Sleighbell Spiced Ale
Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.
- From:
- Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling Co.
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.78 | pDev: 10.05%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 24, 2020
- Added:
- May 11, 2009
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
3.35/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Served in a Second City glass.
Winding down this Super Bowl get-together with a spiced winter warmer of sorts. It pours a mostly clear tawny amber topped by a finger of off-white foam. The nose comprises mild pumpkin pie spices (mostly clove and what I think to be ginger), caramel, light sourdough, and a touch of candied orange peel. The taste brings in more of the same, the orange taking a stronger position, and the spices lending a twinge of bitterness in the aftertaste that comes across as unwelcome, rather than complementary. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a sorta/kinda drying finish. Overall, not a bad spiced winter warmer, really, but not something I would regularly drink, even in the colder months.
Feb 03, 2015Winding down this Super Bowl get-together with a spiced winter warmer of sorts. It pours a mostly clear tawny amber topped by a finger of off-white foam. The nose comprises mild pumpkin pie spices (mostly clove and what I think to be ginger), caramel, light sourdough, and a touch of candied orange peel. The taste brings in more of the same, the orange taking a stronger position, and the spices lending a twinge of bitterness in the aftertaste that comes across as unwelcome, rather than complementary. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a sorta/kinda drying finish. Overall, not a bad spiced winter warmer, really, but not something I would regularly drink, even in the colder months.
Rated by matridium from Delaware
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
3.75/5 rDev -0.8%
Not a bad holiday brew goes well with pumpkin pie and apple pie
Nov 13, 2014
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.31/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.31/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
On tap. Poured a deep dark, brown color with a small, tan head of foam. It smelled a little like a bowl of potpourri. Some roasty notes, too. Really tasted like too much spices and some toffee/caramel.
May 26, 2014
Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana
3.38/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev -10.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Crown Valley Sleighbell Spiced Ale has a very thick, creamy, off-white head, a mostly clear, brilliant orange appearance, with a descending gray cloud, a few bubble streams, and some decent lacing left on the glass. The aroma is of a melange of spices, sweet breadiness, and an overall pleasant pugent smell. Taste is of all those elements, with an underlying hop bitterness to accompany the spiciness. Mouthfeel is medium, and Crown Valley Sleighbell Spiced Ale finishes semi-dry, easy drinking, and not the least bit alcohilic. Overall, this is very good, after it warms, but I think it would actually taste better without the added spices. The bottle recommends serving this beer warm, and I can see how that is something one should follow.
RJT
Dec 28, 2013RJT
Reviewed by bmwats from Louisiana
3.66/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a hand glass.
A: Hazy amber hue. Pours a 2 finger, frothy, brown-white head. Slow, dry, cratering. Light amount of rising effervescence. A foam blanket remains throughout. Thick beer ring lacing.
S: Gingerbread, nutmeg, and caramel.
T: Sourdough, accentuated with some nutmeg, orange rind, and pecan.
M: Light, crisp, slightly sweet, and a touch of bitter. Kind of a syrupy thick feel clings to the palate. Bitter, cardboardy finish.
D: Sessionable, but the spice characteristics make is worthy of savoring.
Atmosphere is really nice. Thick persistent head, and some pretty strong lacing. Nose is all fall spice, all the time. Sourdough bready flavor, plenty of holiday spice, some citrus, and nut. Overall, this is a good quaff.
Dec 22, 2013A: Hazy amber hue. Pours a 2 finger, frothy, brown-white head. Slow, dry, cratering. Light amount of rising effervescence. A foam blanket remains throughout. Thick beer ring lacing.
S: Gingerbread, nutmeg, and caramel.
T: Sourdough, accentuated with some nutmeg, orange rind, and pecan.
M: Light, crisp, slightly sweet, and a touch of bitter. Kind of a syrupy thick feel clings to the palate. Bitter, cardboardy finish.
D: Sessionable, but the spice characteristics make is worthy of savoring.
Atmosphere is really nice. Thick persistent head, and some pretty strong lacing. Nose is all fall spice, all the time. Sourdough bready flavor, plenty of holiday spice, some citrus, and nut. Overall, this is a good quaff.
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