Christmas Ale - North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery

wampahoofus

Pennsylvania

4.38/5  rDev +22.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Appearance: Dark amber to brown color. Minimal head and a bit of lacing

Smell: Fruity and sweet with a suggestion of alcohol.

Taste: Well balaced and malty. Not as sweet or carbonated as many of this style. Nutty and smooth at the finish. A nice rounded flavor!

Mouthfeel: Smooth and rich to the palatte. The malt lingers on the tounge and in the nose long after the sip.

Drinkability: This is a well balanced barleywine. This is my favorite style, so I am sure my rating is a bit inflated. However, it is not as sweet and boozy as most. The malt is delicious and rich. My favorite NxNW brew yet!

Serving type: on-tap

02-10-2011 22:53:38 | More by wampahoofus

JeffSuttonTX

Texas

3/5  rDev -16%

03-10-2013 20:45:44 | More by JeffSuttonTX

midaszero

Washington

3.38/5  rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

A - Orange amber body with small off white head that leave little lacing

S - Sweet malt and boozy

T - Heavy malt presence with some spice. Kind of boozy. Strong toasted notes in the back.

M - Medium body with medium high carbonation

D - Enjoyable but kind of rough.

Serving type: on-tap

02-28-2009 18:50:43 | More by midaszero

JDV

Texas

3.35/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Pours murky, hazed orange with a nice offwhite head and some yeast. Smell is nicely rich, thick tart maltiness with alcohol well hidden. Taste is tart/sweet malt, and a hint of alcohol. Typical flavors of the style, but nicely made and much better to me than most of the style. Worth a try.

Serving type: bottle

03-20-2008 03:08:24 | More by JDV

MUSHROOMCLOUD

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance - Served in a tulip glass. Light brown, ice tea color. Off white cap. Nice lacing.

Smell - Malty. Spicy. Moderate hop aroma. Fruity. Mild, toffee undertone.

Taste - Sweet malt. Alcohol. Fruity. Slightest touch of caramel.

Mouthfeel - Full bodied. Low to medium carbonation. Slick.

Drinkability - Nice. Definitely a malty English barleywine. Good sipper.

Serving type: on-tap

12-13-2005 03:36:45 | More by MUSHROOMCLOUD