Frosted Frog Christmas Ale
Poured from a 22oz bottle into my Russian River tulip glass. Poured a dark copper, slightly ruby color with a very thin lacing for a head scattered across the top of the beer. No lacing on the glass as I drank it. The aroma is very strong with cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg. The smell reminds me of the cinnamon and sugar toast my mom made us growing up. It's sweet with plenty of spices for sure. The taste is is pretty much cinnamon and sugar in beer form. There is a small amount of bitterness in the finish and a little bready malts but the spices and the sweetness overpower everything else. Tastes kind of like a liquid cinnamon bun. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Drinkability isn't very good, the spices get to me after just drinking a small amount. I wish I had about 8oz of it instead of 22. Could be a nice desert beer with the right pairing though.