Christmas Ale
Breckenridge Brewery in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.38
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The chill of a Colorado high-country winter calls for a beer with extra flavor and strength. Here it is. At over 7% alcohol, with a sturdy texture and rich flavors of caramel and chocolate, our holiday seasonal is the fermented equivalent of a good fire.
The ultimate winter warmer.
The ultimate winter warmer.
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6/10
Tried
on 31 May 2015
at 23:04
8/10
Tried
on 19 Jan 2015
at 22:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle thanks to stephrocks: Poured a clearish brown with a thin off white to tan head. Aroma is sweet malts. Taste is buttery caramel malt and dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2014
at 22:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at Top Hops - NYC. Pours lightly hazy copper with a creamy khaki head. The aroma holds doughy bread, light toffee, ripe fruits. Medium to big sweet flavor, with a bit of booze, berries, subtle wintery spices, caramel, marmalade. Full bodied with average carbonation. Lightly warming to finish with some sticky sugars, ripe and lightly tabgy fruts, berries, alcohol, leaves. Pretty decent holiday kind of gear.
Tried
on 20 Dec 2014
at 17:18
Not much here.
Tried
on 04 Dec 2014
at 19:46
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draft at Max’s. Cloudy brown color, medium tan head. Aroma of caramel. Taste is slightly boozy caramel, light pine. Plain.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2014
at 05:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a hazy dark brown with minimal head. Aroma of caramel, nutmeg and a little citrus. Taste is light bitter. Herbal and citrus hops with nutmeg and caramel. Light bodied with a slightly thick texture. Lively carbonation and a decently long finish. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 23:30
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cityfresh (Associated), Brooklyn bottle ($1): Pours clear amber with a light beige head. Aroma is light spice, caramel malts, and a hint of hops. Taste is ever so slightly bitter. Caramel malt sweetness throughout. Tastes like an amber ale. I was surprised to find out that the alcohol content was this high. I was thinking that this was going to be a 5 percenter. It is OK, and it is plenty drinkable, but it is also plenty forgettable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2014
at 08:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes. Consumed December 15, 2012.
The appearance has a dark amber colored body with a one finger white foamy head that lasts for a half a minute before dieing to a one finger film that sticks around for most of the rest of the beer. While dieing to the one finger film, some nice clingy lacing graces the pint glass. Since the body is slightly transparent, some light carbonation is seen slowly rising.
The smell has some hops, caramel and spices up front. Some chocolate comes out slightly after warming up a bit.
The taste is pretty much the same as the smell leaning closer to sweet.
On the palate, it sits about a medium with a smooth almost nice creaminess that comes out.
Overall, hey, I like this one. I would definitely come back to this. Good for the style, pretty good for me.
The appearance has a dark amber colored body with a one finger white foamy head that lasts for a half a minute before dieing to a one finger film that sticks around for most of the rest of the beer. While dieing to the one finger film, some nice clingy lacing graces the pint glass. Since the body is slightly transparent, some light carbonation is seen slowly rising.
The smell has some hops, caramel and spices up front. Some chocolate comes out slightly after warming up a bit.
The taste is pretty much the same as the smell leaning closer to sweet.
On the palate, it sits about a medium with a smooth almost nice creaminess that comes out.
Overall, hey, I like this one. I would definitely come back to this. Good for the style, pretty good for me.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2014
at 12:29
8/10
Tried
on 14 Feb 2014
at 00:03