Figgy Pudding
(has 4 batches)

[2/28/15] Bottle sample at De Garde Brewing in Tillamook. Release and bottle share event. Hazy amber-brown, beige head. Aroma of dark fruits, malt and spiciness. Sweet-sourish flavor with dark fruits, wood and caramel. Rounded mouthfeel.

Bottle at De Garde. Pours a dark mahogany color with a medium white head. A big sour spicy nose. The flavor is a bit odd, sour fruit, spicy core with cinnamon, sour cherry. The overall mix of spicy and sour is interesting with a fruity core. Good. Just odd.

500 ml 2014 bottle. Aroma has nice, light malt notes of toffee, chocolate and toasted bread with light roast notes. Moderate dark fruit notes with lots of figs with lighter raisin, cherry and berry notes. Light to medium light brandy notes. Pours a dark brown with a reddish hue and a large, thick, light mocha head that slowly recedes to a thin film that is thicker on the edges. Faint lacing and long legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light toasted bread and medium toffee and dark caramel. Faint chocolate and roast. Moderate fruit notes with lots of fig and lighter raisin, prune and cherry. Finishes with a sweet brandy note. Medium light alcohol in the finish and medium bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied and silky with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice beer that has an interesting sweetness without being cloying and thick. Lots of fruit and brandy notes with a nice malt backbone.

Bottle. Red amber colour with a beige head. Aroma is figs, nutmeg, spices, yeast. Flavour is sourness, malt, alcohol, oak, brett, figs, nutmeg, spices, yeast. Full body . Nice beer.

Bottle, 75cl corked. It pours a reddish dark brown body, unclear, and topped by a dense, minimal sized beige head. The aroma is lightly sourish, with dried fruits, some nutmeg and cinnamon and a generic spicyness. Caramel maltyness too. Chocolate. A bit thin on the palate, still feeling sort of full-bodied. Pleasant carbonation, dry. A light tartyness, with caramel, dried fruits, spices and some chocolate. Lasting finish. Not really sure about this one. Itt’s nice, no doubt, but I can’t decide if I like it or love it. 130928

Bottle 750ml @ Geokkjer
Pours dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, dried fruity, alcohol, caramel, oak, some spices and hint of sourness. Taste is light to medium sweet, light sour and light bitter with a long warm, fruity, slightly sour finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.

Bottle at ChrisO Holiday Tasting, London - thanks to Colin for procuring this one. Pours cloudy brown with a fine, tan cream head. Semi-dark malt nose with dark fruits. Big sweet flavor with light tangy fruits, mellow spices, fruitcake. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish with tangy dark fruits, berries, dark bread, more fruitcake, a bit of alcohol, moderate earthy bitterness. Decent.

Bottle at ChrisO tasting, thanks to Frank/Ramnuts for gifting me this one, 30/12/12. Obscured dark amber/brown with a thin tan head that escapes edgeward leaving bubbles at the rim. Nose carries candied sugars, brandy, booze, dark fruits, raisens, a little spice. Taste comprises figs, dark fruits, raisens, sweet dark sugars, booze, caramelised dates, toffee, cake mix. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, sweet boozey finish. Nice one!

Bottle at Chriso’s tasting 30/12/12. Mirky dark brown with an off white head. Rum raisin fig aromas. Belgian yeast character. Some higher alcohols very warming. Finish is moderately sweet.

Bottle at Chriso tasting new year 2012/13. Hazy ruby lasting beige head. malty aroma. malty and a slight sourness in mouth then very rich. Decent sweet nuttyness