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Tröegs The Mad Elf Holiday Ale

Tröegs The Mad Elf Holiday Ale

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An American Strong Ale brewed by
Tröegs Brewing Company

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA

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4713.49/5.03.49/5.0Winter11%41.9Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
The combination of Cherries, Honey, and Chocolate Malts delivers gentle fruits and subtle spices. Fermented and aged with a unique yeast , this ruby red beer has significant warming strength that underlies the character of this Ale.

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 Rogueone (365), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/55/103/514/20

May 7, 2008  
WTF. 12 oz bottle: flaky sediment suspended in an ruby-amber pour with a thin white head. Mildly sour cherry flavor with sweet honey undertones. Pretty yeasty and watery for my tastes- perhaps mad elf taint. Very fragrant but little to no follow through.

 hellbilly (900), scottsdale über alles, Arizona, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Sep 29, 2008  
presumably last year’s bottle by way of machfive55.... pours crystal clear and a very red shade of amber. it has a small whitish head which fades quickly to nothing. sweet aroma though it’s hard to place what kind of sugar... honey, brown sugar and caramel are noted along with vanilla, fresh cherries and cinnamon. awfully sweet on the palate... though strangely not sticky? flavors of chocolate, vanilla, cherry skins and bruised meat, spice and a rather disappointing finish.... disappointing because it doesn’t really change from the flavor. maybe it’s a bit less sweet and slightly bitter from the spice? medium body with a meh feeling on the tongue. 11% is incredibly well hidden. unfortunately, under a blanket of sugar.


 after4ever (1751), Brier, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 27, 2008  
12-oz. Thanks, Skoi! Crystal clear bright amber with light gray swirls on top. Not nearly as rubied as the photo, but mine was a smaller pour. Definite honey nose, in a grassy way. Mild creamy body, lots of pie spice, a little tiny bit of cherry. Long sweet finish. Lots of sugar throughout. A bit too restrained to be of much interest, but it certainly hides the booze exceptionally well.


 riversideAK (1630), Shoreline, Washington, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Bottle from Beerman6686. Thanks! Pours a reddish tone with a thin head. Aroma is strong with lots of yeasty spice, some sweet cherries, honey, and lots of nail polish remover. Flavor is alcoholic throughout. Sweet cherry syrup, yeast, jet fuel, spice. Overly sweet, extremely heavy, too hot. I did not really like this one at all.


Snoop59 (15), Penn Run, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/516/20
Jul 29, 2008    Updated: Sep 15, 2008
Growler from the Brewery. Pours a crystal clear red-amber color with a thin, creamy off-white head that diminishes quickly but resurrects with a slight swirl of the glass. Minimal lacing. Aroma is of bubble gum and cherries. Flavor is a sweet blending of bananas, bubblegum, cherries and cloves. Finish is warming. Medium bodied, soft carbonation.


 Beerlando (1339), Orlando, Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/511/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Pours a clear rose wine color with a small, foamy, khaki colored head. Soapy lacing mostly rejoins the body. The aroma shows sweet candy sugar and honey, artificial, medicinal cherries, and a hint at floral hops. The taste of cherry cough syrup is not a welcomed one, and nor are the attempted cover-ups of honey, sugar, and floral blossoms. A sticky, syrupy body sits goes down too thick and sits heavy in the stomach. This one is way too big of a beer for what it delivers, and it feels like it was thrown together on a moment’s notice. Quite simply put, its a mess.




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