4.4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
Warm overtones. Nutty malty flavor. Not strong alcohol wise. Smooth for a winter ale
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle. The beer pours a deep ruby red with a thick frothy of fwhite head that slowly fades to lacing. Aroma is malty with chocolate, nuts and a bit of tart fruitiness. Light nutty and caramel flavors, medium bodied with mild carbonation, nice creamy and smooth mouthfeel, finishes kind of sweet, alcohol well hidden until it warms.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Frederick Brewing Company--Blue Ridge Brewing--Blue Ridge Snowball’s Chance Winter Ale--2002 Release--12 oz. Bottle--6.20% ABV--30 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) Winter Ale --Malt of the Earth Selection. Clear dark copper amber color. Nice lacy head. Mild roasted spicy floral hop front. Creamy smooth malty roasted spicy apple body. Mildly sweet. Warm mild hop spice end. Rich lace. Mellow Winter. Sampled 2/24/2003.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Pours an amber brown body with a tan head. Sweet chewy caramel with a nutty dark fruit character, light earth and and burnt malt. Good.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
2004 bottle. Pours brown with a thin tan head. Smells of dark fruit, some earthy undertones, resiny. Tastes peppery and earthy with some tartness on the finish.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: APR 10, 2009 Overall Impression:
I’ve had this one a few times. I like it, but it’s not so memorable that I can really give it a proper rating after not drinking for at least a year...We’ll call it a 3-3.5 for now and split the difference.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Jan. 2007 - Beer poured a beauty brownish red, nice head and lacing all over the glass. Aroma is virtually nil. The flavor is very malty with roasties, caramel...but very faint. Just not rich enough, but still somewhat enjoyable. Excellent smooth mouthfeel...almost like a fine stout on nitrogen,
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
UPDATED: JAN 17, 2009
Name: Blue Ridge Snowball’s Chance
Date: January 26, 1997
Mode: Bottle
Source: DC
Vintage: 1996
Appearance: dark ruby red, whispy head
Aroma: rich spicy malt aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor with lots of spicy floral hops, lingering bitter finish
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Score: *4
Name: Blue Ridge Snowball’s Chance
Date: December 14, 1999
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Vintage: 1999
Appearance: dark amber, thin tan head
Aroma: big butterscotch aroma
Flavor: rich malt flavor, lots of esters
Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.6/5.0
Score: **4
The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle. Clear copper with a small head. Aroma of grains, caramel with just a bit of dark fruit. Tastes of caramel, some toffee and a bit of prunes. Medium body. Not bad for a winter beer, but it could have a touch more ’kick’ to it.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. Oily brown pour with little head. Malty, plain nose. Flavor is way off for me - tastes like chemicals (chlorine and peroxide). Abrupt water finish.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Sweet and only lightly malty aroma of fruit and caramel with a healthy dose of dry nuts. Amber pour with a short but stable tan head. Very dry taste, wood and nuts give way to caramel and light roast vanilla bean. Faint dark chocolate. Bg note which I can’t place, somehow reminds of rice. Medium-full body is smoooooooth and loaded with waves of malt, complex interplay of what is likely four or five varieties of malt. Gives the impression of being much more decadent than it really is. Rounded and a rather nice surprise!
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