Today I successfully choose a Christmas beer to review. I have plenty more Christmas beers to drink before the month is over. This beer has a very pretty label, unfortunately it's hard to photograph because of the curved bottle, but it's a train full of Christmas tree ornaments. From looking at Great Lake's site it's clear they put thought into all their labels.
This beer has a nice Christmas smell, with the fruit smells of cherries and apricots, and the spice smells of cloves and cinnamon. The color is a clear brown with tons of bubbles floating up. The beer poured with a nice head, but it has since passed and just a ring of foam is left behind.
The beer tastes strongly of Christmas spices clove, cinnamon and the most pronounced is ginger, but over all well balanced spice profile. There fruit tastes are not very strong at first but in the finish there is a nice fruity taste. There is also a full mouthfeel to there beer, and plenty of carbonation making it takes light.
This is what I am looking for in a Christmas beer, nice spice and fruit tastes. This is a beer that was made as a Christmas beer, and I think Great Lakes did a good job.
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