Mariner Brewing Holiday Spiced Ale

Holiday Spiced Ale

 

Mariner Brewing in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular
Score
5.81
ABV: 6.3% IBU: - Ticks: 3
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6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

This is really like a ginger cookie, with lots of ginger and molasses. A bigger, sweeter base would be nice, but it's not bad.

Tried on 19 Feb 2019 at 23:00


4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

On tap at Mariner, pours a clear amber brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out a pronounced toasted caramel character upfront, with moderate spiciness, and toasted biscuity malt. Flavour is bizarre, with some strange banana-like esters, some strange almost phenolic notes, and light caramel. What the hell were they thinking here? Not pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 31 Jan 2019 at 00:20


4.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Has a semi-cloudy darker brown body and minimal head. Aroma is a mix of holiday spiced cheer that honestly comes across as floor cleaner mixed with cinnamon. Flavour is cloying and sugary holiday spices, with a mouthfeel to match. It's not a good effort, definitely holiday-ey but not enough is done with that New Year's cheer.

Tried on 01 Jan 2019 at 18:03