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New Belgium 2° Below Winter Ale 3.27 579

New Belgium 2° Below Winter Ale

Percentile
73
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bottled
common

on tap
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5793.28/5.03.27/5.0Winter6.6%81.5English pint
Commercial Description:
Pull on your wool socks and crack open a 2° Below Ale. This tasty winter warmer started life as a small batch beer brewed for the Al Johnson Uphill Downhill – a telemark ski race in Crested Butte, Colorado. The Uphill Downhill celebrates the exploits of Al Johnson, letter carrier extraordinaire, who delivered mail by ski in the late 1800’s. Dry hopping during fermentation creates a floral nose with a hint of pepper and spicy, subtle undertones. 2° Below provides a bright, hoppy palate and a cheery warm afterglow.
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 Ty5592 (1017), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/513/20
Sep 14, 2007  
Bottle drunk 5/25. Glowing orange with fluffy off white head. Light caramel aroma. Very smooth on the palate with nice lite caramel/nutty flavors. Lively carbonation. Light sweet roasted finish.


 RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Sep 11, 2007  
Pours crystal clear with an amber color with a ruby touch to it. Decent sized head. Nose is extremely heavy on the hops. Just overpowering almost. Flavor is even and smooth, but I get something odd on there. I just can’t place it (inexperience), but it’s almost like a port like character that peeks out at you. At the start you get an almost thin layer of pine which fades to what I think is an alcohol tone after some time. Feel is a little thinner than I would think would be appropriate, but it is pretty drinkable, though not the greatest example of the style by any means.


wshores (57), Saltillo, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/510/20
Sep 10, 2007  
golden amber color sligh head descent laceing. unique aroma spicy with something else ? More of an IPA flavor than I would have liked. might buy it again


 kp (8700), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/102/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Name: 2 Degrees Below Winter Ale
Date: 12/02/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear amber, scant beige head, old spice malt aroma, thin body, dry caramel malt flavor, touch of spicy hops,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4


 IslandHaole (1035), Onna-Son, Okinawa-Ken, Japan
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Aug 16, 2007  
An atractive amber clear brew with a foamy beige head. Herbal earthy hop scent. Chewey malts, nicely balanced. I could get used to this in a hurry!


 TChrome (1302), Bedford, Texas, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/514/20
Aug 1, 2007  
Beer Pours clear attractive dark golden color with a totally retained off white head. Aroma is relatively hoppy, lightly earhty, some grain and pine. Flavor is good clean citrus hops. Palate is extaordinarily soft, pillowy and feathery. Good


 IrishBoy (2794), Bakersfield, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jul 12, 2007  
Bottle from Bottle Barns Gift Pack, Santa Rosa; Nose of piney hops and a light spiceness; copper-orange with a medium, glass-lacing straw head; flavor of caramel, spices, and hop bitterness in a medium body with a hoppy finish. Good bitter.


 scottmc (167), Lakewood, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/510/20
Jul 6, 2007  
A nice hoppy winter ale with sweet spices and a heavy body and a matching head. Unusually hoppy for a holiday ale. Good beer.



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