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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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 edden (927), cow- lumbus, Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Nov 10, 2007  
11/10/07: Bottle.
Orange-brown body with an off white head. Slight caramel aroma. Balanced hop and malt flavor. Pretty mild with a slightly bitter finish.


 SHIG (2020), Aviano, Italy
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Nov 10, 2007  
Bottle: Poured a amber color with a red haze, the head was off white. The aroma is sweet caramel and bit christmas spices. The taste is kinda of dry with some light spice.


 BelgianBeerGal (1282), Sabbatical in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Nov 10, 2007  
2007 50cl Bottle poured into a dimpled mug. Lovely looking beer with a clear amber/brown colour. Nice carbonation building a thin white head and nice lacing. Lite caramel iand spice in the aroma, flavour was a little bland with spice and hop. Nice but nothing great.


 jfenglish (203), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 10, 2007  
550 ml bottle. Lighter color than I would have expected- more like an Anchor Steam or Sam Adams Boston Lager. Flavor is mildly hoppy, some pepper? Smooth, very drinkable, but not as complex as I remembered.


bendz1 (86), Ankeny, Iowa, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 9, 2007  
Copper in color, large white head. Spiced hop and metalic flavor. OK for Sam Smith, def not my fav


 ChainGangGuy (2544), Kennesaw, Georgia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 9, 2007  
(2007 Bottle) Appearance: Clear, light brown body with a small white head that recedes fairly quickly. Smell: Toasted malt aroma with a bit of caramel and mild notes of berries and spicy hops. Taste: Biscuity, toasted maltiness with a subdued caramel sweetness and a hint of berry fruitiness. Dries out into a light spicy bitterness. Finishes same. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: It’s fine, however wholly unremarkable it may be.


donovan1983 (52), Denver, Colorado, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Orange copper in appearance with a small, off-white head. Aroma of carmel malt with floral and citrus hops. Flavour is rather dry, not much malt sweetness and a good amount of alcohol flavour, and the hops become more prominent causing the taste to be a bit bitter. The flavour is quite a departure from what I expected from the aroma. The finish is bitter but short. It has a good mouthfeel with a generous amount of carbonation with a medium body. I’ve liked every Samuel Smith brew I’ve tried up until now; I do have to say that I’m a little let down by this one. It’s not bad but there are many other Samuel Smith brews I prefer to this one.


 AleDrinker (1090), Sunnyvale, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/510/20
Nov 8, 2007  
Pours clear copper with a thin head. Aromas of caramel and molasses. Flavor is dry with a bitter finish. Body is smooth yet effervescent. Nothing great.



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