Santas Tipple Ale
Moonlight Brewing Company in Santa Rosa, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.22
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Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap @NOPA, New Years Eve. I would call this a stout, myself, but what the hell. Pours opaque black with a small brown head and nice lacing. Aroma is of dark roasted malts, yeast, molasses, and perhaps a bit of musty mushroom. Aroma is the same (thankfully minus the mushroom), plus a bit of coffee. Lightly sweet, medium bitter, lightly astringent. A bit of tobacco on the finish. Medium body and creamy in the mouth. Quite nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On hand pump at Toronado. Aroma is muted but contains a lot of dark roast malt, burnt dark caramel and chocolate. A touch of a phenolic note with some dark fruit esters as well. Dark fruit is plum and cherry. No alcohol or hops in aroma. Pours a dark brown that is lighter on the edges with a short, thick, light tan head with good retention and lacing. Flavor is light roast, some dark caramel and a touch of bitter chocolate. The flavor also has a bit of dark fruit, mostly plum and fig. Low dank, woody hop flavor with a touch of citrus. Finishes with sweet dark caramel and light roast. A touch of light alcohol and phenolic spice. Mouthfeel is smooth and creamy as expected for something from a hand pump. Medium bodied with low carbonation. A touch of astringency in the finish. Low to medium alcohol warmth. Overall an enjoyable beer. Nice dark malt character without being too roasty and stout-like. The astringency in the finish is a bit strong. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft, Beer Revolution. Enjoyed this one quite a bit. Lots of chocolate malt flavor and good spicing. Coriander, peppercorns, spruce-y hops. Full mouthfeel. Very good for a spiced holiday beer. Relatively sweet, which probably goes along with the chewy body. The malt is rich with chocolate and dark pit fruit flavor. Very dark brown beer with little head.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Beer Revolution. Pours black with no head. Aroma is burnt malt and maybe juniper. Flavor is that plus a little resin. Very clean. Not at all sticky. Finishes nicely bitter.
bb (18607) reviewed Santas Tipple Ale from Moonlight Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask. Blackish beer with a nice beige head. Caramal malt and some roastiness in the aroma. Caramel malt, roasty, and then a nice bitter hop (pine/citrus) flavor. Nicely balanced. Easy to drink. Rich, velvety mounthfeel.