Old Friend Holiday Ale | Indeed Brewing Company

3.65/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

4.25/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

3.62/5  rDev -6.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3.85/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Reddish brown. Light lacing.

Lots of ginger here, in the nose and mouth. Kind of overwhelms the beer underneath, but it works OK.

Mouth is slick and lingers a bit.

Overall, with the right pairing this could be good but I'd only want one.

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3.56/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

3.58/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

3.91/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

4.1/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

L: Pours Brilliant deep amber, under a clingy 1” light reddish brown foam cap
S: Fruity, ginger, honey aromas – the floral part of the honey really comes through.
T: The honey is the main thing, the ginger is in the background but weaves its way through in the finish providing a little spiciness and a little ginger heat. A light chocolate flavor lingers in the background.
F: Thick and full bodied but not chewy – it has full body but not the malt presence you would expect. There is a slightly astringent dryness in the background under the honey.
O: Old Friend is pleasant and drinkable but there is a little something missing – a little more bite, ginger, hops or malt might be nice. A decent beer but a touch boring.

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3.56/5  rDev -8.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

4/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Old friend is a sweet fruity flavored beer. Good full body. A top winter warmer.

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3.63/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

3.64/5  rDev -6.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

4.26/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

4.38/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

If you like ginger - try this beer. A sweet, ginger spice beer for a cold winter's Eve.

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3.52/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3.77/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

2.9/5  rDev -25.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

Lots of spice going on here, adequate up front, perhaps too much to finish. I detected a piney sawdust flavor...not good.

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3/5  rDev -22.7%

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

3.25/5  rDev -16.2%

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%

4/5  rDev +3.1%

4/5  rDev +3.1%

3.5/5  rDev -9.8%