Yet another Sam Adam's beer.
The smell of this beer is malty with a good deal of holiday spice, there is some nutmeg and clover smells. The color is a dark brown that is opaque keeping light from coming through. The head isn't very thick, but has good retention and a nice brown color.
This beer has a great holiday tastes. There is plenty of nutmeg, cinnamon, and other Christmas spices with a strong enough taste to make the tongue tingle. There is only a hint of chocolate from the dark malts, and not much other malt characteristics. The mouthfeel is fully and tingly from the spiciness.
Normally I think Sam Adams beers are good examples of beers for the style, but a bit short of making a great beer. This beer has one of the highest levels of spice of all the holiday beers I have tried. I am really impressed with this beer, it is a great Christmas beer.
2 comments:
Hey, it's great to see that someone enjoys Sam Adams Old Fezziwig Ale. Of his seasonal brews, this one is my favorite. I agree with your comment that Sam Adams makes good beer, but not great beer, but it's still the best you're going to find on tap in most restaurants.
Have you tried Sam Adams Cranberry Lambic? It's usually good but this season, every bottle I tasted seemed to have gone bad.
Great site!
I did get a bottle of the Cherry lambic but I didn't get a chance to blog it. I thought it was pretty sour which can be common with Lambic beers and the wild yeast they use for fermenting.
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