Yet another second chance! I guess that should be expected, since the contributors to the calendar are easily found around here. I remember being taken with the cats on the label, thinking it gave the beer an extra spooky look, but I guess they go with Christmas witches now. Does Krampus drive a sleigh of snarling cats? It's La Pirata's amber ale Sansa today.
This is a truly amber ale, with a dark ruddy color and off-white head. The aroma is at once fruity and spicy, not hot spice but sort of like sesame. It has a warm bready taste, with a little half-sour kick at the end. The low spice is in the taste as well, a little caraway maybe? It's a fuller feeling beer, getting rounder and slightly sweeter over time. It's not as clean as those recent lighter colored beers, there is a certain amount of something hanging around after you swallow. It kind of gets tame towards the end, but stays cozy. I guess the cats were onto something with their fall appearance after all.
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