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rAvg: 3.85
pDev: 12.73%
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Winter Warmer
| 8.60%
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northyorksammy
Ontario (Canada)
3.93
/5
rDev
+2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Bottle #648 brought out at the brewpub in Atlanta.This ws brewed for x-mas, a little spicy, got some cinammon,orange peel, was it bolder before? Dark colour with a head and lacing. Medium mouthfeel, low carbonation.Complex and very respectable winter warmer.
Serving type: bottle
02-10-2008 20:45:21 |
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mikesgroove
South Carolina
3.9
/5
rDev
+1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle poured into a Pint Glass
A Poured a very nice and somewhat hazy hazelnut brown. A nice light reddish hue was apparent around the edges. A good two finger or higher head of white sticky and foamy lace then appeared over the top of it and ever so gradually settled down to simply a thin layer of film across the top. There was some carbonation apparent in it as well.
S Aroma was very interesting, lots of spice and caramel mixed in with a very nutty, malty aroma. Some fresh cut grass could be detected floating around on the inside and making it appear much lighter. There was almost something sweet though lingering, perhaps honey in the back.
T- The flavor was very smooth and pronounced. To be honest it was quite mellow and drinkable with a good bit of caramel and maple added to it, it kind of tasted like fall if that makes any sense. A really full flavor this gave off some essence of nuttiness as it warmed a really nice and festive beer, there was no hint of the alcohol whatsoever and the overall flavor was very pronounced and robust.
M Nice medium body and adequate carbonation gave this a very nice, full feel and really a nice push overall. Not overly slick or syrupy it was right down the middle here.
D Pretty good, albeit a little on the sweet side to really be able to put down a whole lot, it still came off very well and made for a fine late fall taste. I could see myself enjoying one of these every once and a while a really nice ale.
Overall I thought this was very nice. It was in the same category as a Highland Cold Mountain, with that sweet maple like taste and a good amount of wood flavor mixed in. A good chunk of Vanilla also mixed in as you let the taste work its way out. I would have to say this was more then decent and I look forward to being able to have another one soon. A nice seasonal from Sweetwater.
Serving type: bottle
12-04-2007 11:27:40 |
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ChainGangGuy
Georgia
3.13
/5
rDev
-18.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
($1.99 12oz. 2007 Bottle @ Total Wine in Kennesaw, GA).
Appearance: Pours a clear dark brown body with ruby-hued edges and a wispy, white head.
Smell: Aroma charged with spices, mostly allspice, but there's some mace and cinnamon in there as well.
Taste: Mild roasted maltiness and burnt toast flavor with a faint hint of chocolate. A spicy-sweet fruitiness kicks in, as does the allspice zing. Finishes dry with a light lingering spiciness.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation.
Drinkability: It's alright, but I dare say one's enough for me per year!
Serving type: bottle
11-10-2007 03:24:28 |
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brentk56
North Carolina
4
/5
rDev
+3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2010 bottling re-visit
Appearance: Pours a dark brown color with a decent head that leaves shards of lace on the pint glass
Smell: Malty aroma that includes a touch of dark fruit, chocolate, nougat and holiday spice
Taste: Starts with a brown bread flavor that is promptly matched by the dark fruit, chocolate and nougat elements; after the swallow, the cinnamon spicing adds a holiday flourish; the finish brings on a surprising lift from the hops
Mouthfeel: Medium body with moderate carbonation
Drinkability: Nice flavor profile with subtle aromatics; not sure whether the recipe has changed but this has a lot more character than what I tasted a few years ago
Serving type: bottle
12-07-2006 03:47:43 |
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Phyl21ca
Quebec (Canada)
2.95
/5
rDev
-23.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Bottle courtesy of Mr_Kimchee: Poured a dark black color beer with a medium off-white foamy head with average retention. Aroma of dry roasted malt with some faint spices. Taste is dominated by roasted malt with a very dry finish. I could not detect very much spice presence overall though and was surprised by the fact that this is classified as spiced beer since I honestly though it was a porter.
Serving type: bottle
10-02-2006 16:41:57 |
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BEERchitect
Kentucky
4
/5
rDev
+3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A festive ale indeed. I have learned to expect lighter and more tame brews from Sweetwater. This beer surprises with a heavier malt base, complexity, and spiciness. Looks brown through and through with a tan head and simple lacing. Smells deeply roasted and chocolatey, much like an English Brown. This brew seems to have added chocolates and christmas type spices that are shown equally in the nose and flavors. Flavors continue with a bready / toasty character, caramels, and increasing spiciness. Feels full, but not rich. Never thickens or waters. Finishes with a mild alcohol warmth, and a mild bite comming from the spices and grains. Nice winter brew. Thanks again Ding.
