Nøgne Ø Peculiar Yule

Somehow got backlogged on the Christmas beers, so have some catching up to do. Starting with Nøgne Ø's gløgg inspired Peculiar Yule (15°P, 30 IBU, 6.5% abv). Very aromatic, you smell it immediately, mincemeat with, yes, more spruce and pine. On the palate, this tastes a lot, a lot, a lot like Soreen Maltloaf - malty raisinbread, but relatively dry and slate-y, not at all heavy or cloying. Light to mid-weight body, with a pronounced spiced/spruce/pine finsh and after-taste. It tastes like it should be much heavier and sweeter than it is, which is very nice.