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El Toro Yo Winter Brew

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RATINGS: 31   MEAN: 3.51/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.39   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 246   ABV: 8.2%
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Yo Winter Brew is our Winter warmer. Yo is short for the nickname given to the Aztec God Xipe Totec. His nickname was Yohuallahunatzin relating to his proclivity toward Aztec beer consumption. He was also called Yoalli Tlauana meaning night drinker. The brewers of Yo could easily have this nickname too.

Yo 789 Brewed 11/4/02 with a S.G. of 1.078 and F.G. of 1.015 = a.b.v. 8.4%
Yo 968 Brewed 11/5/04 with a S.G. of 1.073 and F.G. of 1.010 = a.b.v. 8.4%
Yo 1055 Brewed 11/3/05 with a S.G. of 1.075 and F.G. of 1.015 = a.b.v. 8.0%


3.9
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
badlizard (4348) - San Diego, California, USA - FEB 21, 2011
Dark orange with a fizzy head. Sweet caramel floral and fruit aroma and taste with an apple and rose finish.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
SudsMcDuff (3213) - .....Manchester United.........., Texas, USA - APR 26, 2010
Got to try an ’07 and an ’08.. . similar but the ’08 was a touch better.. . fruit and bread crust with some molasses.. the ’07 is starting to show a little oxidation .. . good stuff, thanks ms ray .. . If Janey wants to be a rug-muncher, that’s her decision..

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (20656) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - FEB 17, 2010
From tap at Toronado, Barley Wine Fest 2010. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small tan head. Aroma is wooden and dry malty. Flat malty and vague fruity flavoured. Light bitterness coming through. A bit ordinary.

4.1
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 18/20
mrhoppy (600) - Santa Clara, California, USA - DEC 22, 2009
Let this warm up to drink. Alcohol hits you first. Taste of dark sugar like molasses with a hoppy kick. Smooth and light body. Coffee flavors. Very nice quality winter brew. Yo ho ho!

3.6
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
SamGamgee (2451) - down the whirlpool, California, USA - MAR 28, 2009
Draught at the brewpub. They had two batches of this on; one from 2008 and the other from 2004. I got the 2004 because I just couldn’t pass up the chance. Red-amber color with a small head. Very mellow sweet caramel aroma. Flavors of dried fruit and light spice. Everything is really mellow from the age, and maybe even a bit dull, but it makes a nicely drinkable, smooth presentation. Medium-full bodied. Has held up well, but I could see this being even better fresh.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ibrew2or3 (4699) - Phoenix, Arizona, USA - FEB 24, 2009
Sampled at Toronado 2009 Barleywine Festival. Pours hazy copper with thin off white head. The aroma has a bit of a cherry cough syrup sensation then it moves toward figs and a bit of sweet malts. The taste is fruity to start but lacks much in the way of depth or rich dark fruitiness I’d expect for a beer at a Barleywine Fest. Seems pretty darn dry and thin in body from beginning to end.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
HopheadHans (789) - Bay Area, California, USA - FEB 19, 2009
Leftover at Toronado from BW fest. One of the hoppier barleywines, a little bit like the deuce, with more of an alcohol burn and somewhat sweeter. Fairly well balanced, with some caramel component in addition to the grapefruit

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
nickd717 (3242) - San Francisco, California, USA - FEB 17, 2009
On tap at Toronado for Barleywine fest ’09. Amber color, off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt and dark fruits. Flavor is sweet and sour with caramel malt, cider, and slight port notes. Some hop bitterness. Fairly full mouthfeel, but not quite as much as others in the style.


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