Serving type: bottle
11-26-2006 18:39:18 |
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oberon
North Carolina
3.95
/5
rDev
+2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
2005 bottle #6305 of 7200.Quite an impressive 33.8fl oz waxed swing top bottle,poured a deep brown with ruby tint thru out with a nice slow forming off-white head that is gone pretty fast after it forms.Deep roasted malt,molasses and a touch of nutmeg a malt bomb here.A thinner but not watery mouthfeel but I thought it would be a little fuller,flavors start on the sweeter side molasses and brown sugar dominate a touch of cherry as well but not to much spice,a nice dryinf earthy finish shows there is some hops in there.It comes in a fancy package and is a pretty good beer but for $10.00 bucks a bottle I wouldnt buy again.
Serving type: bottle
03-14-2006 02:18:47 |
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feloniousmonk
Minnesota
4.1
/5
rDev
+6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
wax-finished, swing-topped bottle...how charmingly inconvenient! And in the amusing, family-sized 33.8 fluid ounce serving, as well..love it!
Appearance: dark, full blackness, with a cocoa-tinged ring of foam atop.
Aroma: nuts and cocoa, rich and full.
Taste: again, chocolate and nuts, some dark fruits, but not too complex. Very full with flavor, with strains of spices asserting themselves later on...Rustic-feeling, brimming with cocoa and dark fruits, just short of actually delicious, but every bit very, very good. I echo previous commentator's notes about a resemblance to Anchor's holiday offering, but it lacks the particular piney, sprucey, tree influence, and manages to stand on it's own, without that component.
Very tasty ale, very admirable, rich and full in body, but a nice, mellow, dark-fruity finish...and no particular flavors poisoning it's appeal to the average Joe...unless A.J. needs only fizzy yellow crap, but I'm off-message now, and I'll just enjoy this for the duration....this is a very nice diversion from all the *^% one endures in the wintertime, especially those of us us here in the states where we feel the weather on multitudinal levels...I congratulate Sweetwater for not only creating this beer, but for packaging it in such a unique fashion. As a holiday-style beer, though, it's just all-righty.
Serving type: bottle
03-09-2005 09:47:47 |
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drabmuh
Maryland
2.9
/5
rDev
-24.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
This beer is too thick, too sweet, cloying and doesn't really go anywhere. Oh well, never again.
Beer is dark brown and clear with a thin off white head, no lacing low carbonation, looks like beer.
Aroma is malty sweet, like syrup. Aroma does not excite me too much.
Beer is THICK, sweet like syrup and hard to swallow. Almost no other flavors other than syrup. I didn't really like this beer.
Serving type: bottle
04-18-2011 20:48:39 |
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Gueuzedude
Arizona
3.83
/5
rDev
-0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
2006 Release, Sampled November 2006
As I pour this the stream of beer shows a brilliantly clear, chocolate brown color. It sits in my glass an opaque, dark brown, almost black color and is topped by a frothy, fairly large bubbled, initially a finger and a half thick, creamed amber colored head. The aroma is quite fruity with a sweetness that rides throughout. The fruit notes remind me of cherries, raisins, berries, and something like burnt figs. In fact the more I dig into the aroma the more I get notes reminiscent of burnt, concentrated fruit; not only burnt figs, but burnt raisins and burnt prune notes as well. There is a definite dark malt note here as well, something I associate with concentrated malty Imperial Stouts, something that is not quite chocolate.
The taste is not quite as sweet as the aroma would suggest, but it is definitely quite fruity tasting. Notes of prunes and figs are quite prominent here, and this definitely has the savory quality that these two dried fruits exhibit. The finish shows a touch of burnt grain with both a touch of acidity and a light coffee like roast character. There is an interesting spiciness here in the finish as well, it reminds me of a very soft, quite smooth nutmeg note; I also get spicy notes of ginger, a hint of cardamom, and maybe even some cinnamon. There are quite a few prominent flavors here that I can't quite put into words; there is almost a smoky quality here, definitely something savory, perhaps something like chocolate, and of course some other things I can't quite put into words.
This beer has a lightness to it that belies the fullness of the body. It has a medium heft to it, and just starts to stick to the palate, yet it is quite quaffable still; it might even be too quaffable as a touch more meatiness might be just what this needs. This is an interesting beer, it definitely fits the bill as a Winter seasonal.
Serving type: bottle
11-24-2006 22:04:10 |
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russpowell
Oklahoma
3.85
/5
rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
2006 bottle courtesy of Ddarden!
