Hinterland Winter Cask Ale

Thanks to Skyview for sharing. Brown in color. Mild aroma with malt and dried fruit. Flavor has brown sugar, some oak, and light bourbon. Almost no carbonation.

(growler, thanks Skyview) Pours dark brown with no head. A substantial amount of sediment is present within this beer. The aroma was heavy on oak, with slight scents of bubblegum, raisin, and caramel as well. The taste was dominated by oak, with caramel and light hops only faintly there. The finish was predominately oak, light hops, and the mouthfeel was pretty thin.

[Growler, thanks Skyview!] Pours hazy dark amber with a very small white head. Aroma and taste consist of caramel malt, a lot of oak, light hoppiness and some bourbon. Medium-thick mouthfeel. A pretty good finish with oak and a little bitterness. Not a bad beer at all.

Growler from Skyview. Murky copper color with no head. Strong oak, vanilla and coconut aroma. All of that in the flavor, plus a good, sweet malt backbone. A somewhat winey and viscous finish. Very nice.

Poured from a growler. Still appearance of garnet brown; skinned with a microscopic film of white. Soft and undermanned aroma of raspberry, vanilla, caramel, and toffee; fully formed but lacking in substance. Coconut and banana, some powdered sugar, caramel, fruit cocktail and basic bourbon in the flavor, all very relaxed and somewhat thin; balance tilted to the slightly tart sweetness of bourbon oak. Palate is similarly too light and too gentle, in a way more insubstantial than delicate. The flavors, though bold and satisfying, seem to sit restively on a thin surface, lacking supportive character. Underdone, unfortunately; lots of potential in this one. Thanks for sharing, Bob!