Gretel's Kettle
Somers Point Brewing Company

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From:
Somers Point Brewing Company
 
New Jersey, United States
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
ABV:
8.4%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 5.85%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 22, 2021
Added:
Sep 02, 2021
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Specially brewed for the holiday season! This rich, sweet ale is layered with 8 different malts, German Hallertau Magnum hops and spiced with authentic Lebkuchengewürz, a German gingerbread spice mix.
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 3.7 by SiepJones from Pennsylvania

Nov 22, 2021
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

4.15/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Served on nitro at the brewery in a tulip glass. It pours an attractive cranberry-ruby color with a thick, long-lasting, light tan cap and lacing that you'd expect from a nitro pour. It's highly fragrant with fig, prune, allspice, ginger, and just a whiff of rum. While I'm not a rum enthusiast, the barrel-aging elevates this beyond the typical Winter Warmer. It offers abundant holiday fruit and spicing: raisin, plum, fig, ginger, allspice, and perhaps a hint of brown sugar. It's like a tasty dessert. As it warms, the rum becomes more evident. The mouthfeel is thick and creamy with low/moderate carbonation, and it hides the 8.8% ABV quite well. Overall, Gretel's Kettle is a delightful ale that offers a hint of Christmas to come - even though I drank it before Labor Day.
Sep 03, 2021