Diamond Knot Ho! Ho! Winter Ale - Diamond Knot Brewery

silverking

Florida

4.03/5  rDev +8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

It pours a clear reddish brown. It sports a tan head with moderate retention and beautiful lacing. The lacing forms a thick sheet on the inside of the glass for a solid 3 seconds and then glides gently back onto the surface of the beer. The aroma carries lots of pine and citrus with a strong malty background. It smells like spruce tips were added, but when I viewed diamond knot's website is said that water, malt, hops, and yeast were the only ingredients. The taste starts hoppy (lots of pine) and progressivly gets more bitter. The malt does start to appear in the finish and then eventually catches up to the hops for a bittersweet finish. There is moderate carbonation with a moderately heavy mouthfeel. This beer definitly has a warming sensation. This is truly an exceptional beer for the winter season.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 01:01:01 | More by silverking

MarvinTheMarzen

Iowa

2.25/5  rDev -39.7%

02-04-2013 03:38:15 | More by MarvinTheMarzen

SpectralAbyss

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

01-26-2013 16:18:18 | More by SpectralAbyss

Hopmodium

Washington

4/5  rDev +7.2%

01-14-2013 00:20:03 | More by Hopmodium

jjd315

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

01-10-2013 03:42:28 | More by jjd315

doughanson78

Washington

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

01-05-2013 03:23:18 | More by doughanson78

piconaut

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

01-01-2013 05:47:38 | More by piconaut

ReefRunner

2.75/5  rDev -26.3%

12-24-2012 22:45:41 | More by ReefRunner

csurowiec

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

12-24-2012 22:43:52 | More by csurowiec

NickThePyro

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +0.5%

12-24-2012 03:20:08 | More by NickThePyro

RJLarse

Washington

3.9/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

I bought a bomber of Ho Ho Winter Ale at Total Wine & More in Spokane.

Poured into a pint glass.

Pours a nut brown color, clear, with a creamy off-white head.

Smell is a soft caramel candy aroma.

Taste is a peppery caramel flavor up front with a sweet bitter finish.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and clean, not cloying.

Overall a very drinkable winter ale. Reminds me of the Deschutes Jubelale.

Serving type: bottle

12-10-2012 01:35:49 | More by RJLarse

FLBEERGUY25

Florida

4/5  rDev +7.2%

11-29-2012 14:30:06 | More by FLBEERGUY25

rahbuckeye

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

11-18-2012 00:42:50 | More by rahbuckeye

oberon

North Carolina

3.9/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Seems a little odd to be drinking a CHRISTmas beer when it's 70 degrees outside.Poured into an imperial nonic a clear deeper amber shade with a half finger off white head atop.A little spice,nuttiness, and biscuit malt with a whole lot of sweet alcohol,it's pretty boozy I can tell.Warming not over the top alcohol sweetness mixed with spiced notes on the palate,a decent roasted nut and dark fruitiness compliments the booze pretty well.It's not a drink all day holiday beer but it's warming and pretty flavorful,I would drink again.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2012 21:15:44 | More by oberon

BigTrubble

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -12.9%

11-09-2012 01:42:14 | More by BigTrubble

benbjb

Washington

5/5  rDev +34%

11-04-2012 22:03:35 | More by benbjb

Kasabuske

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

10-06-2012 02:54:01 | More by Kasabuske

adkieffer

Washington

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

10-05-2012 22:33:41 | More by adkieffer

simonmoyse

Washington

4.25/5  rDev +13.9%

09-02-2012 22:09:25 | More by simonmoyse

BCross

Washington

3/5  rDev -19.6%

05-09-2012 03:46:43 | More by BCross

DanielBrett

Pennsylvania

3.83/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a bomber into a Pint glass

A: This brew is a amber / brown color. It's not very clear, you can see through the glass only when held up light. Had about 1.5 finger head and a decent amount of lacing.

S: Mainly spices, not much to it

T: Fairly malty brew, has a bit of an alcohol taste and feel to it, followed by a slightly bitter aftertaste.

M: Nothing to Complex. This is a medium bodied brew, gives you a bit of a that alcohol burn, and leaves a dry bitter finish.

O: An all around decent brew, Glad I got to try it out but I can't say that I'll be rushing to buy another bottle of it.

Serving type: bottle

02-03-2012 23:15:31 | More by DanielBrett

hopfacebrew

Colorado

4.33/5  rDev +16.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Received this in a trade from Beefsteak, thanks man!

Poured to a pint glass from bomber, no dates as far as I could tell. The beer pours a amber brown color with a 1.5 finger head with good retention and lacing throughout. The nose is that of chocolate and coffee malty sweet toes with a hint of floral hops. The flavor starts out with a nice hoppy flavor that blends to a mix of cinnamon, nutmeg, chocolate maltyness. Very good. Higher end of medium bodied and well carbonated. Overall, I enjoyed the beer, I had never heard of the beer or brewery before so it was a nice little surprise. I would recommend it.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2012 13:57:59 | More by hopfacebrew

grubefresh

Arizona

4/5  rDev +7.2%

01-22-2012 08:59:59 | More by grubefresh

Jamstone714

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -6.2%

01-20-2012 13:29:19 | More by Jamstone714

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.17/5  rDev -41.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Kind of a homebrew lookin' muddled brown with less than 1/4" head on it, off white light tan stylee. Aroma was slightly bitter, toffee.

Taste, I liked corpulent's description of "sucking on a copper penny." It was this weird kind of dirty, sweet and bitter, which roughly approximates sucking on a penny I guess, so good call. Was reminiscient to me of the vinegar and wood mouthfeel of Rodenbach, but worse, and I'm always wondering why people always think that's some benchmark of style.

This beer was pretty tough to drink, and in fact, I did not finish my pour. I was able to have a few ounces, but most of that was just to satiate my curiosity if this would get any better. Didn't taste like a winter warmer or anything xmas style, just tasted like a fake bee someone put vinegar and bitterness into to try and call it a psuedo sour or something.

Really was just some brown malt and earthy garbage hop bitterness that was the most distinct flavors.

Avoid.

Serving type: bottle

01-17-2012 01:38:16 | More by Beerandraiderfan