Fragile Festivus
Lock 15 Brewing Company

Fragile FestivusFragile Festivus
Beer Geek Stats
From:
Lock 15 Brewing Company
 
Ohio, United States
Style:
Winter Warmer
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.8 | pDev: 3.42%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 2
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Dec 14, 2020
Added:
Nov 25, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
The beer that started it all! The Fragile Festivus Ale was the first of Joe's Beers that Colin had tasted back in 2010. Like a good Christmas ale, it balances festive spices and a strong malt body into a brew as delicate and tasteful as the leg lamp that has come to define the Christmas season for Northeast Ohio families. So, treat yourself to a pint of this major award. And remember, it's fragile, it must be Italian!

The Fragile Festivus Christmas Ale is a malty amber ale spiced with cinnamon and ginger. This ale, brewed with lots of brown sugar and honey malts, balances the spicy notes and malty body festively.

IBU: 27.8
SRM: 15.3
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Reviewed by DDiFran from Ohio

3.67/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Interesting take on this style. Way heavy on the ginger. Lighter and crisper than the more familiar and popular local Christmas Ales like GLBC and Twelve Dogs. Somehow lacks the fullness of a true winter warmer but still very much worth a try
Dec 14, 2020
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

3.93/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 ounce can, canned on 11/09/2020. Served in a Rastal Craft Master One glass, the beer pours a somewhat clear reddish/copper color with about an inch light tan head that stuck around for a while. Decent amount of lacing. Aroma is nice but a bit light, the brew smells like cinnamon, ginger, honey, bready malt and brown sugar. Luckily the taste has some more kick to it. Pretty similar to the aroma, it tastes like like cinnamon, ginger, honey, bready malt, caramel and brown sugar. No one flavor overpowers the others, nice balance between them. Mouthfeel/body is medium, it's a bit slick and creamy with a good amount of carbonation. I thought it was a good overall Christmas Ale, glad I got to try this one!
Nov 25, 2020