Redhook Winterhook

Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: English Strong Ale
Woodinville, Washington USA

Serve in English pint, Trappist glass

Copper-amber pour into thick beige head that dissipates into sticky lacing that slowly melts into a swirling pool of foamy bubbles. Aroma of malty biscuit, grassy hop, and lemony citrus. Initial flavor of malty citrus that quickly fades into a bitter spruce finish.

12oz stubby shaped bottle. Pours amber red with a white head. Taste is primarily caremal malt with just slight a hoppiness. I’m trying to taste the spices but can’t find them. Overall nothing great but quite drinkable.

Pours an orange color with white head....citrus bitterness and a honey like sweetness on the palate. Love the design of the stubby bottle and label.

Orange colour. Hoppy aroma. Bitter first, then sweet, a touch watery. Enjoyable.

Appearance is a small white head with deep amber color. Aroma is a sweet caramel. Taste is plenty of spices and malt. Overall pretty good winter seasonal.

Bottle. Pours a deep amber with a medium-sized off-white head. Hoppier than I expected for either an English strong ale or even an American winter warmer. Some roasted malt, bit of citrus, but not much spice (which is fine by me). Not bad -- but not exceptional either.

Pours off-white head, coper color. Strong floral scent with notes of citrus. Taste of slightly sweet toasted, caramelish cereal with citrus touch, some feel of lime leaves. Finish is dry.

Refrigerated bottle poured into a shaker. Pours deep copper with two off-white head that dissapates some. Some lacing, medium body, and light caramel malt aroma. Taste is slightly roasted caramel malt, slightly off taste in the center, and finishes slight bitterness.