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Nice And Naughty Christmas Ale
Naked Dove Brewing Company
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- From:
- Naked Dove Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #80 - ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #16,909 - Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 9.07%
- Reviews:
- 5
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 29, 2022
- Added:
- Dec 03, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
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Reviewed by Viaduck from California
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Mahogany in color with a coarse, short lived head. Very aromatic: butter, pumpkin & pumpkin spice. Flavorwise it’s about the same with the addition of honey. Average feel, good carbonation. Overall: a delicious pumpkin pie.
Dec 21, 2022Reviewed by sokol_1993 from California
3/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Ordered a glass at Bunga Burger in Rochester as a part of their Burger Tuesday deal.
Little head. Terrible taste: very bland, with strange and faint hints of cinnamon that is totally out of character with the malt background.
Had to thrown 3/4 of the glass away.
Dec 30, 2018Little head. Terrible taste: very bland, with strange and faint hints of cinnamon that is totally out of character with the malt background.
Had to thrown 3/4 of the glass away.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On tap at Blu Wolf Bistro in Rochester, NY.
Pours a reddish copper brown, with a one inch head, and a little bit of lacing down the glass.
Smells nutty, with some sweet cherries and toasted bread.
The taste is similar. This is mildly spiced- I can pick out some gingerbread and cinnamon, some cherry-like mild sweetness, and some great toasted malt flavor.
Medium bodied, but slightly thinner than I'd want. Low carbonation. Creamy smooth mouthfeel.
A pretty good but not outstanding winter seasonal from Naked Dove.
Dec 12, 2013Pours a reddish copper brown, with a one inch head, and a little bit of lacing down the glass.
Smells nutty, with some sweet cherries and toasted bread.
The taste is similar. This is mildly spiced- I can pick out some gingerbread and cinnamon, some cherry-like mild sweetness, and some great toasted malt flavor.
Medium bodied, but slightly thinner than I'd want. Low carbonation. Creamy smooth mouthfeel.
A pretty good but not outstanding winter seasonal from Naked Dove.
Reviewed by TheBrewo from New York
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This brew was served from the cask at The Old Toad in Rochester, NY. It arrived in a house pint glass glowing a reddish brown coloring. It held a one finger head of tan bubbles, showing excellent retention. Spots of lacing were left dripping down the glass. There was a slight haze, but no sediment was noted. Carbonation appeared lighter. The aroma gave nutty roasty malts, brown sugar, muskiness, bittering woodiness, bright cinnamon sugar, warmed nutmeg and gingerbread spice, orange peel bitters, and light citric hop bitters to round things off. Our first impression was that the flavoring is a great embodiment of warming Christmas spice!! The flavoring opened with pine nut saltiness and mashed sweetness of brown sugar malts. The middle peaked with lightly soured woodiness, bitter citric hop rind, musk, and mineral. The end came with orange flesh sweetness, more of those citric hops, and general spiciness of the aromatics contained in the nose. The aftertaste breathed of cinnamon sugar, black tea tannins, gritty yeast, caramel malt sweetness, and piney and citric hops. The body was medium, and the carbonation was lighter. Each sip gave decent slurp and sip, with nice froth and cream to the lip. The mouth was dried with raw and gritty astringency of green plants and the tannins of breakfast tea. The abv was appropriate, and the beer drank easily.
Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was the aroma. This beer smelled just like freshly sliced apples dipped in raw cinnamon and white sugar. The malt profile showed this sweetness and spiciness throughout the tasting, while delivering a nice dryness to the feel with that crisp, tannin pucker.
Dec 23, 2012Overall, what we enjoyed most about this beer was the aroma. This beer smelled just like freshly sliced apples dipped in raw cinnamon and white sugar. The malt profile showed this sweetness and spiciness throughout the tasting, while delivering a nice dryness to the feel with that crisp, tannin pucker.
Nice And Naughty Christmas Ale from Naked Dove Brewing Company
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
21 ratings
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