Fistmas
Revolution Brewing

Fistmas pours a dark amber color, with a larger, long-lasting lacing head. The aroma has notes of ginger, orange, and earth. The flavor is much the same: ginger notes, orange peel, a nice cocktail flavor, and hints of earth. Good feel. Overall, a nice flavorful warm Christmas beer.

2025

12oz can, painted label. Bottom stamp is 'FILLED 10/08/25'.
Looks clear for clarity, with a brown colored body. Two fingers of beige colored head, and this persists as a bubbly cap and high ring. Leaves behind extended lacing strings.
Aroma is faint but malty. Sweet with caramel and apricot.
Taste is malty sweet but joined by adjuncts. Flavors of caramel, toasted bread, orange zest, ginger, apricot, and plum. Pine bitterness. Aftertaste mellows but retains the breadth of flavors.
More than medium mouthfeel. Smooth but a bit sticky (seems to allow all flavors to fully develop and express). Much more sweet than bitter but the ginger spice provides a bite. Very good carbonation.
Definite holiday ale with spice but the sweetness from caramel malts and citrus lead to a distinct expression. The ginger is pleasingly present but contributory rather than overbearing.

20 out of 5. I hate red ale but i would drink this everyday for the rest of my life and never complain. Spiced, delicious, just enough punch to set you right. A+++

Clear, mahogany color.nice, off-white head. Malt, pine and light spices in the aroma. Malty taste with hoppy finish. Not overly spiced. A good seasonal.

Perfect combination of flavors and spices for the holidays. Not strong or overt, but subtle and well balanced.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a clear amber, touch of cloudiness if held to light, head is white with khaki hints, good cap retention; struggles to lace but some specks here and there.

The nose is perfume like; there is some definite orange, its reminds me of fresh zest; then comes ginger hides, it melds beautifully with the orange; some toast and caramel malt also present.

Taste is very well balanced amongst malt, ginger, citrus, and hops (?); a definite hop presence, comes off as light earthy pine; good caramel malt, orange and ginger really bring this thing to life; its almost refreshing for a second, there is some bitter fruit skin character.

The body is medium, mid range carbonation; good low end of moderate bitterness; finishes clean with no overbearing sweetness, the ginger leaves that spices feel that I love but its quite low.

 

 

Canned 10/12/23

I already had most of the 4 pack that I grabbed of this from Tavour thinking I had reviewed the first one. Luckily I realized that as I went to grab this last one. I’ve been enjoying this one quite a bit so far but it needs a proper review. Let’s dive right in

Pours a cloudy dark orange with 3 fingers of creamy beige head that slowly fades to a cap and leaves decent lacing

The nose thankfully isn’t ginger overkill as many beers with ginger tend to be, rather this is nicely balanced. I’m picking up on aromas of brown sugar, dark toast, candied ginger, orange zest, pithy grapefruit, caramel, herbal hops, light molasses, and raisin

It doesn’t have quite the same balance in taste but it’s still damn good. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting burnt toast, orange zest, pithy grapefruit, caramel, piney hops, candied ginger, grass, and light brown sugar. The swallow brings notes of cooked ginger, pithy grapefruit, orange zest, burnt toast, caramel, brown sugar, raisin, and light molasses

A medium body pairs with moderate carbonation, resulting in a smooth beer. Finishes a tad sticky but it doesn’t really hurt the drinkability

I like this one quite a bit more than the average BA apparently

 

 

Clear, medium copper colored body; dense carbonation; thick, frothy, dirty white head. Light smell of faint, light malt grains with a moderate fruity ester background; over-ripe orange; kiwi and green apple. Decent roasted grain flavor; mild fruit and spicy elements; mild bitterness undercurrent. Medium-heavy body; sticky, persistent residual sugar feel; generally dry mouthfeel overall.

A rather unique, malt-forward character as far as the flavor goes. The beer doesn't present much in the of holiday spice or fruit flavors, more like a journeyman brewery stab at an Irish red ale. Good enough.

Pouring temperature: 48.9 ℉; canning info: FILLED 11/02/23
Source: Tavour

Pours clear red/copper with a thick ivory head that lingers, leaving lots of lacing. Aroma is piney hops, caramel, Christmas spices. Favor follows the nose, bitter hops followed by a slightly sweet caramel infused with cardamon and some stone fruit in the finish. Feel is medium bodied, well carbonated. Overall, a confusing mix of flavors that work fairly well together.