Pours dark copper amber with a thick white head. Aroma of bread. Initial caramel malty taste with a lingering bitterness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy

Marshmallow and amber malts with a finish ilthat has rough hops. Pretty confusing beer.

Bottle from Harris Teeter in Alexandria, VA.Medium brown in colour, with a slight, off-white, head. Toasty malts, slight touch of berry fruit, hint of chocolate, leading to a bitter finish. Ok.

12 oz. bottle. Pours clear amber with an off-white head. Aroma of malt, bread, nuts. Some fruitiness. Taste follows nose. Has some burnt notes, maybe some spruce. Caramel and spices. Not great, but probably one of Abita's better efforts.

UPDATED: DEC 9, 2017 Pours a clear mahogany with a tan head. Aroma of roasted cocoa with piney hops. The taste is cocoa and earthy hops with a nice bitterness to offset the malt. Overall bitterness seems to come from a roasted note that rounds out the beer well.

As befits any Christmas present, each years offering is a unique product crafted with special care. Generally, this beer is a dark ale, however, the recipe changes each year. Available November thru December. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Pours brown and slightly hazy with a film of off-white head. Aroma is slightly nutty malt. Flavor is nutty as well with some smoked malt character. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Pours a amber reddish color. Easy drinking darker session ale but not my favorite. More like light version of the heavier dark ales

Reddish amber color. Thin , white head. Caramel malt and hint of hops in aroma. Decent , hoppy bitterness in taste. A bit watery . not bad in general , but something is missing.

On tap at 40 Brews. It poured a light amber color with an off-white head. The aroma was of malts, caramel and some hops. The taste was similar to the aroma with more malts, caramel, toffee, hops, pine and some sweetness. The aftertaste was mild with some light toffee. Interesting.