Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Christmas Ale

Sample at GABF 2009. Pours a clear golden color with thin white head. Aroma is sweet and slightly spicy with notes of caramel, cinnamon, nutmeg, light chocolate and ripe dark fruit. Flavor is about the same. Pretty spicy. Medium body with a light spice finish.

Bottle as part of a tasting at Catskeller. Pours a clear copper-amber color with a small beige head. Really nice aroma of honey, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, cherry and other berries, and perfume. The flavor doesn’t live up to the aroma, and is more of a flat version of those elements with some toffee to boot. Light bodied, sweet, and spicy. Not a bad Christmas ale but would be so much better if it could deliver what the nose promises.

A definate christmas beer w/ classical spices but overdone. I enjoyed it but wouldn’t buy it.

Sampled at GABF. Amber color. Aroma of spice, Christmas. Tastes like christmas too. I remember one of my homebrew experiments tasting a bit like this . . .

Not sure if this is the 08 version or not either way it’s held up well in that reguard. Amber pour with a thin off white head. Spotty lace. Toasted and caramel malts on the nose. Nutmeg, honey and cinnamon.

12oz bottle. Amber in color with a thin white head and good carbonation. Aroma is of spices and carmel. Very smooth mouthfeel and interesting flavor. The ginger is pretty dominant in this one but the finish is almost of a cream soda flavor. Not too sweet, not too much spice. I think it is a pretty nice balance and a halfway decent brew.

This bottled brew from JSuqire at a rating party poured a small sized head of foamy bubbles that were and left behind a very softly carbonated golden brown colored body and a poor lacing. The aroma was of mild spices. The mouth feel was tingly at the start and at the finish with a strong aftertaste. The strong flavor contained notes of hops and spices. Lots of strong spices all around ruined the quaff-ability for me. I found it rough raucous and gaudy. Not one that I would likely buy again.

Aroma of chamomile, honey and other flowery crap. Appearance is light reddish brown. Gingerbread nuttiness, with some spice. Palate is lively. Pretty good for the style.