Heavily alcohol-fueled garnet-hued spicy-scented winter cheer gains barleywine insistence, butterscotch suggestion, and prune-dried raisin hint to syrupy coughdrop finish, but musty malt astringency denies its greatness.

If you like this, try:

1. RAMAPO VALLEY CHRISTMAS ALE
2. KING & BARNES CHRISTMAS ALE
3. GEORGE GALE CHRISTMAS ALE
4. (DE PROEF) KERSTMUTSKE CHRISTMAS NIGHTCAP ALE
5. WARKA VIENNA MARZEN
6. CAMERON’S STRONGARM RUBY RED ALE
7. DAB TRADITIONAL DARK LAGER
8. CHOUFFE MC CHOUFFE ARTISANAL BELGIAN BROWN ALE
9. JENLAIN BIERE DE NOEL
10. CHOUFFE N’ICE (CHRISTMAS ALE)