Festivus Cinnamon Bitter - Golden Road Brewing

charlzm

California

2.17/5  rDev -22.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

Consumed December 28, 2011 at the brewery.

This beer is a dark honey colored brew. Somewhat cloudy. A one finger off-white head provides very good sheeting on the glass sides.

The aroma is cinnamon, cinnamon and cinnamon (in that order).

Flavor is cinnamon, cinnamon, a touch of spicy honey and cinnamon. Disagreeable aspirin bitterness on the finish.

Mouthfeel is a little on the thin side with adequate carbonation.

Drinkability? I couldn't finish the glass. Too much cinnamon.

Serving type: on-tap

01-03-2012 21:11:29 | More by charlzm

DarthKostrizer

California

2/5  rDev -28.3%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

On tap at Blue Palms

Look: Murky yellow with a 1/8 inch head and no real retention

Smell: Pine needles and cinnamon

Taste: Cinnamon cookies mixed with pine needles. Not good at all

Mouthfeel: Low body and low carbonation

Overall: This beer is not good. Nothing about the beer was enjoyable a complete fail

Serving type: on-tap

12-25-2011 02:21:05 | More by DarthKostrizer

augustgarage

California

3.5/5  rDev +25.4%

12-23-2011 22:23:28 | More by augustgarage

UCLABrewN84

California

3.48/5  rDev +24.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Blue Palms Brewhouse in Los Angeles, CA as part of their Jingle Bell Jubilee.

Pours a murky honey orange with a 1/2 inch off-white head that fades to nothing. No lacing on this beer. Smell is of cinnamon sticks, cinnamon powder, other spices, and tea leaf. Taste is of malt, cinnamon sticks/powder, other spices, and steeped tea leaf. There is a very bitter and spicy aftertaste on this one. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a smooth mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good bitter that is very spicy and reminds me somewhat of canela/herbal tea.

Serving type: on-tap

12-11-2011 19:43:00 | More by UCLABrewN84