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RATINGS: 187   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.6   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 168   ABV: 5.6%
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Coors Brewing Company celebrates the holidays with Winterfest - the nation's longest-running seasonal brew. Brewed once a year, in celebration of the season, Winterfest is a handcrafted brew that has earned Coors much recognition. Prior to its broader availability, Winterfest was enjoyed almost exclusively by the Coors family, company employees, and their friends. In 1986, Coors expanded the tradition of Winterfest to include the entire state of Colorado. The response was so enthusiastic that, every year since, Coors has offered the special winter brew in limited quantities and packages. Winterfest is available on draught and in six-pack longneck bottles, from early November through January, depending on how long supplies last. Winterfest is the perfect beer to toast a new season or a new year. 190 calories per 12-ounce serving and 5.6% alcohol by volume.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
ebarnes (229) - Indianapolis, Indiana, USA - DEC 25, 2005
12oz Bottle. Winter 2005-2006 vintage. Pours deep red-amber with large tan head. Nice aroma. Slight hint of spices Very nice Winter Ale.

3.7
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
DaytonAE86 (6) - Dayton, Ohio, USA - DEC 25, 2005 does not count
Lasting thick head, offwhite (beige?), pours a dark reddish amber color, perfectly clear. Slightly hoppy and malty aroma, strong caramel scent, slightly spicy (nutmeg) Initial: Slightly sweet, with almost a spicy taste (nutmeg). Hints of caramel and chocolate. Finish: smooth, with lingering bitterness, warming feeling from the spices and alcohol. VERY GOOD for a large scale American brewer.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
bu11zeye (9626) - Frisco (Dallas), Texas, USA - DEC 24, 2005
(Bottle) Pours a clear deep amber with small white head. Aroma of caramel, grain, and mild hops. Flavor of caramel malt and mild hops.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
nick76 (3461) - Tampa, Florida, USA - DEC 19, 2005
The aroma is toasted malt, coffee, and chocolate. The appearance is dark brown and red with a small but foamy head. The flavor is chocolate, coffee, toasted malt, caramel, and just the right amount of bitter hops. The palate is a bit thin though. A good choice.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
matta (1140) - Tampa, Florida, USA - DEC 19, 2005
Fairly new here in town. –Whoopee…

Pours a pleasing dark hued amber body and a dense light khaki hued head. The aroma shows some decent sweet fruity esters: red apple, plum, some date sugars, molasses, some decent notes of caramel and toffee, some nutty seasons a cheap can of mixed nuts. …. The palate is, as expected, thin and weak… the finish is lightly sticky and there is some astringent bitterness. Probably the best beer made with the Coors name bolstering it!

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
JMerritt (1568) - Macomb, Illinois, USA - DEC 18, 2005
Garnet in color with a thin white head that is quickly diminishing. Very light grainy aroma, perhaps a touch of cinnamon, but that may be pushing it. Some light caramel and some mild citric hop bitterness in the flavor, finish has slight toast. Highly carbonated. My wife put it best: "it’s kinda crappy."

1.8
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Nejhleader (1003) - Lemoyne, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 17, 2005
coors brewing company can celebrate another crappy beer. This tastes like coors with nutmeg sprinkled on it. It was difficult for me to finish the entire bottle.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
BuckNaked (1222) - Tempe, Arizona, USA - DEC 17, 2005
Bottle: Deep amber with brownish hints and a small beige head that quickly dies. Aroma is lightly burnt caramel, plastic, and mild grain. Taste is burnt artificial caramel, toffee, grains, light plastic, vegitables. Light bodied, medium carbonation, hard force carbonated. Finish is unremarkable, light grains and some artificial sweetener is the best I can do.


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