Poured an almost pitch black color with a medium sized head. Aroma was roasted malts, light bitterness. I got a lot of chocolate, coconut. Flavor was similar, chocolate, coconut. Interesting.

12oz can. Poured a very slightly hazy orange color with a small white head. Aroma was big citrus. Clean and refreshing, pretty decent hoppy pale ale. Light grassy notes.

12oz can. Poured a medium-dark brown color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was sweet malts, roast. Wish it had a little bit more nutty note to it and less sweetness.

Can from 12 Days of Christmas pack sent to me by Clown Shoes. A mix of peppery German and piney American hop hits the nose as I'm pouring this. Color is a dark amber, almost like a Vienna lager, under a sudsy head. Liking the German style malts in this one. The hops kind of just meld together. In fact, they’re kind of earthy more than anything else. But there is some definite bitterness, and both pine and spice. Most pale ales don’t come with this kind of a malt load except for really heavy DIPAs, and this suggests maybe we should see some more of this hybrid.

12 Beers of Christmas box sent by Clown Shoes. Pours with the expected pine and resin nose, but also some guava and orange peel. Bright orange to amber beer under a fluffy head and very little haziness. Taste is right down the middle for the double IPA style, especially the West Coast kind. Pine and citrus in equal measure, along with some sticky malts delivering a note of alcohol. Goes down quickly. Just enough punch with few pretensions.

12 beers of Christmas package. A pretty fresh and grassy hop smell from the moment I pulled the tab. Pours an amber beer that's not so much hazy as trying to be opaque, under a big head of foam. Still some light Pacific Northwest hop in the nose once I got it poured. Grassy, as I said, and a bit of grapefruit juice. The taste is fronted by amber malt, giving this the idea of an Oktoberfest beer. Then the hops come in, playing a bit more German character to go with the malt profile.

Can from !2 Beers of Christmas 12-pack, sent to me by Clown Shoes. I meant to go through the ones with a Best by date of 1/30/23, but this one, dated a year later, had the best reviews, so let's go. Besides, despite the label claim that it would improve with age, I've found spiced beers can turn unexpectedly. So this pours a deep, black body, with a thick yet bubble brown head. I'm now decided the primary smell is nutmeg, with cinnamon just behind, some clove and orange peel. Spices are pretty strong, but okay if that's what you expect. Taste is equally spicy, but with some coffee roast bitterness. And then some hops manage to be known. A pleasant, spicy experience. A spicy holiday dessert beer that I think goes best fresh. Glad I didn't hide this away.

Can from Total Wine & More, San Antonio.
A: clear golden, small, white head.
A: ripe pineapple, mandarin, orange peel, jam.
T: sweet pineapple & mandarin, bitter orange peel & biscuit.
F: bitter piney & floral hops, grapefruity & tropical, some alcohol warmth.
P: medium to full body, oily texture, average carbonation.
Straightforward but this brewery doesn't disappoint in this style.