Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome Ale

This was a tasty beer. It’s color, taste, and aroma were of a nicely understated caramel. It’s not a particularly good-looking beer, but the hops were well presented and didn’t have an off-putting bite. There was a little citrus, which was a nice complement.

Blah. Typical English strong ale. Aroma was decent. Mostly hops and butterscotch (?). Pour was a decent medium thick gold with placid bubbles and no head. Taste was mostly stale caramel, lemon and dusty hops. Little to no carbonation. Not a drainpour, but not very enjoyable overall.

Appearance is copper in color with an average sized white head. Aroma is of caramel and nuts. Flavor is of toffee caramel, and a slight alcohol warmth.

Pours clear copper with a white head, looks like an IPA. Aroma of caramel, yeast, citrus. Taste is more malt and caramel, with some light hops. Body is medium with decent carbonation. Overall, a decent ale.

Clear copper pour thick white head. Biscuity nose. Slightly salty flavor with caramel, toffee, and some hops

(Bottle) Pours a clear dark copper color, with a decent white head and good lacing. Aroma of biscuit and caramel. Flavor is a bit darker, with some toffee and perhaps cocoa present. Good amount of hops, especially in the finish. Slight pine and citrus notes as well. Light alcoholic finish. An enjoyable beer, but probably would have been more so in the dead of winter.

I probably should have drank this in the cold months but it wasn’t bad for a late spring screening. Dark pour with a minimal head. Lively on the tongue but not over carbonated. Malty aroma but the taste was well balanced by a crisp hop finish.

Bottle. Bright, crystal clear copper color, big white head that quickly falls to a quarter inch. Yeasty, sour lemons on the nose. Flavors are similar to a more complex amber ale. Malts, toffee, and a decent hop profile. This didn’t blow me away, but it was plenty enjoyable and a good price.