 vadavid (131), Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Feb 24, 2008 Pours copper-brown with a persistent off-white head. Lots of bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass. The aroma is vert faint, mostly grainy malt. The taste is lightly toasted malt with a nice balance of bitter hops. Mouthfeel is carbonated and drying. There’s a light lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. This is a quite decent amber amber, however there is neither a high enough (warming) ABV or winter-type spices to explain the "Winter" label.
LinusStick (1830), Moon Twp, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 10, 2008 A very average amber ale. Aroma was so so. Caramel malt with just a hint of hoppiness. Pour was a nice deep amver with a thin off white ring for a head that left quickly. Taste was a little weak. Mostly caramel malt with just a bit of hops to balance it out.The malt leaves a toasty feeling in the back of the throat. Not a terrible beer but with a name like "winter ale" I was expecting more heartiness. This would be better in the summer.
Ron (1000), Rochester, New York, USA
Feb 3, 2008 Poured a clear dark copper color with a small beige head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel and alittle pepper. The beer has a malty flavor with mild acidity and then a dry lightly bittered finish.
sliffy (1966), Columbus, Ohio, USA
Jan 31, 2008 Bottle: Pours a deep red with a thin off white head. Aroma, spices, caramel and brown sugar, floral and herbal hops, bready. Flavor, sweet caramel, brown sugar, spices, and yeast. Decent.
tronraner (1905), Maryville, Tennessee, USA
Jan 22, 2008 12 oz bottle. Pours clear copper with big cream-colored head. The aroma is obvious caramel malt, along with some woody spiciness. The flavor is spicier than I was expecting, with pepper and some earthy yeast tones. Then comes the caramel malt and a tannic iced-tea type wood flavor. It finishes on a dry note. Meh.
pforei (338), USA
Jan 20, 2008 Copper with smal head. Caramel malt aroma. Sweet malt taste with some earhtiness and minor amount of hops. Thin body. Too straightforward.
guzzler67 (1272), Hanover, Maryland, USA
Jan 19, 2008 Deep amber appearance with a well laced, average size, off white head. Muted, sweet malt aroma. Innocuous taste, fairly well balanced, with an earthy,lightly roasted malt quality. Medium-bodied, decently carbonated mouthfeel. Lingering, bitter finish with a hint of spicyness.
bitbucket (2026), Kirkland, Washington, USA
Jan 15, 2008 Bottle, courtesy goldtwins. Pours a lightly hazy copper with a thin- off-white head. Lightly toasty caramel aroma. Body and carbonation are medium. Taste starts with some light sweetness, toffee and fruit, turning a bit more bitter and drier the closer I get to the finish. Aftertaste seems just a bit soapy.
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