Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome Ale

Brewed by Samuel Smith
Style: English Strong Ale
Tadcaster, England

Bottled for 2004-2005. Deep orange body, washy head. Fruity malt nose with a rough edge to it. Wonderful taste, lots of lively hops, sniff of a spicyness behind a pleasent fruitness, keeps on tingling on the gums, surprisingly light palate for a stronger ale. Enjoyable.

bottle. light copper pour. rising bubbles and white head. big malt aroma with some spice, nutmeg, figs and cherry. body is medium sugary palate fades quickly. bitter finish. rich malts and peppper. maltiness highlights the beer.

Clear amber color with a small white head. Aroma of toasted malts. Flavor was mostly toasted malt, with a touch of hops on the finish. Nice, but a little boring.

Bottle.pours a pinkish amber with only a fine layer of foam. Nos is sweet and fruity with a touch odf spice, To me,this is a good beer and that means I could drink this on a regular basis but not as a special occasion beer.

From the bottle.

Pours...well, the amber color that it looks to be when you look at it through the clear glass bottle. (With a very modest head).

The aroma is a lovely warm malt and a the softly sour grassy smell of British hops. Understated, but really, really nice. The flavor is the same. If you’re expecting a big beer, a PacNW winter seasonal or similar, this is going to disappoint along every axis. It’s not high-alcohol; it’s not darkly malted; it’s not strongly hopped. But it is perfectly balanced, and since (for whatever reason) I managed not to go in with the wrong expectations, you find this to be an excellent beer, softly sweet with caramel malt, slightly tangy hops, a distinctive Samuel Smith nuttiness.

I’m really impressed, but I want to try this one on its own, without food, next time; admittedly it was not very successful at cutting through a modestly spicy dinner.

2005-06 Bottle. Poured amber in color with an off-white head that mostly lasted and produced some lacing. Malt/citrus mix in the aroma. The flavor had citrus, spices, and a caramel aftertaste. Medium bodied, smooth, good carbonation. 6-4-6-3-13; 2006-07 Bottle. Poured amber with a creamy off-white head that left a ring lasting and good lace. Aromas of subdued sweet malts. The flavor found caramel, spices, and a hop background. Light to medium body. 6-4-6-3-13

Copperish hue that reminds me of a glass of tea except there is a thin foamy layer of head. This is a flavor less english strong ale that is very dissappointing for me. Is bitter but at the same time very bland and boring. No thank you!

Bottle. Fothy, off-white head, quickly diminishing, above a clear, amble body. Malty aroma of toast, brown sugar, caramel with hiints of fruit, specifically peach, and flowers. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes lightly to moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Some spice in the taste. A slight tartness emerges in the aftertaste. Medium body with a watery texture turning slightly sticky and a lively carbonation.