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WinterCoat Yule Ale

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7981
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Brewed by WinterCoat
Style: English Strong Ale
Sabro, Denmark

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RATINGS: 124   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.29   SEASONAL: Winter   EST. CALORIES: 186   ABV: 6.2%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
This beer has been a Christmas tradition in the brewer's home since 1996 and was the beginning of the WinterCoat dream - and with good reason! Its dark colour has a deep, reddish glow, the fruitiness is intense, accentuated by a touch of citrus and balanced by the spiciness which the 3 types of hops contribute in glorious harmony. If only Christmas could last til Easter, as the Danes say...


most recent ratings

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
olio (4078) - Tampere, FINLAND - APR 6, 2013
50 cl bottle.
Originally rated on 20101103.
Pours copper color with a minimal head. Aroma of caramel malts, ripe fruits, licorice notes, toffee and some nuts. Flavor of caramel malts, ripe fruit notes, nuts, hay and toffee. Promising aroma but a bit boring flavor.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 9/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
ration (1651) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAR 16, 2013
This review is exported from olutopas.info with no comment. Original rating date 6.11.2010

2.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
mikkellund42 (362) - Vejle, DENMARK - DEC 24, 2012
Bottle. Pours murky black with medium white head. Aroma is mild. Hints of spruce. Taste is mild bitter and mild sweet. Body is light creamy with soft carbonation. Finish is medium long and light bitter with notes of sweet licorice, caramel and cream. Nice but very mild beer.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Geokkjer (4260) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - DEC 8, 2012
Bottle. Pours seep amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of herbs, sugar, spices and malt. Flavor is sweet and malty with some fruitiness, spices and herbs. Medium body, average carbonation.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Meilby (4467) - Kristiansand, NORWAY - DEC 8, 2012
Bottle 500ml @ Geokkjer
Pours clear reddish brown with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, fruits, caramel and spices. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
laiti (3925) - Tampere, FINLAND - JUN 28, 2012
50 cl bottle (6,5%) @ home. Rated on 19.11.2010
Aroma is rather malty with some berries and chocolate. Flavour is spicy and malty with bread and raisins. A bit odd and too spicy, but decent anyway.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
sfhodense (4792) - Odense NØ, DENMARK - JAN 11, 2012
Pours brown with a beige head. Aroma is roasted malt, caramel, spices and light smoke. Flavour is sweet roasted caramel, spices, light smoke and light fruit.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 12/20
flemmingwillum (811) - Nysted, DENMARK - DEC 11, 2011
Rating #669, flaske hos Amer

En brun øl med kun lidt skum. Ikke imponerende. Kompleks duft af chokolade, lakrids, anis, bær og bare en god portion jul. Smagen er næsten porter-agtig med røg, lakrids og kaffe i starten, men også anis, metal, diverse krydderier og krydret humle samt en syrlig smag er tydelig senere i smagsforløbet. Afslutningen er besk og alkoholisk, hvilket trækker ret meget ned hos mig. Selve bitterheden fra humlen lægger man ikke meget mærke til. Meget, meget tynd fylde, som slet ikke passer til de kraftige smagsnuancer der ellers præger øllen. Dette her er en underlig blanding af øltyper; på visse punkter en smagfuld porter med den tyndeste krop nogensinde detekteret inden for øltypen, og på andre områder en uortodoks belgisk ale med alle mulige spændende krydderier. Alt i alt kan jeg dog ikke give den en høj karakter, da øllen i sin helhed simpelthen er for usammenhængende og de forskellige elementer ikke stemmer overens.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Zita (3447) - Assentoft, DENMARK - NOV 12, 2011
light spicy aroma,red dark,golden, off white foam, light sweetness, lightly bitter, medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, light nice dry, spicy finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Hangover (980) - Atlanta, Alabama, USA - OCT 30, 2011
Copper-red pour with a thin tan head. Aroma is quite citrusy with some spice and dark fruit. Relatively sour taste, funky. This one has been in the cellar for almost two years. There is some date, plum there but just a bit too sour. I’ll re-rate if I can find it again, this time without cellaring.


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