4 Elf Winter Warmer
(has 7 batches)
Dark Horse Brewing Co. in Marshall, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter|
Score
7.08
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Ale with Cinnamon, Clove, Nutmeg, Honey & Brown Sugar
4 Elf is holiday cheer in liquid form. Spicy aromas like cinnamon and clove give this dark brown winter warmer a proper holiday welcome. Balanced between malt, hops, and spice at 8.75% ABV this beer goes great with all holiday foods—from sweet snacks to the roast beast.
4 Elf is holiday cheer in liquid form. Spicy aromas like cinnamon and clove give this dark brown winter warmer a proper holiday welcome. Balanced between malt, hops, and spice at 8.75% ABV this beer goes great with all holiday foods—from sweet snacks to the roast beast.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
brownish ruby colour, medium sized dense beige head; aroma of christmas spices like nutmeg, clove, maybe some cinnamon, too, some cocoa and herbal notes; taste is the same with syrupy sweetness and some sourish-dried fruity notes; good beer
Tried
on 12 Feb 2017
at 11:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
2015 bottle, tasted 12/22/16. There is definitely a nice holiday spice nose from the cap to the pour. A whiff of phenol from aged malt, but it dissipates in a minute. The color is a deep brown, just a little light showing through. The head pours out tan and very thin, but stays in place for several minutes. If you noticed from the description: yes, this is pumpkin pie spice. But it lacks any oher pretensions of a "pumpkin pie" beer, and just lets the spices stand for themselves. The malt slips in just a little bit with a notes of brown sugar, and a slight suggestion of smoky peat. The bitterness as low, as befits a spicy beer like this. And the higher alcohol is barely noticed, and goes down quickly. I call this one for cheese trays, chips ’n’ dips, or dessert.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2017
at 19:54
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5
Kicsi, hamar elolvadó hab, fekete szín. Illata enyhén édeskés, csokis, fűszeres. Íze pörkölt malátás, fűszeres, amiből inkább a szegfűszeget érezni, a fahéj szinte teljesen elveszik, csak egy pici fás keserűt érezni. Közepesen testes, közepesen szénsavas, enyhén keserű. Nem sikerült megteremteni az összhangot, felejthető.
Tried
on 08 Dec 2016
at 14:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at Dad’s Pub this beer poured a very dark brown color - almost black - with a medium sized foamy tan head that left decent lacing. The aroma was vague spices and hints of bread and roasty malts. The flavor was maple syrup, malt syrup, wood, roasty malts and dryish vague spices. Long finish. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Dec 2015
at 11:28