16 oz. can. Aroma is the mixture of spices with mild Belgian yeast. Flavor has plenty of the spices with the addition of a little caramel or toffee. Somewhat medium body with a sticky sweet character. What you would expect in a winter warmer.

16 ounce can. Amber orange pour. Beige head disappears in seconds. Sweet caramel aroma hints at cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Flavor mirrors nose. Added notes of coriander and brown sugar. Warming alcohol in middle. Cherry and candi sugar on backend.

Keg at Bethlehem Brew Works. Clear amber, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of toffee, soy, cherries, clove, ginger. Taste is gingerbread, caramel, toffee, hints of cherry. Medium bodied, oily, a bit of booze. Medium bodied.

Crisp copper and amber coloured body with a ruby glow and a thinnish tan head. Aroma of candy sugar, apricots, pit fruits, nice earth, caramel, toffee, rich fruits and a dose of floral hops, all with a good deal of alcohol as well. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich pit fruit flavour with a lot of sugars, some caster sugar, a lot of earthy and caramel malts and some light alcohol at the end that finishes fairly nice and smooth. Aftertaste has a mellow sweetness with a touch of grain, a lot of light sugars, a smooth alcohol burn and a touch of complexity near the end. Overall, a nice rich and fairly smooth beer for the style that shows nicely and has a good fruity sweetness with alcohol that is well hidden! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey exactly a year ago on 22-December-2015 for US$2,42 sampled at home in Washington a year later on 22-December-2016.

Draft pour at the Bethlehem location. Poured a clear copper color with a small off-white head. Aroma was lots of holiday spices. Coriander, nutmeg. Flavor was candi, brown sugar. Booze, but subtle. Nice!

Thought this was a Belgian ale, so I poured it into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange to bronzed copper color. Slim quarter finger of white foamy head graced gently on the glass.
The smell had a sweet brown sugar to delicate spice - ginger, cinnamon and clove.
The taste started off mainly sweet and bled into the spices nicely. Light spicy sweet aftertaste led to a sticky sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fairly decent sipping quality about it. Alcohol not felt but then again I’m not worried since it’s from Christmas of 2014.
Overall, for what it is now, I like it as a Belgian ale or a Christmas spiced ale. It works.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, 2013 vintage bottling. Pours slightly cloudy reddish copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, cherry, pear, apple, light banana, bread, candi sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pepper, herbal, allspice, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with solid balance and good complexity of malt, spice, and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of caramel, cherry, pear, apple, light banana, toast, candi sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pepper, herbal, allspice, and yeast earthiness. Moderate yeast/herbal spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, cherry, pear, apple, light banana, toast, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pepper, herbal, allspice, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice balance and complexity of yeast ester, spices, and malt flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and medium bodied; with a slightly slick and moderately crisp/prickly mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good spiced Belgian strong ale. All around good balance and complexity of yeast ester, spices, and malt flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Smells like gingerbread and fruitcake. Murky brown with fast diminishing head. Alcohol burns through the mix and brings warmth. A real winter warmer.

POPE, Philadelphia tap ($6): Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma is a whole heck of a lot of spices, like allspice, cloves, and I even got something akin to ginger. Nice roasted malts and plenty of sweetness as well. Taste is similar. Nice body. Alcohol is well covered. I thought it was quite nice.