BA's down, and one of you guys left this at my place (thanks!), so I figured I'd review it here.
This is last years vintage, which has aged nicely.
A: Deep chestnut brown, tan head, retention is thin, but it leaves a little lace.
S: Fruit bread, caramel, roasted nuts & cocoa with a light cinnamon & nutmeg spicing. Enticing.
T: Dark fruit, caramalized raisins, ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, roasted nut, cocoa, bread & toffee. There's some sweetness, but some decent bitterness to back it up.
M: Moderate body has some residual sweetness.
D: A little sweet for my taste, but at this strength it's one of the few sessionable christmas ales.
4/4.5/4/3.5/4
Nicely paired with a loaf from ace and a selection of cheese for lunch.