Harpoon Winter Warmer

Brewed by Harpoon Brewery
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Boston, Massachusetts USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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Sampled at an esbls tasting. Clear mid brown. Minimal head. Very light aroma has some spices. Flavor is spiced and vegetable. Connamon. Actually nice.

12 oz bottle served in a pint glass 2 months prior to best by date. . Appearance - A crystal-clear, reddish mahogany with a thin, off-white head that quickly reduces to a ring. Very little lacing. Smell - Nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and banana. Taste - Strong nutmeg flavor from start to finish, although there’s plenty of cinnamon here too. Secondary notes also dominated by spices, leaving a barely detectable malt base. A bit medicinal. Mild bitterness becomes medium strength in the aftertaste. Medium-thin body and carbonation. A bit sharp. Overall - too much spicing, especially the nutmeg.

Super malty, and a sweet background. Good seasonal brew, hops hit you on the backend.

Bottle. Light amber color with small foamy tan head, slight pumpkin aroma, high carbonation, sweetIsh cherry like taste, medium finish. Interesting but reminds me too much of medicines.

A bit too thin to be a winter warmer in my opinion. This could just as easily be a pumpkin ale - the same type of spices dominate. Cinnamon, Nutmeg, etc., with a lightish amber ale behind it.

Nice Christmas gingerbread kind of nose. Deep color. Reddish Sweet and crisp taste for a winter warmer. Nice balance of bitterness Palate is dull. No real lasting flavors stick around and leaves just the bitterness ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

The first time I had this beer there was way too much cinnamon. It tasted like a fireball. This time it is much better. Good even.

I’ve always been a fan of this winter seasonal brew. For me it has the right amount of spices and flavoring. It doesn’t overdo it, but you can tell it’s meant to be a holiday ale. Brownish red in color. Aroma is nutmeg and cinnamon with some caramel malt and hops. Pours with a modest off-white head and leaves little lacing. Tastes like nutmeg and cinnamon but in the right quantity to be balanced.

Drank from snifter, poured from 12 oz bottle. Good flavor, but too much cinnamon and nutmeg, but perry good overall. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Reddish brown pour, dark but clear. Cinnamon, cranberry, apricot, cloves in the nose. All those flavors in drinking as well, but a musty aftertaste. Good carbonation, very drinkable. A winter favorite.