Old Fezziwig
Samuel Adams in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter|
Score
6.46
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Spicy and Bold, a big Christmas cookie of a beer.
Samuel Adams® Old Fezziwig® Ale is the Christmas cookie of beer. Bursting with spices of the season and a remarkably full body, it helps those long winter nights pass much quicker. The full body hits the palate first with a depth of malt character ranging from sweeter toffee and caramel notes to the more dark, roasty chocolate notes. Then come the spices in full force. Cinnamon, ginger and orange peel dance on the tongue bringing with them the celebratory spirit that goes hand in hand with the season.
Samuel Adams® Old Fezziwig® Ale is the Christmas cookie of beer. Bursting with spices of the season and a remarkably full body, it helps those long winter nights pass much quicker. The full body hits the palate first with a depth of malt character ranging from sweeter toffee and caramel notes to the more dark, roasty chocolate notes. Then come the spices in full force. Cinnamon, ginger and orange peel dance on the tongue bringing with them the celebratory spirit that goes hand in hand with the season.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355 ml bottle. Dark red-brown body with tan head. Flavour is malt, dark fruit and spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2010
at 08:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
My first drink on News Years Eve 2009. A nifty little spiced ale from sam adams. Not over powering in any manor but you can taste some spice. Pours a brownish color with some bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2009
at 13:23
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
12oz bottle drank out of the much over-hyped Samuel Adams glass. Amber-brown, looks filtered. Soapy head. Sweet, odd aroma..sugary and a touch off in my opinion. Hmm..I must say this beer is pretty shabby, below par. Lots of awkward malt notes, bordering on an Eastern European sugar bomb dark at times...the sweetness is that unappealing and lacking depth. The cinnamon is there, just enough to throw the beer off even more, or maybe it’s the culprit in the first place. Medium bodied, slightly watery, and just all around crappy, I can see why there aren’t six packs of this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2009
at 22:22
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle.Dark brownish colour with small off-beige head.Aroma is rosted and malty,with note of caramel and cinnamon,medium body high carbonation.Flavor is spicey with tosted finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2009
at 01:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, pours dark amber with a tal off white head. Aroma is sweet with brown sugar and spices like cinnamon and clove. Flavor is sweet as well, sweet bready malts, brown sugar and a spicy finish where the ginger is apparent. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Dec 2009
at 06:14
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle. Aroma of cinnamon, ginger, Christmas. Appearance is deep amber with a medium dissipating head, decent lacing. Tastes like holiday treats. A little bitter, a little sweet. Kind of thin, watery. Halfway decent holiday brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2009
at 11:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
The last rating said it perfectly, this is a good solid 7. could be great if the brewer wanted to experiment a little more, but its fine, not going to knock your socks off.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2009
at 17:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a brown with an off white head. Aroma is spicy and roasted malt. The taste is sweet with roasted caramel malt and light hints of chocolate. I also got some mouth warming woodsiness to this as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Nov 2009
at 04:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours a medium brown with a strong red hue. Aroma is full of ginger, cinnamon and burnt caramel notes. Flavor has a strong malt profile with hints of cinnamon, ginger and chocolate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2009
at 18:53
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Overall Impression: This Sam's offering is a pretty nice offering, you see this one usually in their winter variety pack, which I've gotten a few times over the years.
Tried
on 15 May 2009
at 13:02