Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome Ale

Sampled at Studioo 35 tasting: Amber pour with a wispy white head. Almost a cider-like quality to this beer, with a bit of bready caramel malt. I want to say a tad astringent.

Old Sam Smith’s winter welcome, this used to be a seasonal favorite of mine about 8-9 years ago and in the last couple years I have completely stopped drinking English ales altogether. This is a nice perfectly clear orange color. The smell is bread and the slightest hint of vinegar. The flavor is more malt and again a note of vinegar. While this is not offensive it is still not something I seek out, just average. I wonder why I liked it so much back in the day? Serving type: bottle Reviewed on: 11-29-2008 01:45:42

Not a bad winter ale, if fairly standard. Amber colored with a frothy white head. Aroma is malt, spices, and some fruit. Flavor is sweet caramel malt, apples, spices, and some English hop bitterness. Well-rounded and somewhat warming.

Bottle..Bought two bottles of this for a friend home from basic training and we were both blown away..nice spicy hoppy flavor to compliment this amber colored beer..i will buy this every year during the holidays....enjoy

Red, golden colored brew. Hoppy aroma. Flavor is hoppy too, light, some sweetness.

Bottle. Clear amber colour with large creamy white mostly lasting head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel. Sweet spicy flavor.

Pours a fizzy, clear dark gold, with a soapy, lasting head - nose of honey, apples, spice, yeast - medium-bodied, with a fairly creamy mouthfeel - the flavor is moderately hoppy, with a sweetened herbal tea quality to it - a bit of overripe apple and honey - a little bit of acidity late, with a finish of slightly warming spicy character, a bit of peppery hops - this is a fresh bottle, so I imagine a lot of these characteristics fade pretty fast - good fresh, though.

amber color, thin light tan head with almost no retention. cider nose, cinnamon and allspice aroma. taste to match.