Pours a ruddy red/chestnut with 2 fingers of pillowy tan colored head. Good head retention & decent lacing
S: Slight chocolate & some smokeyness
T: Rich malt with hints of cinamon & brown sugar up front. Slight smokeyness & gingerbread flavors. Finishes with hints of licorice, dryness, slight grainyness, warming booze, juniper & chocolate. A little too all over the map taste-wise to rate a better score
Rich and chewy with low carbonation
Drinks very easy for the abv, but needs to find a consistent flavor to do more than 1. Maybe one to lay down for a year?
Serving type: bottle
03-17-2007 19:15:29 |
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Wasatch
Utah
3.9
/5
rDev
+1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks goes out to Jhill for this brew.
Pours a nice dark brown color, nice carbonation, nice little creamy tan head, nice sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some toffee/caramel, slightly spicy. The taste is sweet, malty, with a nice touch of toffee/caramel, with some spicyness. Medium body. Drinkable, this is a nice brew.
Serving type: bottle
03-05-2009 00:12:42 |
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mdfb79
New York
3.45
/5
rDev
-10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into my Sierra Nevada tulip. Received in the Birthday BIF from jyounger30; thanks Jay. 2006 vintage.
a - Pours a dark mahogany brown color with one inch of off white head and light carbonation evident.
s - Smells of caramel malts, bready malts, dark fruits, molasses, and a tiny bit musty. Overall it smells pretty good, and seems like it has held up well. It came off smelling a lot more like a barleywine to me and had a lot of bready and caramel malts. Seems like it has lost it's spice, but I still like it a lot.
t - Tastes of raisins, bready malts, caramel malts, alcohol, and a bit metallic. Also some light spices in the taste. A big drop from the nose.
m - Medium body and low carbonation. Pretty smooth and easy to drink.
d - Overall this is a decent winter warmer, but I don't think the taste has held up too great over the last five years. The smell and mouthfeel really reminded me of a barleywine, which I really enjoyed. The taste seemed a tiny bit metallic, and a bit faded. Would like to try a fresher bottle of it and would give another shot.
Serving type: bottle
03-14-2011 22:52:30 |
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jlindros
Massachusetts
3.93
/5
rDev
+2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
Got this, my first beer from SweetWater, thanks again to vicanncam. This beer should work well on a nice cold autumn night. 2009 vintage.
A very light fizzy head covering sort of forms, but not much, and fades almost instantly. The beer is a very dark molasses coffee brown color with almost no light getting through.
The nose brings some dark malts, a little creamy malt and plenty of dark crystal, as well as some roasted malt, a little coffee and toffee, and hint of chocolate. Then there is also some sugar additions, a little syrupy molasses, and a little caramel, and just plain candy. A light boozy quality too. Ever so slight hints of a mild herbal earthy hop. Something else too I can't really single out yet, something like a hazelnut or spice.
The taste is very rich and somewhat creamy. It brings a lot more dark malts, plenty of dark crystal, little roast, very light chocolate, etc. Then some syrupy sugars, a little molasses again, toffee, brown sugar, little candi sugar, and just pure candy flavor. Some light darker fruits, a little fig. A very light coffee flavor. Some warming and tingly booze too. Pretty rich and creamy, perhaps a little oatmeal in this too. A slight hint of that hazelnut spice like flavor, that is very hard to ascertain, but it's there somewhere. It finishes with a lingering sweet syrupy flavor, more syrups almost like that coffee syrupy I used to put in my milk when I was a kid. More molasses and a little candy flavor. It does dry though, just sticks to the mouth. A slight earthy mild grassy hop flavor with little bitterness comes through more as the sweetness and rich malts die down.
The mouth is very rich and creamy, even a little fatty, and decent carbonation.
The drinkability is so-so, with lots of thick syrupy flavors, sticking all over the mouth, and some tingly and warming booze, but not too much.
Serving type: bottle
10-10-2010 02:00:06 |
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weeare138
Pennsylvania
4.28
/5
rDev
+11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
2005 Vintage bottle received in a trade from warriorsoul many moons ago.
Appears a dark brown, nearing black with deep crimson, & purple edges when held to the light. A fluffy, 2 finger light tan head slowly drops into a mild cap that seems to stick around for the entire duration. Scattered lacing sticks to the glass.
Smell is of molasses, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, toasted nuts, caramel, and a touch of cocoa.
Taste is of the mentioned aromas with a lovely mix that seems to come together nicely in a lowly spicy yet somewhat sweet, molasses & caramel drizzled cashew flavor.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, spritzy, sweet, lip smacking, and nutty. The spicing is enticing enough to make an impression on the palate with just a touch of black grape in the finish.
