Festivus Ale
Copper Creek Brewing Co.

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From:
Copper Creek Brewing Co.
 
Georgia, United States
Style:
Scottish Ale
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.45 | pDev: 2.61%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 08, 2018
Added:
Jan 16, 2010
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
This oak aged spiced Scottish Ale is the perfect beer for the airing of grievances! Brewed with brown sugar and holiday spices its malt character dances around your mouth to a very clean finish.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

3.54/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.5
(from 2015 Atlanta Cask Ale festival tasting notes)
From a cask.
Aroma: some attractive notes along with some that bode poorly for the flavor. The flavor turns out to be pretty good despite this.
Feel: too thin
Nov 08, 2018
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Reviewed by mondegreen from Georgia

3.37/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
Reviewed from notes on 1/6/2010.

First the brewpub's desription:

"Festivus Ale: This oak aged spiced Scottish Ale is the perfect beer for the airing of grievances oe feats of strength! Brewed with Brown Sugar and holiday spices, its warming malt character dance around your mouth to a very crisp finish."

And my review:

A: Dark brown. Not much head.

S: Spices! Very very heavy on the spices. A little malts come through as well.

T: More spices! Holy shit, it's a spice bomb! Too much spices in the taste. No oak or anything else that the description promised. Almost like a candied Belgian, but not in a good way.

M: About like I'd expect for this beer. Pretty heavily carbonated.

D: Finished the first, don't want another.

I came away thinking this was a weak impersonation of the Stone/Nøgne/Jolly Pumpkin Special Holiday Ale. I usually love Copper Creek, but this one didn't do it for me.
Jan 16, 2010