Ho!Ho! Winter Ale
Diamond Knot Brewery in Mukilteo, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Regular|
Score
6.43
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A robust ’winter warmer’ ale, ruby brown in color with a sweet, fruity nose. Very hoppy, yet balanced with a residual sweetness.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
22 oz bottle poured. Surprised to see this lighter in abv than the industrial version. I guess I don’t understand the series. Dark brown pour with a patchy fizz head. So much Diamond Knot IPA over the past year, it’s fun to try a very different option. Malty aroma, but quite metallic. Flavor is a dusty malt, caramel, some dark fruit, some metallic, and a dry finish. Nice warming. Bitter nutty caramel malt linger. Pretty good beer overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2017
at 00:00
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle: Light brown color with a modest beige head. Nose is malty at first, a little roast and chocolate. Some floral hops and a sweet tone. Light spices, but more malt forward with an emphasis on sweet. Same goes for the taste, but I’m picking up a separation of flavors… I can really tell where the chocolate malt ends and the 2-row begins… roasty, dark fruit, and faint spice. I’m confused… reminds me of the first time I tried Jubelale (9 or 10 years ago) so maybe I’ll come to like this over time.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Dec 2013
at 09:46
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a pretty clear dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma of light spices, some fruitiness and bready notes. Flavour is cloyingly sweet, with loads of residual sugar, light spices, an syrupy malt. Way too sweet, but drinkable enough in small amounts. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2013
at 20:46
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Dark amber color, with medium sized creamy head. Mild aroma of caramel. Caramel flavor, with a good body strength, moderate sweetness, not really spicy; but the bitterness is too strong in the final, almost disturbing.
Dark amber color, with medium sized creamy head. Mild aroma of caramel. Caramel flavor, with a good body strength, moderate sweetness, not really spicy; but the bitterness is too strong in the final, almost disturbing.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2012
at 13:24
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tap at Norm’s Eatery and Alehouse, Seattle - 08/11/12. Chestnut brown with a thin off white head that clears to the edge and forms a pond. Nose is caramel malts, toffee, dark fruit tones. Tastes of toffee, touch of harsh and not particularly well integrated booze, paint. Medium bodied with bite, soft carbonation, bitter harsh finish. Drinkable, but below par!
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2012
at 02:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from a Total Wine somewhere in Virginia. Pours a clear dark rust color with a medium sized creamy dark tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of toasted malts, caramel, nuts and a spicy finish. the taste is tart fruits, cherries, spice, faint toasted malts and a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2012
at 16:59
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Nice crisp old, lightish copper coloured body with an orange glow and a nice sized, two centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of bright hops, alcohol, coriander seed and a nice metallic note with some earthy bite. Medium-bodied; Strong hoppy note at first then fades to a orange and citrus flavour followed by a metallic punch and then finished by a bitter earthy and super pungent nutty flavour. Aftertaste is very rich and potent and way too bittering with not much other good flavour - just strong and way too potent. Overall, an interesting beer that’s fairly complex, but a lot of the flavours are way too strong and not in a good way. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Total Wine in Manassas, Virginia on 19-January-2012 for US$2.99 sampled at home in Washington on 11-March-2012.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2012
at 22:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
22oz bomber from Elise split at Madison tasting. Unfiltered brown ale, nice steady west coast hop depth. Smooth malt tones, stikcy green tinged brown chocolate. Like a nut brown in a lot of respects, this is a pretty solid offering. Some cookie dough in the finish. Well balanced, well done
Tried
on 16 Feb 2012
at 17:35
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle shared by someone at Madison tasting. Pours a clear brown with a gray head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has a decent amount of sweet grain with some backing earthy grains and must. Flavor has lots of earthy grains with a bit of sweet grains and a light chocolate note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2012
at 17:33
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Pours dark brown color with tan head. Aromas of caramel, dark fruits ans some spices. Similar flavors. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2011
at 08:19