Dark brown coloured body with a thick, five to six centimetre tall off-white head and light-brownish that stays afloat for a long time. Aroma of deep and robust allspice, canella, cloves and especially anise with some licorice notes, a ton of caramelised sugars, toffee, treacle and pitted fruits. Medium to Full-bodied; Rich malty flavours dominate with a ton of sweetness and rich fruits here, really showing off the pitted fruits, raisins, figs and grains, with a good kick of nuts and rustic qualities too. Aftertaste shows some caramel, toffee, molasses, plums, raisins, lactose, nuts and earthy malts with a good deal of additional sugars and a lot of malt richness, but good throughout with a good complexity at the end. Overall, a very nice, spiced, full-flavoured and full-bodied beer that hits the marks exceptionally well for the season and the style. Great to sample and a nice option for the chilly, Christmas Season! I sampled this sixteen ounce pint-sized can purchased from Total Wine  in Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 27-June-2022 for US$5,29, with a 'best by' 11-February-2022 and sampled on the train back home from New York with my wife and kids on 04-December-2022 sampled as Day #3 of my 2022 Beer Advent Calendar (self-created) while away visiting for Christmas with my family.

Pint can from Total Wine Gainesville, VA, 9/27/22. Dark reddish-browb, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of molasses, ginger, clove. Taste is molasses, ginger, cola, honey, earth, vanilla. Full bodied, complex. Nice beer.