Christmas Duck (2018)
Crazy Duck Brewery in Žiri, Upper Carniola, Slovenia 🇸🇮
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter Out of Production|
Score
5.80
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Kita (5313) reviewed Christmas Duck (2018) from Crazy Duck Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottle, 0.33l. Aroma of rum, raisins, cinnamon, cloves and alcohol. Pours clear deep brown color without any head and with flat visible carbonation. Taste starts medium sweet malty, follows by spices and dried fruit, mouthfeel is slightly warming, while finish is medium bitter with strong rum note. Medium body, oily texture and totally flat carbonation in palate. Reminds me of mulled wine...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
0,33 l bottle. Pours very dark brown, almost black almost without any head. Aroma is spices they used, I cannot smell malt or hops. Cinnamon, cardamon and clove are overwhelming. Similar goes on with flavor, but lemon peel, raisins and rum can be tasted along with cardamon, cinnamon and clove. I am missing beer itself in a mix of spices. Body is surprisingly light for ABV, texture is slick and carbonation soft. Finish is quite long, again full of spices complemented with rum bitterness. This beer is not my thing, imho spices should complement beer and not overwhelm it. UPDATE: Score bothered me since I wrote this, I had to reduce it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Pitch black, topped with almost no head to speak of. Complex nose with strong initial cinammon and cloves. Later on some chocolate, biscuits, dry fruits and rum. Silky body, a bit lighter in character is strongly spiced with sharp bitterness in the finish. Slightly warming alcohol and lasting aftertaste. Very lovely aroma, taste a bit too spicy for general liking.