Christmas Ale

Aroma: It's a bakery, it's a spice shop, wow. 1st Taste: Spiced and creamy, a basic pleasant experience. Overall: Lot's of hype about this beer from anyone that lives within a 60-mile radius of Cleveland. After repeated tastes, still got the spice with a little malt sweet, and light-medium silky mouthfeel. It's a good blend of cinnamon and ginger along with all the other flavors in this brew. A couple around the holidays were be totally approriate, but can't see drinking a whole bunch of these. Maybe people like it the same way they like Christmas parties. It's fun to get a little tipsy with a little more alcohol than normal (7.5% abv), but it harmless fun since you can't taste it with the spice overlay. So, Cleveland be proud of this brew and I toast to you. But, like Christmas, once it's over , it's OVER.

Poured clear with a big white to off-white, somewhat frothy foam. Retention was outstanding with a bit of sticky, web-like lacing. Aroma hits the nose with spices first: cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. That's about it. Taste has the same spices and a lot of them. Cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger - very similar to pumpking by Souther Tier. There is toffee and caramel that give a sweetness to the beer. Medium carbonation and medium body with some creaminess that sticks to your mouth. Alcohol doesn't play a part at all. I finished drinking pumpkin beers about a week ago and I am not a big spiced beer fan. That said, I liked this beer and if you like spiced beers at all, then this one should be on your list. Enjoy!