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Blue Point Winter Ale 3.12 127

Blue Point Winter Ale

Percentile
58
overall

bottled
common

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
1273.14/5.03.12/5.0Winter4.5%74.3English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Blue Point Brewing's Winter Ale is a hearty and robust amber ale. Brewed to chase away the chill of a cool winter night. Made with Pale, Vienna, crystal and chocolate malt. This uncommon amber is only brewed during the cold months of the year. Winter Ale is an extremely popular seasonal specialty. Enjoy the tasty balance of malt and hops. Remember this special ale leaves with Winter.
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 freekyp (905), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/104/513/20
Nov 24, 2006  
Light brown with a small thin tan head, this beer had a nice resiny hop aroma. The body had a solid malt undertone, but it was mostly domincated with piny hops. A sharp bitter hop rise at the end says, "I’m here, take another sip". A pleasing amber that does not try to be a big over-the-top beer.


 CaptainCougar (5530), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 14, 2006  
Early ’05 bottle: Pours a clear copper orange with a thin-lacing wispy off-white head. Lightly toasted semi-sweet caramel malty aroma. Body starts with some light earthy sweetness turning slightly more bitter and drier toward a thinner finish. Not bad, but pretty bland.


 spkldhenlvr24 (466), Newburgh/Buffalo, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20
May 31, 2006  
Bottle. Poured a deep hazy amber body with smaller creamy off-white head. Chocolate, caramel malts and some hoppy scents. Well balanced malts, bitterness and sweet flavors. Medium bodied, spicy/caramel finish. This is a very drinkable beer, but coming from a big fan of ambers, I feel this is missing something. Solid beer.


 JoeMcPhee (5030), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 29, 2006  
Cask at the brewery. Deep copper/brown beer with a thick, creamy, and persistent head. Dark toasted malt, light molasses and brown sugar, earthy and spicy with a light fruitiness. Only 16 IBUs, but on cask the bitterness is fairly prominent. Sweet malty flavour of molasses, dark toast and light cherry. Nice brew.


 Beerdedone (1888), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 25, 2006    Updated: Apr 26, 2006
Bottle sampled with Stegosaurus. Pours translucent bronze with an off-white head, aroma of sweet malts, citrus, alcohol, and hops. Flavor is sweet, fruity, bitter finish. just ok i didn’t like the bitterness.


 beeryum (652), Norcross, Georgia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 19, 2006  
Bottle. Dark orange brown pour. Malty aged aroma and flavors, some amounts of caramel, and fairly dry. I think all of this was due to the fact that the beer had been in cellar for a while. Don’t do this - this beer doesn’t cellar too well. If this beer was fresh and not cellared, even worse.


 goldtwins (4084), Nesconset, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/513/20
Apr 7, 2006  
Poured a clear dark copper colorwith a small beige head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel and some paper notes. The beer has a malty flavor with mild acidity and then a dry lightly bittered finish. Actually at the end of a fairly long finish this gets very dry.


 Sammy (4062), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/510/20
Mar 18, 2006  
Hoppy and initially tasty and drinkable. Body on the thin side. A bit of spice not much. Low alcohol a plus..I can get another beer in. Average beer overall, easy to drink. OK to have once. Balance of bitterness and sweetness on the latter. Expiry June 2006.



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