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Weyerbacher Winter Ale 3.16 366

Weyerbacher Winter Ale

Percentile
62
overall

bottled
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3663.17/5.03.16/5.0Winter5.6%49.8English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
At Weyerbacher we have created a Winter Ale that is a must for any malty beer lover. Winner of a Silver Medal in the 1998 World Beer Championships, Weyerbacher Winter Ale is brewed with deep-roasted chocolate malt. The taste predominates with a warm, roasty flavor, balanced out with a slightly dry finish. It is smooth but not cloying, with a warming belt of alcohol (5.6% ABV). Although winter ales predate history, they are believed to have their origin in the pagan celebrations of winter solstice. Later, when monasteries produced the local brew, winter ales were made each year to commemorate the birth of Christ. Back then, winter ales were brewed full-bodied as a source of nutrition for the upcoming winter months. Today, winter ales are typified by their seasonality, their rich, malty flavors and by their deep, dark coloration. Generally available November-March, Weyerbacher Winter Ale is the perfect libation for a winter meal, with good friends, or beside a warm fire fending off a cold winter night.
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 tgncc (902), Bellmore, New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Feb 8, 2010  
The aroma is fruity, and malty. The appearance is a nice red/brown, off white head. the flavor is malty, mainly toatsed malts. The finish has a light hop bittering. Ok, certainly not memorable.


 topherh (995), Kearney, Missouri, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Jan 30, 2010  
Pours dark brown with red edges. Aroma is caramel malt and dark fruit. Flavor is light caramel, toasty malt, grainy with a bit of hop at the finish


 Leighton (365), New York, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/516/20
Jan 26, 2010  
Tap at Sunswick. Pretty good. Strikes a nice balance between roasty malt sweetness and bittering hops. Malt characteristics definitely predominate. Average appearance. Decent mouthfeel and tasty finish.


 nickd717 (1532), Palo Alto, California, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/513/20
Jan 11, 2010  
Bottle from Chevy Chase Wine & Liquors in DC. Pours a clear dark reddish-brown color with a one-finger off-white head. Aroma is sweet malt, dark fruit, and some winter spices. Flavor is nice and enjoyable. Almost like winter warmer meets doppelbock. Caramel malt, toffee, raisin, cherry, nutmeg, and other spices. Medium bodied with a very smooth mouthfeel. Very drinkable. Overall this is a nicely crafted winter ale, if nothing too special.


 jeremytoni (1214), Swedesboro, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Jan 11, 2010  
From a bottle poured a dark brown with a fair amount of head. Nice warming malty flavor with a quick finish.


 chandler0201 (384), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
Jan 8, 2010  
Aroma is spicy with cinnamon and nutmeg, with malts. Flavor is malts and some warmer alcohol notes. Aftertaste was bland and slightly metallic.


 Toxygen (419), Sanford, Florida, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/103/518/20
Jan 5, 2010  
(br-btl bk/bu-lbl, 6 pack, 12oz, 6%)

a lot of roasty malt and a bit of minerality. not much hops or alchl to balance, but quite drinkable.


 shawnm213 (1094), South Bend, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/513/20
Dec 25, 2009  
pours a hazy copper with a beige head. aroma of bready malts, dark fruit and spices. Flavor has some chocolate and caramel as well. There was a weird moldy dry character to the beer that was a bit weird. not bad though.



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