Blitzen Holiday Ale
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery

Tap at Cleveland Brewpub.

Poured a cloudy golden color with an average frothy white head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing.

Moderate spicy dough yeast aroma.

Medium body with a creamy texture and soft carbonation.

Medium sweet orange peel fruity flavor with a medium bittersweet finish of moderate duration.

Very good beer with a smooth clean taste and small alcohol burn finish.

I had one of these in Cleveland last Friday. At first I thought the smell was vaguely medicinal. Not good. Almost like a Jagermeister. The rest of it was a nice spicy brew. But the medicinal smell was something I had to get over.

By the time I got to the end of the little serving they gave me, I was loving it, and I would have had another, but driving home was going to be a problem.

I'm not sure if they are brewing this in more than one pub (or are they shipping this to the smaller places??), but no matter, it was a worthwhile taste. Recommended.