Santa's Private Reserve Ale
This brew poured a nice copper color with a bit of a red hue that follows. Not much a head other then a small cap on the the front of the pour. Little to no lacing followed. The aroma is very hoppy in the front, with a tingle of citrus, oranges mainly. There is a bit of a malt, and a yeasty smell at the end of the aroma. The taste on this one isn't want I expected. I guess since most of the Christmas brews that I have had were Strong Belgium's, so maybe I got my hopes up. The taste is very mellow. There is a nice hoppy flavor present. Its a good a bit of the sour flavor, with the hops and yeast, which you expect from red. It does have an decent roasted, nut finish that I liked. The mouthful is pretty good. The its not as heavy as many of the other Christmas brews out there, so its a pretty good in that sense. Its very thin, so it allows you to drink, enjoy and move on to the next without to much overbearing flavors hanging on. The drink on this one is pretty good. Its got a lower ABV, so you can enjoy it as a Christmas brew, but take more then one. I not sure why they consider this a Christmas brew, because its missing some of that spicyness that you expect in a Christmas brew. I did enjoy it, but its not something I would reach for again, when serving as a holiday drink.