Columbus Brewing Winter Warmer Ale

Brewed by Columbus Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Columbus, Ohio USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Appearance: Pours a clear, dark amber body with a small, wispy, white head. Smell: English-minded malts laid against a backdrop of strong notes of ginger, various spices, and tart-smelling fruits. Taste: Sweet caramel maltiness is somewhat obscured but a jolt of tart fruitiness. Then the ginger, then the spices. Even a dash of table sugar. Not much in the way of hops beyond a very light bitterness. Tart finish with a lingering taste of sliced ginger. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Lose that questionable tartness and you just may have something here.

12oz bonus. Bonus via trade. Pours orange with a big fluffy tan head. Spiced nose, and a sugary semi putrid taste. Its ok but really not my thing.

Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear amber, wispy beige head,
Aroma: sweet candy caramel malt aroma with a varied array of spices,
Flavor: sweet and tart malt flavor, touch of fruity character, touch of spices, light bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: *4

Pours a transparent copper amber with a stringy-lacing off-white head. Aroma of sweet caramel malt and cinnamon sugar. Body starts with lots of lemon citrusy acidity and some holiday spice and pine before a thinner, fizzy finish. The tartness seems out of place, but might otherwise be a decent spice beer.

Pours a hazy light amber color with a white head. Aroma is diacetyl. Flavor is diacetyl and caramel.

12oz bottle. Pours medium brown. Aroma of cinnamon. Flavor is a touch tart. Finishes like a cola. Not very pleasant.

Pours a beautiful rust color that is extremely clear – not much head with extremely light lacing and below average carbonation. The dominate smell is a sweet cake like spice. First taste is light, sweet, with a cake like spice of ginger and cinnamon that dominates. It is followed by a light bitterness.

Bottle thanks to ogglethorp. Pours amber with small white head. Ginger and cinnamon with a touch of sweet malt on the nose. Flavor has more ginger, very stong that really dominates the taste. Hint of roast, with a touch of mulled spice finish.

12oz bottle acquired in trade with ogglethorp (thanks!). Poured a medium and hazy amber color with a small sized off white head. Aromas of stronger cinnamon, ginger (that got stronger as it warmed), caramel, and other spices. Tastes of cinnamon, ginger, berries, nuts, citrus, and caramel.

Thanks to hopdog. Pours a lightly hazy amber with golden notes wiht a smaller bubbly off white head. Aroma of caramel, malty sweetness, ginger, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar cookies...nice aroma that reminds me of the Holidays. Flavor of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, caramel, nuts, hoppy citrus notes, some toffee and doughy notes.