Breckenridge Christmas Ale

Christmas Ale. Breckenridge Brewery. Breckenridge, CO (presumably).

“Malty full-bodied winter warmer”.

“Winter warmer”?

I am sure I’ve never had a beer that made me warm.

7.1% ABV.

WTF is a Christmas ale, really? I’m not gonna Google it. I don’t care.

Appearance

Poors a nice frothy white head. Translucent amber.

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Smell

Only a slight smell.

Malty and a bit fruity.

Oh no, I inhaled beer again. I keep doing this. It feels weird going down the back of my nose.

Why is smelling beer so hard?

I’m bad at this.

3

Taste

It does taste a little like Christmas.

How is that possible? What does Christmas taste like? I could imagine drinking this while building a gingerbread house, then trying to eat that gingerbread house and realizing that it looks a lot better than it tastes.

This is beer for building gingerbread houses. Yes.

It’s malty and a bit sweet, a bit generically holiday-spiced.

Better than I expected.

4

Mouthfeel

Smooth.

3

Overall

It’s fine. I’m glad I only have a single bottle.

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