Jubelale
Deschutes Brewery

What so I think,,,?

I think it is very unfair that I can't drink about 50 of these every day....rain or shine.

Found at my local beer store tonight and according to the date on the bottle, it’s about 3-1/2 months old. It pours a dark amber color with moderate head and has a pleasant and slightly sweet aroma with hints of toffee and caramel. The first sip is surprisingly crisp without any of the malty sludge taste that seems to overpopulate far too many of the craft winter brews I’ve encountered the last few years. The only knock I have against it is the curious bitter aftertaste that hits after the first sips, and then starts to go head-to-head against the more pleasing flavors by the end of the beer. Still, for a standalone beer, it’s satisfying and worth trying out.

The pour is mocha colored. The taste is cocoa, toffee, pecans, dates, & raisins. Cheers! B

Bottled on: Sept. 2025
Many thx to muchloveforhops3 for the bottle!

A - Dark copper Amber colored pour with some dense, creamy toffee colored lacing.

S - Toasted caramel malt aroma with a slight bit of dark fruit.

T - Some cocoa (very light and delicate), some dark fruit, a slight bit of spice, and ends with a pleasing amount of bitterness that lingers after the sip.

M - Big mouthfeel (especially for a 6.7% beer) and a semi-dry finish.

O - This is an enjoyable one while watching football on a cold Winter day.

Poured from a 12 ounce bottle dated 9/03/2025 into a shaker pint glass.
L - Pours a dark brown color with a tan head.
S - Smells of caramel and malt.
T - Tastes of butterscotch and caramel.
F - Medium body and carbonation.
O - Very tasty winter warmer.

Look: brown with a tan head, spotty lacing
Smell: malty, toffee, cocoa, spice, fruity
Taste: rich, toffee, cocoa, spicy, cherries
Feel: med body, low carbo, dry, light bitterness
Overall: 6.7%. Pleasantly surprised by how good this is. Bought for the Holiday Beer Tasting! Notes of toffee, cocoa and spice are front and center. Fruity smell and taste of cherries came thru as it warmed. Tastes really good. Wish I had more. Thanks to this Tasting Event, Jubelale has been added to my Christmas list. Pairs well with Heavy Metal Christmas (The Twelve Days of Christmas) by Twisted Sister. Cheers!

Pours a crystal clear reddish amber color with 1/2 finger of off white foam with tenacious lacing from a 12 ounce bottle into a nonic pint glass. Aroma of cherries, kilned malts and citrus with flavors that follow. Mouthfeel is full and overall very impressive beer.

A tea/mahogany colored pour with some clarity, a one finger beige head that leaves some decent lacing.
Caramelized malt, black tea, toffee, cocoa notes and spices with pleasant hops bitterness.
An enjoyable cold weather beer that’s not overdone.

This beer is quite enjoyable. It packs a nice punch of bitterness, followed by a nice warming feeling in the mouth and throat. It drinks like a beer that's higher than 6.7%. This beer is definitely best suited to cold weather.

Dark brown. Some spice and toffee in the smell. Malt and hop flavor. Significant effervescence. Not particularly spicy or hoppy.

 

 

 

 

Transfer from RB

Deep mahogany, tan head. Cocco, nutmeg, and a hint of licorice on the nose. Tongue is sweet. Dark carmelized malt with spruce in the middle. FInish is still sweet, but dried with piney hops.|12/14/2012

Very tasty beer!!! I had it with a meal of cheese and crackers and fruit. It worked very well. Poured from a 12 oz, bottle into a Chimay goblet, this beer presents a muddy medium brown color with lots of yellowish light coming through, The head is medium sized, bubbly and light tan in color. Better than average retention and filmy bands of lacing on the glass. Aroma and taste are malty and spicy with some herbal hops bitterness thrown in. KInd of a "British meets Belgian" feel. Rich, slightly sweet, spiced and a touch of bitterness. I found this quite enjoyable!!!

Faint charred wood, brown butter and hints of maple syrup. Roasty and kinda hoppy and yearns for ski bunnies snuggled up close. A nice beer that I drink in April in Texas. Don’t judge me, it was $3.99 a sixer at Total Wine. May all your Christmases be malty.

 

Have had this beer almost every year since they have been brewing it. Really nice seasonal ale, warming and malty with a nice hop blend and slight sweetness. 65 IBUs

12 ounce bottle poured into a Spiegelau wheat beer glass.
PACKAGED ON: 09/26/24

L: Clear medium brown pour with caramel highlights, one finger light brown head, lively enough to keep a creamy cap, leaves a little slick lacing.
S: Nice chocolate and caramel malt aroma with an opening bready note, some citrus zest and alcohol.
T: Hoppy and a bit spicy, sweet malty chocolate and toffee rising in the middle, assertively bitter zesty and earthy finish, has some fruity ale yeast ester notes.
F: Medium bodied with a soft frothy feel, moderate carbonation .
O: Seasonal and tasty, has British character in my opinion.