Hoppy Holidaze
Marin Brewing Company
- From:
- Marin Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 13.52%
- Reviews:
- 81
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 26, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 02, 2002
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Our traditional Christmas Ale, brewed with Pale, Wheat, Caramalt and Munich malts, and hopped with Sterling and Styrian Goldings varieties. Delicately spiced with canela, nutmeg, mace, orange peel and pure vanilla extract.
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand
3.8/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Copper with a few slow rising bubbles, topped with 5 fingers of off white head.
Smells of yeasts, caramel and hard water.
Tastes of yeasts, caramel and hard water with a little sweetness. Any holiday spice is really subdued.
Light body with little carbonation.
Got this in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Dec 25th, 2018 after an awesome Christmas. Decent brew, not overly holiday spice like but perhaps my first 'Live or Cask Ale." Enjoying it.
Dec 26, 2018Smells of yeasts, caramel and hard water.
Tastes of yeasts, caramel and hard water with a little sweetness. Any holiday spice is really subdued.
Light body with little carbonation.
Got this in Sacramento, drinking in Redding, Dec 25th, 2018 after an awesome Christmas. Decent brew, not overly holiday spice like but perhaps my first 'Live or Cask Ale." Enjoying it.
Reviewed by dbrauneis from North Carolina
3.56/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A: Pours a murky golden honey in color with moderate amounts of active visible carbonation rising from the bottom of the glass and some faint apricot + orange highlights. The beer has a two finger tall foamy beige head that slowly reduces to a mottled thin film covering the entire surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Light amounts of lacing are observed.
S: Moderate aromas of caramel, pale, and wheat malts with light to moderate aromas of slightly sour citrus/orange and light aromas of spices (nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon).
T: Upfront there is a moderate flavor of caramel, pale, and wheat malts with a light to moderate amount of caramel sweetness. That is followed by slightly sour citrus/orange and spices (nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon). Finally there is a hint of earthy hops in the finish which contributes a minimal amount of bitterness which fades away quickly.
M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light hints of dryness in the finish.
O: Interesting though not one of my favorites in the style - there is something almost off putting from the slightly sour citrus/orange flavor and the spices. Easy to drink with the lighter body and hides the alcohol well but not sure I would grab this one again... I like my winter warmers a little more full bodied and with a little richer malt flavor.
Jan 27, 2016S: Moderate aromas of caramel, pale, and wheat malts with light to moderate aromas of slightly sour citrus/orange and light aromas of spices (nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon).
T: Upfront there is a moderate flavor of caramel, pale, and wheat malts with a light to moderate amount of caramel sweetness. That is followed by slightly sour citrus/orange and spices (nutmeg, vanilla, and cinnamon). Finally there is a hint of earthy hops in the finish which contributes a minimal amount of bitterness which fades away quickly.
M: Medium bodied with moderate amounts of carbonation. Light hints of dryness in the finish.
O: Interesting though not one of my favorites in the style - there is something almost off putting from the slightly sour citrus/orange flavor and the spices. Easy to drink with the lighter body and hides the alcohol well but not sure I would grab this one again... I like my winter warmers a little more full bodied and with a little richer malt flavor.
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.22/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Lots of dark caramel and light brown color with an unsettled chunky haze floating through it like unfiltered homebrew. Smell was noticeably sweet.
Taste was more caramel sweetness, that kind of winter warmer. Sticky. Solid and sturdy malt base. A little bit of cinnamon and lesser spice rack. Mildly done.
Bomber format, no return purchase.
Jan 26, 2016Taste was more caramel sweetness, that kind of winter warmer. Sticky. Solid and sturdy malt base. A little bit of cinnamon and lesser spice rack. Mildly done.
Bomber format, no return purchase.
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