Day 22 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 22 of the Advent-ure Calendar

Day 22: Moerlein Christkindl Winter Warmer

Lil Miss Festive Scout
Lil Miss Festive Scout

We haven’t had a lot of beers from Moerlein. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, you’d think we would have tried more of their beers. From Moerlein’s website: “the balanced hop finish creates a subtle spice flavor sure to excite your taste buds and bring you that cozy, warm feeling for those crisp, wintery nights.” We’re expecting a German Christmas beer that is smooth and malty.

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REFLECTIONS

Beard & Broad
Beard: I think I’ve had beer from Christian Moerlein before but I don’t remember it.  This may be a good or bad thing.  Initially, I found this quite nice.  It was malty and full flavored, some nice esters from the yeast, but then I discovered an oxidized aftertaste.  Per a previous post (learning!), that means it has a sherry, or cardboard-like flavor to it.  Besides that bit of oxidation this is a nice beer.  Flavors of slight spice, a little raisin and stone fruit, but still light bodied.  Would definitely try this again in hopes of grabbing a fresh bottle.

Broad: This beer is not what I expected. It initially smells sweet, malty and almost belgiany.   enjoy it but I can’t really distinguish flavors. It tastes like a light belgian winter ale. It’s malty, toasty although a bit skunky in the aftertaste. The more I drink the more I’m unsure about it but I would definitely try this again

Adam & Alex
Adam: I don’t know if I have Christmas beer fatigue or if I just don’t like this very much but it’s boring to me. All I get is cinnamon and ginger and cloves.

Alex: I feel like this was a standard winter/Christmas beer that we have had, some spices, but nothing special about it to mention.

Mez & Sam
Mez: Nothing about this beer makes sense. The Malts don’t work with the hops and it ends up being like 3 separate flavors, and not sure any one is great. It’s…okay. That’s the nicest thing I can say.

Sam: I like the moerlein. I liked the malt taste. I could probably have only one though because it got a little thick feeling.

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