Auld Acquaintance Hoppy Holiday Ale
Pike Brewing Company

Auld Acquaintance Hoppy Holiday AleAuld Acquaintance Hoppy Holiday Ale
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From:
Pike Brewing Company
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Winter Warmer
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.67 | pDev: 10.35%
Reviews:
87
Ratings:
145
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 26, 2020
Added:
Jul 26, 2005
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  10
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Ratings by Aaryah:
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Rated by Aaryah

3.72/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Dec 23, 2014
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Rated: 3.5 by 1971bernat from Virginia

Mar 26, 2020
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.96/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a ruddy red color with a small cap of a little white semi-foamy head swiftly dieing off. Slight lace ran here and there.
The aroma had sweet red cherries, clean caramel malts, toffee, figs, cloves, sweet grains, sweet oak and dried vanilla wafers. Subtle hop spice further on the back end.
The flavor yields towards the sweet malty side of blending the entire aromas together. Deep malty aftertaste running the gamut on the caramel and toffee malts.
The mouthfeel was between light and medium bodied with a proper sessionability about it. Good carbonation and ABV. Malty finish with a light dose of cloves.
Overall, pretty nice as a winter warmer, I'd have again.
Dec 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.5 by Pretendeer from Washington

Mar 01, 2018
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Reviewed by VashonGuy from Washington

3.68/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pike calls this a "Hoppy Holiday Ale", and that's spot-on. You get pretty much a standard winter warmer, malty, slightly spicy, and a bit of caramel, together with a real shot of hops. Not citrusy, juicy hops, not something with the bitterness missing, but a real honest-to-goodness blast of classic bitterness. Not a great beer, but pretty good, and give it points for hitting its description on the nose.
Feb 02, 2017
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Reviewed by gandres from Philippines

3.27/5  rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
22 ounce bottle poured to wine glass
dark yellow, amber hazy big off white foam that disappear slowly
not a lot of aroma
medium bitterness, not too good"
not a lot of follow through and aftertaste
good beer, can be repeat, but not something to look forward to
Drank: February 1, 2015 9:03 PM
Jan 03, 2017
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Reviewed by vladdswrath from Washington

2.83/5  rDev -22.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
Pours beer bottle brown with a nice, but brief bubble show. The head is tall and sudsy, lacing the glass nicely as you drink. Aroma is what you'd expect from a holiday brew but faint, winter spices and malt, hop scents are barely detectable. Taste is a little funky, like drinking pumpkin spice without the pumpkin. I think I might even call it gross. This is going to be a tough one to get down, since I'm not a big pumpkin mocha guy. Mouthfeel is nice, I just wish the flavor was more pleasant. It's a nice brew as far as color and texture go, but man...this taste is definitely not for me.
Dec 27, 2016
 
Rated: 4.16 by Noooddle from Washington

Nov 19, 2016
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Reviewed by ClavisAurea from New York

3/5  rDev -18.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Review from notes

Appearance: red orange, nice lacing, one inch head

Nose: dried fruit, malty with a spicy hop character

Taste: mellow, dried fruits, hop bitterness, complex and malty sweetness

More of a spice character than a hop one. Very nice.
May 16, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by Mister_Faucher from Washington

May 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.79 by IPAchris from Pennsylvania

Mar 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by tim007007 from Illinois

Mar 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon

3.11/5  rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours a half finger of head on a dirty dark straw body.
The aroma is grain and wet hay, a little barnyard.
The taste is mildly sweet: plum and apricot; then some mild bitterness. A bit mushed in flavor.
The texture is softer.
Jan 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.66 by EXScotT from Ohio

Dec 27, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by 6thstreetbrewpub from District of Columbia

Dec 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.63 by cts309 from Virginia

Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by DamienI from Washington

Dec 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.85 by Kevlee722 from Washington

Dec 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.96 by ncherf from Washington

Nov 26, 2015
Auld Acquaintance Hoppy Holiday Ale from Pike Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 145 ratings