Oppigårds Winter Ale

Brewed by Oppigårds Bryggeri
Style: English Strong Ale
Hedemora, Sweden

Serve in English pint, Snifter

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500ml amber bottle. reddish deep amber color. hoppy nose with some sweet caramel. Light roasted flavor. Light bodied. very enjoyable.

Aroma of roasted malt, earth, and spices. Dark cola colors with a minimial head. Dry bitter flavors, roasted malt, burnt toast. Some spiciness but not much. Light palate with dryish finish.

16.9oz bottle from Wine Source, Baltimore for a mere $2.99. Maybe it’s on the older side, but that’s irrelevant since I don’t know if it ages well and have nothing to compare it to. A: Light brown, but barely so. Appears amber from certain angles. Super lacing. S: Somewhat woody, sweet, and mild sourness. I’m not all that great at picking out individual scents, but there is a lot going on here. T: More malty than anything, but the problem is that there is not much going on. Reminds me of Spanish Peaks Winter Cheer only milder. Nuts and caramel I guess. M: Smooth, a bit bubbly at first, but that dies down toward the end. Refreshing nonetheless. D: Again, very smooth so it’s easy going down. But I’m not sure I would want another one because it’s a little too boring.

Oppigards Winter Ale Pours brown with a hint of orange at the edges. Medium tan head and good retention. Aroma is fruity, almost lemony with some alcohol bite. Cloves and malt. None of this is particularly pronounced. Flavor is bubbly and underwhelming with some citrus hops and alcohol. Spice note is so subdued, that the beer seems to lack something. Wished for more, but did not get it.

Little head, Golden brown. Light nose with notes of hops. Medium body and length. Caramel and grapefruit.

GLI; Nose Is cane sugar, weak rye, sweet malt, rotten fruit, cork, feel Is mediumbroad, carb Is medium, taste is sweet malt, some alcohol, hazel, liver notes

Super carbonated. Deep red pour with a thick off white head. Aroma is very light. Hint of grain. Taste is full of barley. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. This beer is so carbonated that the taste is little lost.

Bottle at Union Jacks - Pours clear red, with a nice spongy head. Very faint aroma, but interesting - a little spicy, a little herbal. Flavor is, uh, odd. It was a little spicy, with a touch of nutmeg or something, but as it warmed, ah herbal flavor emerged that verged on medicinal. It ended up being kinda hard to finish.

Bottle and served in a no-nik Imperial pint glass: Nutty brown hue with a hint of coppery highlights topped by a rocky slightly off-white head that left very good lace upon the glassware. The aroma notes of toffee, roasted, toasted buttered bread, some fennel, dill and mustard seed spicy tones with a bit of crab apple and tangerine esters. The convoluted taste is mild toasty malts, some dash of over ripened fruit and a finish of a hodgepodge of random spices. While earthy and spicy, I still have no idea why this is a "winter ale"? I lacks the heft and warming power of the better Strong Ales and the flavor combination is not in the holiday tradition of the ale family either. Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër? See the løveli lakes, The wøndërful telephøne system, And mäni interesting furry animals... and utterly forget about this beer.

Deep reddish with a tan head. Light roasted malty aroma with a fruity sweetness and a faint spicyness. Malty and yeasty flavor.