16 oz bottle. Poured a clear copper color with thin white head. The aroma is on the light side with slight malt sweetness and hints of wintry spices. The spice flavors are bright with nutmeg, cinnamon and maybe even coriander. Behind the spicy veil is a murmur of sweet caramel malts. Lighter still is the note of hops. Too subtle for my hop stunted palate to discern. Nice tasty winter brew. The only negative I have for this low gravity ale is that the spices could be a bit softer. Sure wouldn’t want ‘em too soft though.

Bottle from Santa - cloudy copper pour (hurray for unfiltered beer!), with a huge, frothy head - strong gingerbread aroma, with some doughy/yeasty hints - quite an earthy smell - quite sweet, but not overpoweringly so - the honey is quite evindent, and it mixes quite well with the ginger and nutmeg - bread/dough character from the yeast - it gets a nice zing from the orange zest near the end, before closing with a long finish of clover honey and herbal flavors - a nice change of pace from most Christmas beers.

What a curious beer. The spice is quite apparent in the flavor, if not the nose. Ginger and nutmeg are obvious. There’s an overall tart character that goes with a rounded sourdough quality, that is most apparent in the aroma. Cloudy, amber, with a stiff, rising head that gave the bishop’s finger out of the bottle (I feared bacteria upon opening, but I don’t think that was the cause)

Thanks to Matta for this one! Hazy orange color that produces a large eggshell white head. Light malt aroma and lots and lots of Ginger. Lightly bitter from start to finish with a dry textured light to medium body. Heavily spiced, reminds me of a Gruit.