Trappist Holiday Ale
Spencer Brewery in Spencer, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.12
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Mahogany in color, wholesome in body, lightly spiced, a heart-warming feast day ale from our table to yours.
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5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled from bottle @ Danish Ratebeer Gathering 2016, Ulfborg, Day 2. Clear amber color, average sized beige head. Aroma has malts, but is dominated by herbs or spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, clove and (Dutch) "speculaas". Average body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 15:30
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled @ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016, Saturday, Day 2 75cl bottle. Pours hazy dark orange golden colour with a mid-sized most good lasting beige head. Aroma of ripe red fruits, red malt and cinnamon. Taste of herbs, red malt, dark ripe fruits, yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 15:29
5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Intensiver, etwas zu stark gewürziger Antrunk. Die Hefigkeit ist angenehm, fällt aber hinter den drückenden Noten zurück. Ansonsten wässrig. 13/8/7/7/9/7
Tried
on 20 Aug 2016
at 15:26
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear dark amber with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and spicy. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 200816
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 15:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering, fonefan. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are fruits, spices, malt, caramel and hops. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2016
at 15:25
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle (from Koht). Pours dark ruby-copper with beige head. The head stays for some time. Aroma is spices, caramelized sugar, fresh fruits, malt, slight rubber. Flavor is sweet and bitter, fruits, citrus, orange peel, caramel, sugar, malt, some cucumber. Finish is caramel sugar sweet and orange zest bitter. Carbonation is on the high side, alcohol is covered by sweetness. Overall: good
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2016
at 15:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle kind courtesy of Zlotta at THT. Cloudy chestnut. Toasted caramel malts. Flowery, fennel, verveine, thyme, cinnamon, star anise, loads of herbs, toffee, milky. Medium sweet, mild bitter. Over medium body, soft carbonation. Milky texture, strong aromatic, enjoying this! --- Beer merged from original tick of Trappist Holiday Ale on 18 Dec 2017 at 12:36 - Score: 7. Original review text: 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 14:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from 0.75 l bottle from ’finestbelgianbeers.com’, shared at Not THT. Hazy, dark reddish brown with an off-white head. Sweetish-malty, yeasty, a bit fruity and very spicy aroma of caramel, brown sugar, licorice root and cinnamon. Quite sweet, malty, yeasty and quite spicy taste of caramel, brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, licorice root and some clove, followed by a medium long, slightly bitter, rather spicy finish. Medium body, slightly effervescent mouthfeel, average carbonation. Quite nice, but a bit too spicy to be really enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 14:41
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to zlota. Hazy amber with big beige head. Massive cloves and Christmas spices and massive soap on the nose. Caramel, loads of perfume and soap, potpourri, some brown sugar and fudge, brown bread. Medium sweet and bitter. Medium bodied. Extremely aromatic, like the essential oils my mother uses everywhere. It’s not bad, but a bit overdone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 14:41
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
75cl bottle shared at not THT. Thin off white head. Very hazy amber pour. A bit too herbal.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2016
at 14:38