2XMAS
Southern Tier Brewing Company in Lakewood, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Autumn|
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6.82
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Spiced Double Ale with fig paste, orange peels, ginger root, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves
Swedish flags are a fairly common sight in our part of the country. Holiday parties often have warm concoctions of spices and booze at the ready to knock the ice off of toes while raising spirits. We were inspired by a “Glögg” party, deciding on the spot to brew a beer that pays tribute to this Nordic tradition.
2XMAS ale combines traditional brewing ingredients with figs, orange peels, cardamom, cinnamon, clove and ginger root. It’s a holiday addition to the 2X line and another reason to toast to the season, but unlike Glögg, we recommend serving this one chilled.
Swedish flags are a fairly common sight in our part of the country. Holiday parties often have warm concoctions of spices and booze at the ready to knock the ice off of toes while raising spirits. We were inspired by a “Glögg” party, deciding on the spot to brew a beer that pays tribute to this Nordic tradition.
2XMAS ale combines traditional brewing ingredients with figs, orange peels, cardamom, cinnamon, clove and ginger root. It’s a holiday addition to the 2X line and another reason to toast to the season, but unlike Glögg, we recommend serving this one chilled.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Part of a "beers of Christmas" box set I was gifted (otherwise, I don't think I'd be drinking this). Pours a dark, reddish-brown, with rather small head. Aroma is cardamom, clove, ginger, other spice. Flavors follow. Mouthfeel is fairly clean and crisp, given the adjuncts. Really not my thing, but your mileage may vary...
Tried
from Can
from
France 44 Wine & Spirits
on 01 Jan 2026
at 20:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can from Busch's. Pours a caramel brown with a full two fingers of off-white foam that lingers. Aromas of cardamom, fig, orange zest and ginger. The palate shows a lot of ginger and cardamom. Big spiced floral notes on the finish that linger with some zing from the orange zest. Enjoyable spiced ale.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2025
at 03:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Red brown pour. Nutmeg cinnamon aroma. Some cherries and fruits also. Hops finish. Pretty good
Tried
on 20 May 2025
at 01:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Poured a deep amber-copper color with a small head. Aroma had tons of holiday spice. Taste was sweet up font, alot of holiday spice in the middle and a slight hoppy-bitter after-taste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2025
at 06:54
8/10
That's a fine Christmas. It got a good mix of spices but it's best served cold.
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:27
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear dark amber beer with a beige head. Aroma of intense cardamon, anis, caramel, red malt. Taste of cardamon, anis, red malt, bread, gingerbread.
Tried
on 18 Apr 2024
at 14:36
7/10
Aromatic spices fin the beginning. Malty dry body, fruity with a deep grainy back. Caramel, Christmas spices, dry grain in the finish. Very nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2024
at 00:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at Southern tier buffalo. Pours clear deep amber, nose is orange peel, cardamom, clove, caramel, taste is spiced, sweet, citrus and toffee.
Tried
on 21 Nov 2023
at 20:36
4.4/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Nov 2023
at 21:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Southern Tier - Cleveland, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma brings out cardamom and clove upfront, followed by orange peel and cinnamon. Flavour expresses the ginger, cardamom and clove upfront, with some candied orange peel and bready malt in back. Surprisingly cohesive and harmonious use of spices, without too much sweetness. Now this is a nicely done Xmas ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2022
at 22:21