Great Lakes Christmas Ale - Great Lakes Brewing Company

steveh

Illinois

3.58/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A trade with a co-worker has allowed me to try this one. Best by 3/22/13.

A -- Clear, deep copper-gold with a dense, long-lasting, off-white head.

S -- Man, I can smell alcohol and spices with the pour: Bready malts, peppery alcohol, cinnamon and ginger-like spices, some vague vegetal character back.

T -- Spice cookie/bread character up front, bready malts follow with hot alcohol in the finish. The ginger-cinnamon character lingers with doughy bread in the aftertaste.

M -- Mouthfeel is soft with a dry, crisp finish from alcohol. Body is medium.

O -- Overall, the spices are mildly interesting up front and certainly seasonal, but the hot alcohol character detracts from what flavor may eek through. It's a beer to sample one and probably not revisit in an evening. There's also something distracting to me in a beer that tastes like a ginger-snap. Not my style.

Serving type: bottle

12-14-2012 21:52:31 | More by steveh

ValpoExpo

Ohio

4.64/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

A winter classic from Northeast Ohio. You have to be VERY careful with GLBC's Christmas Ale because it will knock you on your butt in no time. It truly is the perfect sweet honey, alcohol infused taste of Christmastime. November 1 (the release date of Christmas Ale) is a holiday in itself for Northeast Ohioans.

Serving type: on-tap

06-16-2013 04:19:00 | More by ValpoExpo

goblin7704

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

06-11-2013 22:23:50 | More by goblin7704

Hostil1

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

06-11-2013 21:47:31 | More by Hostil1

thehappybelgian

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

06-08-2013 03:25:58 | More by thehappybelgian

dbc5

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-06-2013 03:10:22 | More by dbc5

thampel09

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-04-2013 16:54:35 | More by thampel09

nineworldseries

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -37%

06-02-2013 23:26:17 | More by nineworldseries

TriageStat

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

06-02-2013 22:14:56 | More by TriageStat

ryanbayv

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

06-02-2013 00:31:47 | More by ryanbayv

paulys55

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-30-2013 04:42:38 | More by paulys55

Honus1

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-28-2013 01:18:46 | More by Honus1

DanGeo

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-27-2013 22:22:50 | More by DanGeo

pirmannt1

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-27-2013 01:09:25 | More by pirmannt1

sir_rucker

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +19.6%

05-24-2013 12:28:54 | More by sir_rucker

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-24-2013 01:40:07 | More by megamass

msinger1002

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-23-2013 21:37:41 | More by msinger1002

maxcoinage

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-23-2013 02:26:09 | More by maxcoinage

mikeincharleston

South Carolina

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-23-2013 02:03:51 | More by mikeincharleston

Wally

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-23-2013 00:04:12 | More by Wally

Rdc67

Kentucky

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-22-2013 19:22:44 | More by Rdc67

nstorts

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-21-2013 02:07:48 | More by nstorts

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-20-2013 14:35:48 | More by InspectorBob

MJSJr

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

05-19-2013 17:25:13 | More by MJSJr

mattsucks

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-18-2013 14:17:48 | More by mattsucks