This is a really good beer. If it was aged on oak, this would strike me as being similar to a nicely aged blend of Zinfandel & Shiraz grapes with a hint of peppery, cinnamon, & sandalwood in the finish.
I'm not sure if this was intended to be aged, or not but it found it's way to the miscellaneous section of the cellar shelves and sat there for a few years. Before I opened this, I just enjoyed a 2003 Anderson Valley Winter Solstice and I was loving it b/c it took on some sherry characteristics. This too was a nice follow up, as it had complex wine notes that I would actually rate higher than many wines.
Damn...I'm glad that I stumbled on this one tonight!
Serving type: bottle
12-10-2008 02:02:17 |
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Zorro
California
3.05
/5
rDev
-20.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Massive 33 Oz bottle received from LuckySevens82 and BIF33 - Team Spring.
Vintage 2005 Bottle # 804 of 7200. Hard wax dipped flip top bottle.
Exceptionally dark brown beer that is very close to black. Only thing that makes it not black is the small amount of light that can be passed through the edges. Near no head just a tan ring around the edges of the glass.
Smell is a bit sour with lemon and ginger and something like the smell of Coke a cola. Bit of alcohol and pepper in the scent.
Taste is mildly sweet and sour with a good chocolate and coffee taste with some spices added. Decent bitterness kicks in after a while. Something tastes off here. Mouthfeel is OK.
Not my favorite beer here. Just seems off. Not recommended.
Serving type: bottle
04-23-2006 22:26:23 |
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Kegatron
Pennsylvania
3.88
/5
rDev
+0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz bottle into a pint glass.
Pours a dark brown with reddish hues around the edges. Head is a tan colored and on the smallish side. Eventually it fizzles out into a few small wisps that left little lacing. Aroma is very sweet. Mostly chocolate and cherries. Some very light alcohol.
The taste has a lot going on with it. Roasted chocolate. Nuttiness. Spices. Almost a sour cherry fruit twinge towards the end. Everything is kind of muddled together but still works. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and silky. I amazingly barely sensed the almost 9% ABV.
This wasn't a bad effort from Sweetwater. The flavors were festive enough and it was ridiculously quaffable for such a high ABV. Worth seeking out if it's in your area.
Serving type: bottle
12-20-2007 00:47:33 |
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Viggo
Ontario (Canada)
4.22
/5
rDev
+9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Christmas tasting with biegaman and grub. grub contributed this one, 1liter swingtop, 2004 vintage.
Pours a clear red/orange/brown, neat colour, a bit of haze, thick tan head, tons of lace, settles to a thick ring. Smell is very rich, toffee, maples, chocolate, raisins, spices, alcohol is well hidden, smells qreat. Taste is toffee, iron, fruits, dates, spices, touch of chocolate, very rich, cinnamon finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with low carbonation, very smooth, very enjoyable. Thanks a lot for sharing Russ!
Serving type: bottle
12-23-2007 23:00:20 |
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corby112
Pennsylvania
3.83
/5
rDev
-0.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
2010 vintage received as an extra in a recent trade with funkydelic. Thanks again man!
Pours a dark amber/chestnut brown color with golden mahogany edges and a thin, half finger off-white head that quickly settles into a thin lasting ring. Sporadic spots of lacing left behind.
Spicy toasted malt aroma with subtle hints of alcohol and medicinal cough syrup. There's a bit of cinnamon and brown sugar as well as some pepper, caramel, toffee and rye in the nose. Slightly smokey with hits of dark fruit and robitussin. I'm picking up cherry, plum and raisin notes as well as some slightly roasted chocolate malt.
Medium bodied with a crisp, earthy and spicy character up front that lingers over the sweet and slightly roasted malt notes into a lingerng dry finish. Hints of zesty pepper, cinnamon, brown sugar and peppermint countered by a sweet malt backbone with hints of toffee, rye, caramel and dark fruit. Lots of dark cherry as well as some fig and plum. There's a slight smokey presence toward the end of the palate with notes of bittersweet dark chocolate and hazelnut. The unpleasant sweet cough syrup presence from the aroma is thankfully very subtle. I really dislike that characteristic in this style and thankfully it's kept to a minimum here.
Overall, this is a pretty good example of the style. Well balanced, complex and pretty quaffable. The ABV is excellently masked and I can see this one getting better with age.
Serving type: bottle
03-08-2011 09:09:54 |
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glid02
Georgia
3.85
/5
rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Dry-hopped cask served at the Brick Store.
