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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.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Rogueone (506), I F&ckin’ hate those guys from, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 30, 2009  
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.


 arrogantb (695), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Jan 30, 2009  
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


 nickd717 (1276), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Jan 27, 2009  
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.


kraemer420 (14), Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/517/20
Jan 26, 2009  
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


 NoiZe (1288), Mooi Zeist, Netherlands
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/512/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Red, golden colored brew. Hoppy aroma. Flavor is hoppy too, light, some sweetness.


 EHSRanders (1121), Randers C, Denmark
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Jan 24, 2009  
Bottle. Clear amber colour with large creamy white mostly lasting head. Malty aroma with notes of caramel. Sweet spicy flavor.


 notalush (2628), Denver, Colorado, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Jan 18, 2009  
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.


 carruthm (1112), Seattle, Washington, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/512/20
Jan 17, 2009  
amber color, thin light tan head with almost no retention. cider nose, cinnamon and allspice aroma. taste to match.



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