4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
Medium brown color. Medium head. Aroma is orange and malty. A medium bodied strong ale. Malts are sweet and nutty with a touch or orange. Hops are very mild, perhaps a bit dry. Touch of orange and vanilla and the other assorted Christmas beer spices, none of which I can every quick exactly figure out. Nice malt flavor. Very smooth taste. No alcohol bite. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet. Nice winter beer.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Taster at the brewery. Lots of ginger and a hint of cinnamon. Some clove. Spicy and nice for the season. A little bit of roasted malt bitterness on the backend.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Toronado San Diego with Linh. Pours a dark ruby red body with thin white lacing. Aroma is sugary, spice and fruit. Mouthfeel is smooth with notes of spice, sweet caramel malts, peach, and citrus hops.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Location: On tap at the Brewbup, 1/6/10, as "Winter Brew"
Aroma: Caramel malts, spice (cinnamon, nutmeg), yeast
Appearance: Cloudy amber-brown color
Flavor: Malty sweetness with a light citrus hop backing
Palate: Somewhat creamy mouthfeel, medium-full body
Overall Impression:
This was a pretty decent beer. Not a bad winter brew, I enjoyed it enough. I think I liked it better then most of the previous reviewers.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Poured a clear deep orange-brown color with an off-white head. Some sweet caramel malt aroma. A little worty and some citrus hops. The flavor had caramel malt and citrus hops. A little on the toasty side. Thin mostly dry finish. Hint of spice with a growing bitterness on the finish.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
on tap-pours a patchy tan head and amber color. Aroma is mild-spice, coriander? Taste is mild-spice, coriander?, medium malt-caramel, earthy/metallic hops. Approaching an ESB.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at O’Brien’s. Clear and reddish brown with a decent head. Aromas of dark fruit and caramel. Flavors were similar with hints of spice on the finish. Fruity and spicy on the flavor too. Not to bad.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On cask @ O’Brien’s San Diego. Brew pours a deep clear amber with a slight ruby hue. Nice lace left on the glass. Nose of caramel, spice and pine. Finish was smooth and somewhat bitter sweet.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Name: Winter Brew
Date: 12/03/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub
hazy dark amber, fine beige head, drippy lace,
dark caramel malt aroma with a light spicyness,
sweet caramel malt flavor, lots of balancing spices including nutmeg and cinamon,
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft sampler at CBC. Cloudy dark brown color pour with a moderate creamy off-white head that lasted and had good lacing. Good toasted malt and spice aroma. Medium body. Medium toasted malt spice and fruit flavor with an average bittersweet finish of moderate duration.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
(Draft: O’Brien’s in San Diego, CA) Roasty, spicy and fairly bitter, but like all Coronado brews, it’s fairly sweet and sugary. The nose is mildly roasty and slightly spicy, but overall it’s not very aromatic. Medium body with a bitter finish. Deep ruddy brown color. Off-white head is small on the pour and soon fades to a small island of film, and then that’s gone too. No lacing obviously. Not bad for a Coronado beer.
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