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Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome Ale

Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome Ale - English Strong Ale

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

Tadcaster, England

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
10643.25/5.03.25/5.06%64.9English pint, Trappist glass
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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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dougdavis (4), Davenport, Iowa, USA
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4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/519/20
Jan 3, 2007  
I had half of this beer down before I knew it. it goes down smooth and i really enjoyed the taste.


 aubreya (676), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/514/20
Jan 2, 2007  
The color was a crisp golden/orange. It had a frothy, creamy, off-white head. The aroma was slightly sour. The flavor was not very complex. It was sour and was somewhat waxy. The palate was thin, watery, and carbonated. The finish was a little bitter with warm spicyness.


 emacgee (1859), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/515/20
Jan 2, 2007  
Appearance: lean copper, not very full. Head: thick, off white. Aroma: Spice, sour. Flavor: some spice, a sour cornish taste, some floral hop, slightly lacking in this area. Overall not bad, solid session brew I suppose.


 SGTHibbert (100), Perry, Iowa, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Dec 31, 2006  
Appearance was average rocky off white head, some lace. Dark amber body. Nose of perfume and pine. Cask wood. Taste of molassess, raisins, light honey, alcohol, and bourbon. Bittersweet. Very heavy alcoholic feel. Like sipping Jack Daniels. Overall a decent winter warmer.


 oldno7 (135), Spokane, Washington, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/516/20
Dec 31, 2006  
Pours an amber/copper with a thick white head. Aroma is a light floral with honey, lemon, and hops. The flavor is right on with the aroma only with some malts and a touch of honeydew. All in all a bit better than I expected. Not quite strong enough (or heavy enough) for a winter welcome, should be a spring welcome. Still a good beer.


BeerCommonSewr (67), North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 31, 2006  
I am not going to go through each categaory as I usually do in my ratings. This is just simply one of my favorite brews year after year. Its tasty and always makes me look forward to next year. Its somwhat corny but I love how they change the scene in the background of the label each year too. Its amber in color with a decent off white head and good balance of hops, malts, and a somewhat bitter bite. Make sure this is in your rotation year after year.


 patrick767 (2016), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/513/20
Dec 29, 2006  
500ml bottle - Pours light amber with a big, fluffy head. The aroma is lightly malty. the flavor has caramel malt, a little spice, and an adequate hops balance. It finishes with some light hops. This is a fairly typical British ale and is well made, but nothing special.


somecrzyguy420 (13), schenectady, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/511/20
Dec 29, 2006  
i really enjoyed this one, good heavy palate, perfectly sweetened to my tatse, good on the down slope really nice after touch, highly recommend



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