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Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome Ale

Percentile
71
overall
Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: English Strong Ale

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
10693.25/5.03.25/5.06%64.5English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Filtered, pasteurised and artificially carbonated. Only available in bottles.
Each year the label has a different picture.
Ingredients: Water, malted barley, yeast, hops, seaweed finings, carbon dioxide.
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 GJF (492), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/514/20
Dec 20, 2008    Updated: Dec 25, 2008
This is a pleasant English ale. Aroma and flavor are both kind of mineral-like, standard sam smiths yorkshire stones I guess. pours a light copper color, thin white head. Slightly bitter finish. Only thing really is that it seems a bit thin for the flavor profile. But still a nice beer.


 boFNjackson (1262), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/516/20
Dec 20, 2008    Updated: Dec 21, 2008
Bottle... Poured clear orange with an off-white head. Aroma consisted of floral spices, dewy hops and malt. A little too much carbonation on the palate. Usual English session ale flavors, but a little bit more of a kick with the hops and bitter alcohol flavors, and some plum-like flavors in the finish.


shotgun1431 (92), franklin furnace, Ohio, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 20, 2008  
Honey amber in color with a white head. Aroma is of spice and malt. Very nice flavor and goes down smooth with a nice aftertaste. Very goold!!


 nathan30533 (139), Dahlonega, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Pours a dark golden but not amber with a white head. Smell is good and not overwellming. Good taste, not to hoppy. I dont like the bit of burn to the mouth. Not my palate. Overall good, but I wouldnt say great. What I think of when I think of a winter ale.


 chicagobears (336), Elk Grove Village, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2008  
Pours an orange with thin lacing head. Has some spice, toffee and mild hops. A bit of plum there as well. A simple well balanced ale.


 tedovertu (260), Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 18, 2008  
Really enjoyed this one. This has a mellow dry hoppiness too it that was really unique. Lighter amber color with a small white head. Honey sweet malt with a little hoppiness on the back end. Great winter beer.


 joeyplush (333), Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 17, 2008  
Pours a light amber color with a smallish tan head and light lacing. Aroma of hops and malt, some raisin, spices and pretzel dough. Flavor is lightly hoppy with sweet malt, and finishes with a chest warming alcohol.


 jcwattsrugger (5223), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2008  
12oz bottle-pours a foamy off white head and amber/gold color. Aroma is medium malt-caramel, secondary earthy hops. Taste is sweet medium malt-caramel, secondary earthy/spice/herbal hops, medium fruit. Thanks jwc215 for picking this out.



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