Christmas Ale

Bottle that was kindly passed on in a trade by the marvellous Miketd when we met in NYC in Nov 08, cheers me old china. Pours copper in colour with great clarity and an off white head. The aroma is a little sweet, malty, bit boozy. Cinnamon and allspice reveal themselves in the mouth there is also a slight metallic edge to this. Soft on the palate, easy drinking for its strength and whilst a nice beer it seemed to lack a certain something. Glad that I got to try this and once again big thumbs up to Mike. A6 A5 F6 P3 OV13 3.3

courtesy of Gillard. Pours orange, whie head. Aroma filled with spaces - cinnamon, nutmeg with a close to pumpkin nose. Taste, same as aroma, plenty of spices and light hops to make this one a good session beer and excellent season.

Bottle. Thanks to jsquire. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty spicy cinnamon and ginger aroma. Sweet malty spicy ginger flavor. Sweetish malty spicy finish.

Brown bottle, 12 ounces, best before 1/22/07, via Philippe Boutin, savoured on November 14 2007; eye: copper, clear, slight effervescence, tiny beige head that disappears almost completely, a bit of lacing; nose: caramelized malt, spices, light honey, light cinnamon, sugar; mouth: caramelized malt, spices, honey is present throughout the sip, a bit of cinnamon, having read the label I can recognize the presence of ginger, finale in caramelized malt with a hint of hops and honey, not much carbonation, mildly sweet, slightly bitter, sticky texture, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 12 onces, meilleure avant 1/22/07, via Philippe Boutin, savourée le 14 novembre 2007; œil : cuivrée, claire, très légère effervescence, petite mousse beige qui disparaît presque complètement, un peu de dentelle; nez : malt caramélisé, épices, léger miel, légère cannelle, sucre; bouche : malt caramélisé, épices, filet de miel présent tout au long de la gorgée, soupçon de cannelle, ayant eu l’étiquette je peux reconnaître la présence du gingembre, finale en malt caramélisé avec une petite présence de houblon et de miel, peu carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, très légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture collante, un peu mince; en résumé : correct

Bottle pours a clear orange, golden color with a thick creamy light tan head. lots of heavy lacing. Apples, cinimon and light grains in the aroma very little hops Flavor Honety, vanilla, slight cinimon again Fairly light but soft and smooth feel

From 12 oz bottle. Pours clear orange with an off-white head. Sweet malty and cinnamon spice aroma (I missed the ginger in my glass). Flavour is spiced and slight sweet. Spiced finish.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Clear, amber golden with a dense, off-white head. Fruity and lightly spicy nose. Medium body with fairly sweet fruit, some spices - perhaps a hint of ginger? The finish is dry with some bitterness. Interesting. 290607

12 oz bottle. Yet another tasty one courtesy of crizay, thanks again. This beer poured a gold to copper color with white head. The aroma has some sweet malts and cinnamon. The flavor seems complex. I taste a couple malt variations, a bright cinnamon note, some sweet citrus and lighter notes of honey and ginger.

Pours a darkish amber with a nice thick head. Spicey aromas mix with a sweetness that dominates throughout. Taste is of apple, caramel, sugar and maybe ginger. Well balanced but it tastes/feels weaker than it actually is. Smooth mouthfeel and warmth as it goes down.