Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: English Strong Ale
Tadcaster, England

aroma of this beer is ok not over powering , the look of the beer is a lite caramel look with 2" head the flavor of the beer is kind of malty, hoppy sweet taste. overall i will not breg about having this one. just a ok beer for me

55cl bottle. Fiery orange-amber color with a thick head. Caramel, dusty yeast, and some berry-syrup in the aroma. Malty flavor with plenty of caramel, and nutty, crackery flavors. Good, earthy balancing bitterness to counter the sweet malt. Medium bodied with prickly, medium carbonation. I*m glad this doesn*t have any spices added, I*m getting quite sick of that right now. This still seems to be lacking something; maybe the body is a bit too slick and clean. Just doesn*t have the great feel of something like Fullers 1845.

50 cL Bottle. Pours to a light amber color with good deal of carbonation and moderate sized cream colored head. Slightly yeasty (barnyard-ish) aroma and not much in the way of spice or sweetness. Taste begins with a roasted malt flavor with hints of plum. Fairly full mouth feel without seeming too creamy. Perhaps a hint of toffee on mid-palate. Surprisingly smooth, hop filled finish. I like it, but cant say its on of my favorites.

12 oz bottle, pours a light brown-copper color. No head. Aroma was very faint at first with hints of sweet roastiness, but later on it became more floral and hoppy. Taste was bitter with a bit of sweetness. Palate was average but the flavor was very full. Not a bad ale and more complex than i expected.

Bottle 55 cl. Pours a clear orange with a very small white head and spicey, mild sweetness. The taste is sweet, malty, with hints of caramel, brown sugar, plum, blue grapes and cream. The finish is pretty spicey, with some hoppy bitterness. I liked this one.

Pours a clear orange amber with a few larger soda bubbles and a large thick foamy off-white head. Smells like a typical English ale, some lightly toasted sweeter malts, lightly bready, touch of butter and yeast, hint of fruit, and that faint sammy smith musty sourness. First taste is quite sweet, took me by surprise, sweet biscuity malts, sugary toffee, lightly fruity, a bit of butter, finishing with a crisp grassy hop bite and lingering buttery toffee. Medium full mouthful, very smooth and thick but not at all syrupy, with sparse but sharp carbonation, appropriate for the style.

Poured amber-orange with a generous one to two finger bright white head. Solid film stayed atop the beer and the lacing was nice. Toasted malts were the most obvious aroma, also some soft, herbal hops. Flavors were pure English Ale, malty with a touvh of caramel up front, followed with a gentle hops bitterness that created perfect balance. Soft mouthfeel, well carbonated, and a nice dry finish.

Clear gold, absolutely no head whatsoever. No aroma at all. Taste of bitter hops and vinegar.