1 Beer to Christmas: Criminally Bad Elf

It wouldn't be Christmas without one of the bad Elf/Santa themed beers.  

Although Criminally Bad Elf is a barley wine, a style I love, I felt this brew, like its salacious Christmas relatives, missed the mark.  With a good amount of alcohol present from beginning to end, there was also a medicinal cherry flavor I just could not shake.  Drinkable, but not memorable, exactly what I would expect from a gimmick beer.