4.7 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Loved this one! As others have already said ... I didn’t miss the cherries at all in this beer. Very well ballanced. Hope they do this one again sometime.
4.6 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
Malty, Yeasty, smooth, full bodied, cloves and bananas. The only thing I’d change would be to boost the hop presence JUST SLIGHTLY.
I really like this beer. It falls a hair short of the best beers I’ve ever tasted, but only a hair.
I have to admit that my score partly reflects the fact that I can get a fresh growler filled for only 15 dollars. Great value imho.
4.5 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Draft at the Drafting Room Exton. HAzy dark straw pour with 1-finger off-white head. Big aromas of banana, yeasty Bazooka gum, spicy florals, and some funky malt. The flavor is on the sweet side, with a lot of banana, coriander, orange zest, bubblegum, and floral spices. This one could be a banana lambic! It also gains some bier de gard elements and saisony funky floral spiciness as it warms. Wonderfully complex and extremely smooth, with no heat at all! Troeg’s has another winner on their hands. Oh, and by the way, this is an example of how the cherries actually may have held this wonderful beer back a little!
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Orange in color with a full head. Lots of spice in the flavor with a smooth full body. The high alcohol is prominent in the flavor but finishes dry and smooth.
4.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 19/20
this is the mad elf without the cherries or honey, it is also unfiltered, which makes in a cloudy light brownish colour. personally i think this is much better then the regular mad elf. doesn’t really have a distinct flavour, it is just kick ass.
4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Had this on tap at Bocktown for their Christmas in July. Great choice.
A- Medium reddish brown body with thin off-white head. Great hed retention. The Red hue gleams in the light.
S- Very warm smell. Belgian spices hit the nose first followed by a touch of belgian yeast and some fruitiness.
T- Big delicious spicy taste. The spicy yeast is definately the most notable taste here. Nice balance with sweet malt. Spiciness lingers on the palate until the next sip. The taste is a good balance of spicy and sweet.
P- Medium carbonation and medium weight body. Goes down smooth and easy.
O- Great beer that is reminiscent of the Christmas season. I really enjoyed it and I will have it again whenever I find it.
Serving type: on-tap
Reviewed on: 07-29-2007 21:35:08
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Fruity, dry spice flavor, yet very smooth... wish they would have came out with a 2008 batch... i really hope they try to push this as much as the mad elf... could be a new big seller....
4.1 AROMA 10/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draft at Union Jacks. Very complex malty aroma. Dark cloudy amber pour with a minimal off white head. Amazingly well balanced beer strong in citrus, banana and clove flavor. I didn’t miss the cherrys at all and I’m a huge fan of Mad Elf. I can’t wait to have this one again. Alcohol content well hidden
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