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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6/10 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

4/10 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

4.8/10 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