Pours an opaque light brown color with a half-finger light tan head. The head recedes into a patchy layer on top leaving decent lacing.
Smells of caramel malts with hints of chocolate malts along with a bit of spiciness, leafy hops, and a hint of vanilla.
Tastes similar to how it smells, though in the flavor the components are a bit more fleshed out. Caramel and chocolate malt flavors kick things off with a hint of vanilla riding the coat-tails. Midway through the sip a good deal of earthy hops offer up some flavor and segue through to a mildy spicy and bitter ending.
Mouthfeel is OK. It's a bit on the thin side with soft carbonation.
Drinkability is good. I didn't have any problem finishing the glass and could have another.
Overall the hops were a bit more prevalent in this version than the non-dry-hopped version (a big surprise right?), however the other flavors didn't seem as intense. Still, a solid late fall beer that's worth a shot.
Serving type: cask
10-23-2009 01:51:57 |
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Gusler
Arizona
4.15
/5
rDev
+7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
The beer pours a light hazy brown color, the head preposterous in size with a frothy consistency and the lace thick sheets that hold mightily to the glass. Sweet and spicy over ripe apples or plums cant make up what little mind I have left, caramel, chocolate and lot of malt in this pleasing to the schnozzle beer. The outset is ambrosial, the top is middling in mouth feel, and the hops take a front seat in this beer, with a perky acidity and a droughty long lasting aftertaste. As I have said before Sweetwater and Dogwood, make some quite quaffable brews and well worth the hunt.
Serving type: bottle
12-05-2002 16:22:04 |
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biegaman
Ontario (Canada)
3.73
/5
rDev
-3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
2006 edition, sampled amidst a bristly snow storm on the first day of March 2007. Hopefully this bout of "peace, love, and suds" will be the end of this weather and onto spring!
Pours dark in colour, deep auburn with lots of both dark and light highlights. Pearly white bubbles as head. A refreshing aroma of spice. A little spicy actually, notes of cardomom, fresh green tree bark (spruce) and a whole slew of spices typical of a pumpkin ale; if not outwright pumpkin. Spices carry the mouthfeel too. Nowhere near as much malt or hops as there is spice, which works ok. Medium bodied, fairly light drinking - especially considering the alcohol percentage. Good and enjoyed, thanks Harry!
Serving type: bottle
03-02-2007 03:32:32 |
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Brad007
Vermont
4.05
/5
rDev
+5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark brown color with a two-finger head that fades, leaving some lacing.
Aroma is light with a hint of cinnamon and/or nutmeg in the nose. Seems enticing.
Taste is spicy upfront with just a bit of nutmeg followed by chewy malt and a bit of raisin.
Mouthfeel is very smooth and fluffy. Goes down with ease. A bit of nutmeg lingers at the back of the throat, followed by some alcohol warmth.
Strong and deceptively drinkable example of the style. The mouthfeel is nice and shows that this beer is not too carbonated. I could drink more than one of this.
Serving type: bottle
12-19-2008 05:17:52 |
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Georgiabeer
Georgia
3.73
/5
rDev
-3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Finally got around to reviwing this one. Never got a chance last year. This is the 2007. Pours very dark brown with some garnet highlights. Decent head. The smell is of juicyfruit gum, christmas spices, and dry malt. Taste is similar, but slightly watery and not as flavorful as the nose suggests. In addition to the aromas being echoed in the flavors, there is a nutty finish. Mouthfeeel is very smooth but lighter than one would like for the style. Easy drinking, but a little boring. There are better winter warmers out there. Also, I thought last years tasted a little fuller.
Serving type: bottle
12-21-2007 18:50:54 |
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tavernjef
Minnesota
4.1
/5
rDev
+6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Deep chestnut with a ruby undertone roofed by a smallish capping of off-white frothed over foam. Minimal lacing in a few inky strings.
Aroma is low key, dark, and deep with a brown sugar malt laden sweetness. Soft and bready with a big base of malts most evident in a darkly set fashion that is neither roasty, flat, or fruity. Just sweet, bready, and dark.
Taste has a good play of solid maltyness bringing a soft, succulant display of molasses, brown sugar over soft bread, hints of vanilla, and a twist of fig. No real length to it however, a bit short lived I'm afraid, yet tasty enough.
Body is creamy and sufficient with a malt goodness wrapped within a solid mediumishness. Soft, supple, sweet, with a light fluffy dry finish arriving late. Low carbonation if any at all really doing much.
A solid, subtle treat that'll be gone in no time. The overall smoothness lends itself to be a quick drinker.
Serving type: bottle
02-26-2007 02:15:34 |
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