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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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 yngwie (4881), Kristiansand, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Oct 19, 2007  
Bottle.Clear, copper body with a quite nice, beige head on top. The nose is quite sugary and malty, with some dried fruits, and a little fruity hoppiness. And I almost forgot the caramel. The beer should have a fuller mouthfeel I think, as it is a winter seasonal, but it’s far from being watery. There are roasted flavors, as well as notes of dried fruits, a nice crisp bitterness and a wee metallic touch. Quite sweet too. There is a little warming feeling towards the end, and it finishes with some sweetness, bitterness and that little metallic touch. The beer is quite nice, fortunately not in those clear bottles Samuel Adams seems to love, and I’m quite sure it is more suited as a food pairing than as a night cap. (071019)


 badlizard (2334), Berkeley, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 18, 2007  
500 ml Bottle from La Bodega. Light brown with a fizzy white head. Faint malty aroma. Faint malty taste with some slightly bready notes. Not great.


 HenrikSoegaard (4313), Randers, Denmark
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/513/20
Oct 17, 2007  
Bottle. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Dark orange colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Powerfull bitter flavor. Long nice moderatre bitter finish. Creamy palate.


 Beerman6686 (1271), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 16, 2007  
I really expected more from this since i love samuel smith products, just bland and completely not what i expected


 Rune (2787), Tromsø, Norway
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/57/103/515/20
Oct 13, 2007  
550ml bottle at Blå Rock Cafe. The first snow and frost for the season have already paid a visit to the high north. In Tromsø the days are rapidly getting shorter and colder. So it seems just appropriate to chose a winter warmer among the new arrivals at the cafe last Friday eve.
Cool bottle design supported by a deep amber brown body under an off-white foam with long duration and leaving fragile lacing on the glass. Very nice, indeed. Light aroma of sweet malt with some spiciness. Malty profile with a moderate touch of candy sweetness. Hops, a note of dark fruits and salt prevent the beer from getting too sweet. Slightly bitter finish with noticeable warmth from the alcohol. I’m glad our local cafe will provide us with a few more bottles during the long and dark winter season up north (12.10.2007).


 mrant (330), New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/58/104/514/20
Oct 6, 2007  
Smells very sweet, like raisin bread almost, very sweet alcohol aroma. Pours a dark honey color with a small fizzy head that disappears quickly. Taste is much better than what is smells like. A nice light slightly bitter malt taste with a slightly watery finish. Not bad, pretty enjoyable.


 joohefner (380), Isla Vista, California, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Oct 3, 2007  
clear orange copper with fluffy tan head. sweet nut bread aroma with a light acidity to it. medium smooth body that is slightly cloying. rich nutty caramel malt flavor with hints of anise and orange peel and decent bitterness. very comforting and smooth


 tarjei (1745), Bryne, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Oct 2, 2007  
550 ml brown bottle. Copper color. Lovely beige head. Sweet malt, some fruit, nice bitterness, dry finish,



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