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RATINGS: 14   MEAN: 3.3/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.13   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 255   ABV: 8.5%
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Sugar and Spice is a winter warmer inspired by the Fruit Cake. Brewed with a variety of caramel malts, fruit, and baking spices this Ale is a perfect compliment to the holiday season.


2.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
DrSilverworm (8885) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - APR 15, 2015
22oz bottle, thanks to phaleslu for sharing. Date on bottle reads 12/03/14. Clear golden orange color. Thin off-white head. Bits of lace. Medium body. Smooth, kind of crisp lighter carbonation. Kind of slick texture. Aroma is very vegetal, reminds me of vegetables: terra chips, mushrooms... Big mushroom. Moderate sweet taste, Light bitter. Very mild spice character. Not a fan. Tastes off for me.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
phaleslu (7831) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - APR 15, 2015
22 oz. bottle from my buddy Tim - thanks again, Tim! pours a clear copper color with a small off-white head that settles into a ring and wisps of film. Before even reading the label, my first note was "fruitcake." I’ll also add caramel, fruit rind, pepper, leaves, and earth. Light-bodied, with moderate carbonation and an earthy, somewhat too-thin mouthfeel, which is unexpected, based on the age and ABV. This one didn’t do much for me, and if you have one, it isn’t going to get better. Drink ASAP.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
jtclockwork (11302) - , New Jersey, USA - MAR 5, 2015
Bottle. Pours reddish amber white head. Nose/taste of caramel, nutmeg, brown sugar, cinnamon and winter spices.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 12/20
vtafro (5090) - Wayne, New Jersey, USA - MAR 4, 2015
Bottle. Light brown pour with tan head. Fruit, spice, alcohol, and malty aromas. Spice and fruit flavors, sweetness notes.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Damico (2986) - Royersford, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 24, 2015
Pours somewhat clear bright amber with a beige head. Aroma brings light biscuit and sweet brewed malts. Spices are muted by sweet yeast. Flavor brings sweet malty flavors bit falls short on spice and body unfortunately.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
seymour (1707) - Maplewood, Missouri, USA - JAN 12, 2015
Tasted at the Strange Donuts pairing. Both the beer and the donut were tasty enough, and well-paired, but didn’t live up to the hype. It poured a slightly hazy golden amber colour with weak white foam. Lots of Belgian yeast phenols: clove, black pepper, coriander, grains of paradise. Reminiscent of a Unibroue profile except lacking the malt complexity. Otherwise a non-deScript Belgian ale. I really don’t grasp the fruit cake analogy. No brown breadiness or sticky cake-like traits. No residual sweetness, no candied fruit or toasted nut flavours, no caramelization. Light body, high carbonation, dry finish with lingering spiciness. Another underwhelming 4Hands brew, definitely a missed opportunity.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
crossovert (9762) - Illinois, USA - DEC 30, 2014
Draft. A holiday inspired ale wiht both fruit and spice notes sort of an old ale in delivery.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
EtTuCthulhu (1385) - Columbia, Missouri, USA - DEC 27, 2014
This beer pours orange from the tap with a medium off-white head, and the aroma blends caramel malts, cinnamon, clove, and a hint of vanilla and sour fruit. The taste is mildly sour, a touch sweet, and a touch umami, and the aftertaste has some bread-like and dark fruit flavors lingering on the tongue. The palate fuses a slick texture, medium-light body, and a soft carbonation.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Finhead (1408) - OFallon, Illinois, USA - DEC 26, 2014
A clear, copper pour with a white head. The aroma has berry with a hint of watermelon. It has a medium body with lightly sticky texture and average carbonation. The taste is mildly sweet throughout.

3.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jandd1983 (3261) - Florissant, Missouri, USA - DEC 21, 2014
It poured a bright orange color with an off-white head. The aroma was of complex spiciness with some nutmeg and honey aroma. It had a medium to full body with a smooth texture. The taste was moderately spicy sweet with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Very nice.


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