Bootleggers Winter Ale

Brewed by Bootleggers Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Fullerton, California USA

Serve in Lager glass, Tumbler

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On tap at Newport Beach Brewing Winterfest, this was a tasty, spicy brew. nice

Brown, thick head. Very spicey smell. Skip over this if you can. Bland and more bland.

Brownish pour, tan head. Aroma is cardboard, spices, brown sugar....flavor? Much the same...pretty bland and something odd and artificial going on.

Bottle from liquor store in North Park. The aroma has a sourness scent to it but also allows for the added spice to still be relevant even over a half year old. Appeared as a brownish tea color with a small fizzy head that disappeared quickly. Flavor is a tart and flat taste with small traces of spice but this has just been sitting too long on the shelf. I can imagine it tasted well spiced and balanced fresh. In my opinion if a brewing company doesn’t take back old stock once it’s expired they should be penalized with the score of honesty. Doubt I will buy this again if I see it during Christmas time for the current year. Drained the rest of the bottle out.

Taster – Bootlegger’s Brewery – Fullerton, CA
Nice winter ale with a good Earthy flavor. The spices where tasty and had a nice finish. This was a great beer for sitting by the fire. It was not too overpowering which made for a nice brew.