Christmas Ale
Pivovarna Hopsbrew in Domžale, Central Slovenia, Slovenia 🇸🇮
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter|
Score
6.42
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Božično presenečenje je zavito v motno, temno rjavo barvo ter olepšano s srednje veliko umazano belo glavo namesto pentlje. Blaga sladna aroma počasi in nežno zapeljuje z notami medu in piškotov, vmes pa se prikazujejo še toni oreščkov in subtilen zeliščni piš. Kasneje pa se razvije in zavlada sceni še sadni dih hmelja. Prvi požirek nas oblije s prijetno grenkobnim karakterjem, zeliščnim v značaju, kjer pa se lahko prepozna tudi medeni in kostanjev značaj. Srednje izrazit pookus popelje pivo do konca in še nekaj časa postoji v naših ustih.
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GreenCat (882) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
0,5 l bottle. Pours dark ruby red with small, quickly dissipating off white head. Aroma is not overpowering, malt, a bit of caramel, some cinnamon and cardamon in the background. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is average and Flavor is cinnamon at first and then cardamon kicks in. Finish is cardamon, possibly even ginger. Aroma is OK, but flavor and finish simply too heavy on spices and hard to go down. Not as overpowering as some spiced Christmas beers, but sill too much. It's well made though.
oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled@HBF2018. Ambery brown colour with mediumsized foamy head. Aroma is caramel, somehoney,mild spices and some slight rubbery tones. Flavour is sweet malts, caramel, some spices,rubber and mild earth.
Iznogud (14627) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Craft Room, Zagreb. Clear dark orange with medium creamy white head. Caramel, malty, spicy, honey, sweetish. Soft texture. Medium bodied.
Kita (5313) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle, 0.50l. Aroma of honey, cocoa, dark fruit, juniper and roasted malt. Pours cloudy dark brown color with medium creamy tan-like head, nice lacing and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts with medium sweet caramel and mild roasted malt. follows by honey and chestnut, mouthfeel is warming, while finish is moderate grassy bitter. Medium body, thick creamy texture and average carbonation in palate. Frankly, I had zero expectations, but it was a hell of a good and pretty well seasoned surprise...
ogivlado (19466) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Craft Room Zagreb. Amber/brownish coloured, medium sized creamy pale beige head, caramel in the nose. Sweet malty, caramel, chestnut honey, slightly spicy and some odd burnt touch in the finish. Nothing more nothing less than ok.
Hrabren (9642) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Craft Room, Opatovina, Zagreb. Tasting with Marko Ožegović. Ruby red, small off-white head. Toasted malts, burnt, light toffee, lightly spicy, not perfectly clean. Dry, spicy, harsh, some honey evolves. Light body, smooth texture, moderately lasting dry finish. Spicy character subdued due to harsh burnt aromas and flavours.
Marko (22181) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Craft Room. Misty brownish body, scant head. Distinct chestnut honey notes show up in the aroma, blending with some toasty notes, perhaps from the malts, perhaps from chestnuts, unsure, but I'd vote for the former rather than the latter. The body is subsequently slightly lighter than expected, drier, and chestnut honey rules it without anything else showing up really. In the end a herbal bitterish note starts building up to counter it, but doesn't manage to avoid a slight clash. Okay beer, but in essence, the honey overpowered everything else, and while it's thankfully not as sweet as those beers can be, if you're not a fan of chestnut honey, and I'm not that big a fan myself, you won't enjoy it much.
PivoMan (6512) reviewed Christmas Ale from Pivovarna Hopsbrew 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours dark brown and topped with medium sized beige head. Gentle malty nose with honey and biscuits, followed by nuts and herbs, later on more noticeable fruity hoppy nose. Solid bitterness, quite herbal in character, some honey presence and earthy chestnut feel as well. Medium aftertaste. Not a bad one.