kieran’s--I would have had a few more if we hadn’t had to move on!
BelgianBeerGal (1285), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 18, 2008 Draught at Ginger Man. Poured a bronze, brown colour with a medium off-white head and foamy lacing. Not a big aroma but some malt and coffee. Enjoyable sweet flavour that gives way to some bitterness in the finish. Good brew.
Trev (862), Lakeville, Minnesota, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Nov 17, 2008 Poured a ruby brown mahogany colour with a thick tan head.
Aroma was dark roast malt, light vanilla and coffee, some woody hop.
Flavour is dark toffee sweetness. light coffee and some vanilla again with a burnt woody bitterness in the finish.
A bit rough around the edges but still not too shabby.
WisconsinBeer (521), St Paul, Minnesota, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Oct 17, 2008 Bottle. Deep brownish red color, thin head with a few carbonation bubbles. Flavor is dark roasted malts, some coffee. Similar to a porter, but without the sweetness. Light bodied. Finishes on a lingering bitter note. Would like to see a bit more ABV, but this is still a decent winter warmer.
17thfloor (1457), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Oct 17, 2008 Pours a light see-thru dark brown with larger carbonation bubbles. Light roast aroma. Nice flavor, good amount of roast and light creamy chocolate, well balanced and easy drinking. Medium/light body with lively carbonation but still has a nice creamy mouthful.
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