Holiday Donut Cookie
Platform Beer Co.
- From:
- Platform Beer Co.
- Ohio, United States
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 8.53%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 9
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jan 20, 2020
- Added:
- Oct 18, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
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Rated by Jule17 from Ohio
3.13/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.13/5 rDev -16.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
Very much like a gingerbread, but not as heavy or smooth as I'd like.
Jan 18, 2020
Reviewed by CaptainHate from Ohio
3.59/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Not a bad Christmas beer but a bit thin for my tastes. Taste was more citrusy than I was expecting but that isn't a negative. Worth trying but not at the top of my list to be a holiday tradition.
Dec 24, 2019Reviewed by Mrseanworldwide from Ohio
3.44/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -8.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Too tart for my taste. Went down almost like a shandy. I do taste the array of sweet and seasonal flavors - so some will enjoy the taste more than me. Ultimately this is a hair too experimental for a what appears to be a more reliable holiday release.
Dec 06, 2019
Reviewed by Cylinsier from Pennsylvania
3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Tap
Pours mostly clear amber golden. Tan lace for a head.
Smells of nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar cookies, allspice and pastry.
Flavor is of sugar cookie, donut, vanilla, nutmeg, and cardamom.
Light body, mild carbonation.
Decent holiday beer. Drinks pretty easy. The taste isn't super sweet and is pretty balanced. Worth a try or two.
Dec 03, 2019Pours mostly clear amber golden. Tan lace for a head.
Smells of nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar cookies, allspice and pastry.
Flavor is of sugar cookie, donut, vanilla, nutmeg, and cardamom.
Light body, mild carbonation.
Decent holiday beer. Drinks pretty easy. The taste isn't super sweet and is pretty balanced. Worth a try or two.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
4.31/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Today is my (Un?)Happy New Jumping Off of the New Platform Beer Sunday (Week 755)! I have been redding up my house during my CANvalescence from surgery & putting together a number of brewery horizontals in doing so. I had planned, even before its announcement about its sale to A-B/InBev, to drink a buncha beers & a seltzer from Kleveland's Platform Beer Co. for this week's NBS. I was disheartened to hear of the news, especially having read the GI story. I am not one to boycott a beer due to their acquisition by a large corporation, but it did take some of the wind out of my sails.
From the CAN: "Holiday Ale"; "Cookie*Spice*Donut"; "Malts[:] 2 Row[,] Aromatic Malt[,] Rye Malt[,] Honey Malt[,] Hops[:] Galena[,] Saaz[,] Yeast[:] American Ale[,] Adjuncts[:] Snickerdoodle[,] Vanilla[,] Cinnamon[,] Allspice[,] Nutmeg[,] Milk Sugar [Brewnuts Donuts & Beer][,] Plato[:] 3.5[,] IBU [:] 24"; "Ohio Craft Beer".
I like these broad, generic Styles since they give me a good bit of latitude in CANducting my review. I CAN be more forgiving, plus I need not be hidebound.
I Crack!ed the vent open & in beginning a slow, gentle Glug, it seemed that the adjuncts were already well attenuated so I stepped up my rate of flow. I wound up with just under two fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with great retention. Color was Deep-Amber/Light-Copper to Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled like a spicy, perfume-y CANdle! 8=O Man, it was just alive with the adjuncts. This might not bode well, except that it is an "Herb and Spice Beer". Perfect! It was totes spicy! Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was very spicy, but the vanilla lent it a perfume-y sweetness that could have been omitted without any tears being shed. I really dug the interplay between the cinnamon, allspice & nutmeg, though. I was less enamored of nutmeg in the previous beer from them, but here, it fit in well. Finish was super dry, very spicy & as expected from a spice-adjunct-driven beer. Too bad that they allowed themselves to be subsumed or I would revisit this one with the double-boiler project this Winter. YMMV.
Aug 12, 2019From the CAN: "Holiday Ale"; "Cookie*Spice*Donut"; "Malts[:] 2 Row[,] Aromatic Malt[,] Rye Malt[,] Honey Malt[,] Hops[:] Galena[,] Saaz[,] Yeast[:] American Ale[,] Adjuncts[:] Snickerdoodle[,] Vanilla[,] Cinnamon[,] Allspice[,] Nutmeg[,] Milk Sugar [Brewnuts Donuts & Beer][,] Plato[:] 3.5[,] IBU [:] 24"; "Ohio Craft Beer".
I like these broad, generic Styles since they give me a good bit of latitude in CANducting my review. I CAN be more forgiving, plus I need not be hidebound.
I Crack!ed the vent open & in beginning a slow, gentle Glug, it seemed that the adjuncts were already well attenuated so I stepped up my rate of flow. I wound up with just under two fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with great retention. Color was Deep-Amber/Light-Copper to Copper (SRM = > 13, < 17) with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled like a spicy, perfume-y CANdle! 8=O Man, it was just alive with the adjuncts. This might not bode well, except that it is an "Herb and Spice Beer". Perfect! It was totes spicy! Mouthfeel was medium. The taste was very spicy, but the vanilla lent it a perfume-y sweetness that could have been omitted without any tears being shed. I really dug the interplay between the cinnamon, allspice & nutmeg, though. I was less enamored of nutmeg in the previous beer from them, but here, it fit in well. Finish was super dry, very spicy & as expected from a spice-adjunct-driven beer. Too bad that they allowed themselves to be subsumed or I would revisit this one with the double-boiler project this Winter. YMMV.
Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania
3.77/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A- amber color that is quite clear. Minimal head
S- nutmeg and cinnamon
F- nutmeg and cinnamon dominate with hints of malts
M- spicy yet smooth and tastes creamy
O- not a bad beer and i would get a six of it.
Feb 22, 2019S- nutmeg and cinnamon
F- nutmeg and cinnamon dominate with hints of malts
M- spicy yet smooth and tastes creamy
O- not a bad beer and i would get a six of it.
Rated by pathman from Ohio
4/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12/22/18 draft @ BLU
Jan 03, 2019
Rated by Sewercap from New York
4.67/5 rDev +24.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.67/5 rDev +24.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
This was a delicious Christmas beer. Very flavorful and easy to drink. Felt amazing going down, and quite strong. Will definitely purchase again.
Dec 30, 2018
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