St. Festivus Holiday Ale
The Brewer's Art

St. Festivus Holiday AleSt. Festivus Holiday Ale
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From:
The Brewer's Art
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
Winter Warmer
Ranked #23
ABV:
8%
Score:
88
Ranked #14,206
Avg:
3.93 | pDev: 8.4%
Reviews:
20
Ratings:
80
Status:
Active
Rated:
Dec 20, 2022
Added:
Dec 27, 2003
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  15
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Ratings by kevintaraross:
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Rated by kevintaraross from Maryland

4/5  rDev +1.8%

Dec 21, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.99 by Ernald_Elbertson from Delaware

Dec 20, 2022
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Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina

4.09/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: It pours brown with reddish hues. It has a brown head with good head retention.

Smell: It has a spicy and orange aroma to start with. There are low levels of figs, nutmeg, bread, and with a bit of perfume in the nose.

Taste: The spiciness is strongest in the flavor with cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices with orange. There are some bread notes with figs, and dried fruits. There are some very low levels of cherries.

Feel: It has a medium body with a finish that is as bitter as it is spicy.

Overall, a nice combination of spices, alcohol, and dark fruits.
Jun 15, 2020
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Reviewed by Profundobaso from New York

3.96/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - poured into a 12 oz tulip glass from a can. Dark red/light brown in color, transparent, ~2 finger head that does not dissipate. Quite a beautiful pour.
Smell - peaty smoke, with caramelized sugars. pretty strong malt presences as well, but overall, smell is light.
Taste - strong malty backbone, fortified by sugars, spices (cloves, ginger), dried fruits. long finish, malt dominant but balanced by a bit of hoppy bitterness towards the end.
Feel - medium-full bodied beer, high carbonation, and fairly strong at 8% ABV. alcohol is well masked.
Overall - a strong, hearty brew from Brewer's Art for the holiday season. It's sweet, tasty, and puts you in a holiday mood - even when it's not the holidays.
Feb 15, 2020
 
Rated: 2.79 by Saylor from Pennsylvania

Oct 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.7 by BeenTired from Pennsylvania

Dec 26, 2018
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Rated by DanO1066 from Maryland

3.59/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A draught chalice at the Brewer's Art here in Baltimore. A solid if NOT particularly special Winter Warmer.
Dec 11, 2018
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Reviewed by BJB13 from Maryland

3.77/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle poured into a nonic style pint glass.

Topped by a half inch of dense tan foam the body is deep caramel and ruby brown depending on how I hold the glass. There is a light, somewhat generic aroma of spice and caramel malt. Taste is definitely heavy with fresh ginger. It is spicy and warming with a slight bitterness and leaves a small aftertaste of gritty spice.
Mouth feel is slightly chalky with a medium body and carbonation. Overall not something I need to try again but as advertised the ginger definitely comes through.
Jan 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.61 by dsshuck from Delaware

Dec 25, 2017
 
Rated: 4.1 by csnyder83 from Maryland

Dec 14, 2017
 
Rated: 3.99 by LoudRed from Massachusetts

Nov 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.19 by DrBier from Pennsylvania

Dec 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.19 by rjd722 from Maryland

Nov 11, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by zekeman17 from Pennsylvania

Feb 14, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by ConradKenney from Maryland

Jan 23, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by bubseymour from Maryland

Jan 01, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by JamieDuncan from Maryland

Dec 30, 2015
 
Rated: 4.25 by jordanian2 from Maryland

Dec 20, 2015
 
Rated: 4.14 by BBQWhisperer from Maryland

Dec 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.35 by bluehende from Delaware

Dec 04, 2015
St. Festivus Holiday Ale from The Brewer's Art
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 80 ratings