Special Holiday Ale brewed with spices. Chesnuts, Juniper Berry, White Sage, and Caraway Seed.
Beer Ratings and Reviews:
[1] Review by Suds McDuff from Suds City, AleTown, USA who has tried this beer once. (1/4/2010 9:57:02 PM)
"mint, spice, toffee, mint chocolate.. . upfront spiceness, good bitters .. . clean spiced ale.. . nice body .. . like drinking a christmas tree forest .. . "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $8 Unit Cost: $10.67 per Pint
[2] Review by changeup45 from Orlando, Florida, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/28/2009 2:04:15 PM)
"Bottle from Knightly Spirits. Missed out on last years version. Pours a very dark brown color with a huge frothy tan head. Nice foamy retention. The aroma is interesting, as is everything with this beer; wood, charcoal, berries, dust, lots of spices, alcoholic cleanser. A lot of spice flavors are featured here and it’s not at all hard to pick up the sage and juniper berries. Cinnamon mingles mid palate along with piney hops and ashy notes. The sage is quite strong at times and lingers in the finish. This drinks somewhat thin but has more alcohol warmth than I expected. Slick backing. A fun one to try and overall pretty solid. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.6)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[3] Review by RJA from Palm Springs, FL, USA who has tried this beer once. (12/13/2009 4:45:01 PM)
"This one deserves the anticipation of two great breweries colloborating. The body in this one is a deep reddish brown color. A big, frothy beige head rises and stays awhile. Settles into an impressive lacing. The aroma was strange at first until I read the ingredients. Juniper, right up front, bold and in your face with a supporting cast of pine and winter spices (cinnamon, allspice). Medium to full bodied. Carbonation balanced well. The flavors
are an impressive dance of roasted sweet malt, bitter chocolate, alcohol and spices. I like this one!
"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.9)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 500ml @ $8.99 Unit Cost: $8.51 per Pint
[4] Review by Stoutlover72 from Northern, California, USA who has tried this beer once. (11/27/2009 8:03:19 PM)
"Really suprised at how much this smelled like my recent pumpkin beer, which I had heaping amounts of pumpkin pie spice and nutmeg. Off the original pour, lots of clove and nutmeg. Beautiful, beautiful pour....viscuous, mahogany brown..huge 3" head in my Maudite glass. I could only pour about half and the rest was taken by the head. Stunning lacing clinging to the glass. After it warms up, spruce tips, some Southern Comfort, the caraway seed, fruit cake spices, and some sweet licorice. Crazy insane aroma, that seems all over yet together. Flavor has some nice toasted malts, gingery, medium piney-bitterness (chewing on needles), spiced earth, and rye. This beer was gone before I knew it. Very well done and very enjoyable.
"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
10/10
Mouthfeel:
8/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.8)
Sampled: Bottle Sample Size: 12oz @ $0 Unit Cost: $0 per Pint
[5] Review by Sigmund from Hafrsfjord, Norway who has tried this beer once. (6/28/2009 4:59:18 PM)
"12 fl. oz. bottle, courtesy of Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 9.0%. Bottle conditioned. Chestnut coloured beer, huge and creamy lasting tan head. Nice aroma of caramel, spices and dark fruits. Rich and full mouthfeel. The flavour is malty, rich and sweet, with loads of spices - but I’d have trouble identifying which ones, if I didn’t know. I would also have guessed that there was some aniseed or liquorice in there. There is a distinct hoppy bitterness and more spices in the finish. Interesting stuff!"
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
9/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4.2)
Sampled: Bottle
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
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(3.8)
