3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20Remember this as much better ib years past. Also, I remember previous vintages seemed to be best when about a year old. Amber with off white head. Sweet malt and caramel on the nose. Taste adds an astringent bite that throws it off. Drinkable. Has been better.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
Clear Light Brown, Decent Head, Good Lacing. Thinner Than Expected. Confusion caused by the name "Winter", while only now, I found out that it is an English Strong Ale. That explains a bit. Yeast , Malt, Light Hops Finish. Just OK.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle from 2009-10. Poured darker reddish orange with thin head. Aroma of malts and some spice. Minor bitter and honey taste. Not bad for three years old.
3.1 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. This is not one of my favorite Sam Smiths. It is a smooth drinking beer it just lacks something I can’t put my finger on.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Ruby amber pour with silky off white head. Aroma is nutty caramel, some roasted malt. Taste is sweet roasted malt, walnut, some molasses, some bitter hops, slight floral character.
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bomber bottle poured a clear caramel-amber hue w/ a moderate cream-coloured head and a fair amount of lacing. Moderate aromas of caramel, honey, biscuits, and faint floral. Initial flavour is moderate sweet and a light bitter finish. Tastes are caramel, malts, figgy fruits, nuts, and honey. Light to medium bodied, average carbonation, and a big warmth in the finish.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle @ Home. Pours dark amber with a offwhite head. Aroma of malt, caramel, sweet fruit, hops. Flavor is malt, caramel, sweet fruit, figs, light hops. Medium body, lively carbonation. 110513
2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
Each year has a different picture? I never knew. Haven’t had this in several years, maybe even 5, but I can pretty much guarantee it still and always tastes the same. Sweet, light dark fruits, bready, tangy. I don’t get the appeal of sammy smith’s.
3.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
Amber hue. white head that quickly disappears. Aroma of piney hops, malt and applesauce. Moderate fizz and really nice sweet but refreshing mouthfeel. Tastes of roast twigs and grapes with assertive, but not overpowering hops at the end. Very well balanced.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Smells alright, toast and cereal. Pours clear orange with a frothy white head. Tastes a little metallic, very malty. Good mouthfeel, full bodied and filling.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bouteille 500ml. De couleur ambrée et claire. Nez malté de caramel sucré et légèrement rôti, léger de noix, d’épices et de houblon floral avec des traces fruitées (raisins) . Moyennement ronde en bouche et moyennement pétillante avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Léger goût fruité sucré (raisins, traces d’agrumes) et d’épices (cannelle, notes de poivre) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un goût assez malté de caramel sucré et légèrement rôti avec des traces de miel puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon floral ainsi que des notes de noix. Post-goût moyen-long et un peu sec, légèrement amer de houblon floral, de rôti avec des petites notes de noix. (2006)
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