Next in the four year aged run of 12 Days of Christmas beers are the loud calling birds. Well I imagine they are loud. The Bruery.
The brewery describes this ale on their website as a “traditional winter warmer for our fourth verse, integrating gingerbread spices into a robust dark ale. Notes of licorice & banana bread mingle with dark fruit, molasses and bitter chocolate…”
Here is what I found upon opening….
Number 4 is deceptively strong. A cheek warmer for sure after just half a glass. Near to being a PSL type of beer due to the primary drive of spices. Clove-centric to me. A bit of oaken wood note as well. Add estery to the mix at the back end to make this what I would call a more Thanksgiving-y beer. After two years of beers, I would choose this over 3.
