Comments on: Christmas Beer Review – Troegs Mad Elf Ale http://thebrewclub.com/2008/12/26/christmas-beer-review-troegs-mad-elf-ale/ Beer Reviews and Beer Rating Site! Its all about the Beer at The Brew Club! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:30:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tim http://thebrewclub.com/2008/12/26/christmas-beer-review-troegs-mad-elf-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-791 Tim Wed, 31 Dec 2008 17:42:16 +0000 http://thebrewclub.com/?p=357#comment-791 I live in Harrisburg, PA and the brewery is about 5 minutes from my house. Now I may be a little biased, but this is up there with one of the best beers I've ever had. Unfortunately we can only get it between November and the beginning of January. Your description of the head of the beer is right on, it's very small and disappears quickly. As for the taste it sounds like the bottle you had might have been a little off. You get the flavor of cherries and a hint of honey as you mentioned, but also a warm almost cinnamon and spice flavor as well. There is a slight alcohol taste, but for a beer with 11% alcohol it's surprising how easy it is to drink and how smooth it goes down. It is a great winter beer, and most restaurants/bars that sell it around here will limit you to two because of the high ABV. My personal rating for this beer is 4.5/5, but like I said I may be a little biased. If you're ever in central Pennsylvania in the winter you must seek this beer out. You won't be sorry. I live in Harrisburg, PA and the brewery is about 5 minutes from my house. Now I may be a little biased, but this is up there with one of the best beers I’ve ever had. Unfortunately we can only get it between November and the beginning of January.

Your description of the head of the beer is right on, it’s very small and disappears quickly. As for the taste it sounds like the bottle you had might have been a little off. You get the flavor of cherries and a hint of honey as you mentioned, but also a warm almost cinnamon and spice flavor as well. There is a slight alcohol taste, but for a beer with 11% alcohol it’s surprising how easy it is to drink and how smooth it goes down.

It is a great winter beer, and most restaurants/bars that sell it around here will limit you to two because of the high ABV. My personal rating for this beer is 4.5/5, but like I said I may be a little biased. If you’re ever in central Pennsylvania in the winter you must seek this beer out. You won’t be sorry.

]]> By: Mike http://thebrewclub.com/2008/12/26/christmas-beer-review-troegs-mad-elf-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-788 Mike Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:05:00 +0000 http://thebrewclub.com/?p=357#comment-788 I remember seeing this in stores when I was up in PA visiting family but haven't been able to find it down here in Florida but I'll look harder. I remember seeing this in stores when I was up in PA visiting family but haven’t been able to find it down here in Florida but I’ll look harder.

]]> By: Betty http://thebrewclub.com/2008/12/26/christmas-beer-review-troegs-mad-elf-ale/comment-page-1/#comment-780 Betty Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:26:36 +0000 http://thebrewclub.com/?p=357#comment-780 Hey don't think we've seen this one, will have to keep our eyes open for it next year. Sounds like a good Ale. The hint of cherries and honey sounds good to me. My husband just reviewed the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale we both really enjoyed this one. Stop by & let us know what you think. http://thejoereview.com/2008/12/26/brew-review-16/ <abbr><em>Betty’s last blog post..<a href="http://thejoereview.com/2008/12/26/brew-review-16/" rel="nofollow">Brew Review #16</a></abbr></em> Hey don’t think we’ve seen this one, will have to keep our eyes open for it next year. Sounds like a good Ale. The hint of cherries and honey sounds good to me.
My husband just reviewed the Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale we both really enjoyed this one. Stop by & let us know what you think.

http://thejoereview.com/2008/12/26/brew-review-16/

Betty’s last blog post..Brew Review #16

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