Wintry purple-browned 36^th anniversary seasonal retains darker spicing and deeper mocha penetration than most previous versions. Gingerbread, nutmeg, cinnamon, and allspice leave loud impression on sarsaparilla wake. Belgian chocolate, cola nut, and cocoa butter illusions peak through mild orange-peeled bittering. Crisp tobacco roast and ashen cigarette remnant waver.

Hearty mahogany-hued ruby-highlighted winter ale successfully combines mocha porter styling with Scottish ale for full-bodied winter ale. Mighty coffee bean frontage engages dark-spiced brown-sugared molasses-sapped peat malting. Mild, but everlasting, hop-roasted walnut bittering contrasts sweet hazelnut, butternut, and pecan illusions. Teensy black cherry fruiting, scattered cinnamon-allspice seasoning, and minor ice coffee drift fill out busy backend.

Eureka! Resolute generic-labeled reindeer-pointed 2010 bottled version of seasonal Belgian strong dark ale may shun usual Christmas spicing (nutmeg-cinnamon), but never lacks sufficient flavor profile. Fungi-soured yeast funk boosts raisin-pureed prune-stewed date nut breading. Belgian chocolate, blackstrap molasses, and burgundy illusions usurp candied apple, bruised orange, sugared fig, and blackberry fruiting alleviating dark-spiced cider sharpness, grape-skinned Merlot wining, and ashen walnut char. Initial recipe rearranged for each succeeding year.

Obtuse 2010 Christmas seasonal with off-putting shaving cream waft and ruddy brownish hue lacks traditional sugar spicing and boozy warmth. Herbal spearmint-rosemary-thyme quip negates ginger-cinnamon-nutmeg glance and cocoa-chocolate malting.

Busy limited edition prune-hued winter ale connects bourbon-port wining to chocolate-covered raisin affluence and sweet cinnamon-allspice-nutmeg seasoning. Punctual hazelnut, walnut, and macadamia incisiveness reinforces chewy butterscotch midst and recessive chocolate éclair finish. Mild almondine, plum wine and purple grape illusions ease into the mix.

Nearly spectacular Belgian-candied winter seasonal retains sharp-spiced dry-fruited cocoa-malted blitzkrieg to heavenly rich red-wined finish. Brown-sugared cinnamon-allspice-nutmeg-gingerbread spicing drifts into chewy nougat center alongside equally affluent prune-soured raisin-pureed plum-dried fervor. Pecan, macadamia, and almond illusions squeak through grape-purpled burgundy, bourbon, and sherry subsidy. Whiskeyed cherry nuance reinforces boozy depth.

Smoothly creamy chocolate-spiced winter seasonal reaches sublime heights. Sugar plum, fig, and date ride shotgun next to cinnamon-nutmeg-coriander-ginger spicing and macadamia-hazelnut-pecan propensity.

27th anniversary winter ale has a hazelnut-chestnut-walnut essence, seasonal pine luminescence, and pronounced mint-y clove follow-through. Its busy spiciness, rich creaminess, and sugary caramel malting anchor strong medicinal finish.

Nearly bock-like with its dusky prune intimacy, chewy toffee-caramel malting, and soft hop-spiced tingle. Gritty cereal-grained subtlety aids moderate cinnamon-toasted nuttiness, but herbal seasoning lacks.

Pride of the Chesapeake Bay, this spry citrus-scented winter treat cloaks sweet malt essence with dark fruity pungency and crisp hop supplement. But it’s closer to briskly carbonated summer ale than spicier heartily robust holiday seasonal.

Rust auburn wintry ale gains prickly spice-hopped tongue to complement ripe peach sweetness, orange rind bitterness, and grapefruit peel souring. Thick chocolate-cocoa malts linger below descending smoked wood cadence.