 mribm (419), Hurley, New York, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 5/5 | 18/20 |
Dec 19, 2002 <HTML>This is a great winter session beer. While it doesn’t rank high in the warming category, it is absolutely delicious! It’s a lot like Sam Adams Winter Lager only with less alcohol. The price was a little steep ($7.79 + 8% tax + deposit) for a beer with only 4.5% ABV. I will try it again, but not as often as I would like, due to the steep price.
RblWthACoz (963), Brooklyn, New York, USA
| 4.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 15, 2007 My first cask beer and also had it during my first visit to Spuyten Duyvil in Brooklyn as well.
Pours a slightly clouded dark ruby brown with a thick tan head. Nose is fruity sweet with a sugary presence. Taste is a firm hop presence, but not overpowering. Nice wood flavor that is easy going and not overdone. Feel is smooth and silky. Goes down oh so smooth. Highly drinkable off the cask and well worthy of losing my cask virginity to, apparently.
jstraw (776), Chicago, Illinois, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Nov 29, 2007 Updated: Dec 6, 2007Amber with good, foamy beige head / Sweet malty, toffee nose / Medium, creamy body with good finish / Moderately sweet flavors of burnt sugar with undertones of semisweet chocolate / A fuller bodied amber with sweet, syrupy character.
bsm80 (144), Massapequa, New York, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 6, 2008 I will call it a sexy amber pour for a cold winter day. Thin head, great balance of hops and malt hints of spice. Delightful caramel / spice scent. Blue Point nailed it again with this seasonal.
Dickinsonbeer (3499), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 17/20 |
Dec 30, 2002 Very nice red color with a light tan head which lingers for a while. Nice malty background with lots of hops to balance it out. Aroma is has more english hop aroma similar to a nice esb. Would have been better with more alcohol to make it a better winter beer.
beermatrix (1497), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Dec 20, 2007 Brightly dark ruby brown color that is brilliantly bold to view through. Capping is smallish and creamy tight of a light sandy tan hue. Keeps a firm skim present the whole consumption period. Packed in spotty lacing is stitched across the glass with good sticking power.
Aroma is soft of cocoa powdered fluff with a bit of whole grain breadyness thats a titch on the sweetened doughy side.
Taste is firm and round of some soft brown bread dough sweetness, some cocoa hints, perhaps a drip of maple. Semi soft and drying hoppy finish that’s fresh and green with a hint of grass and grain.
Feel is about medium with fairly solid tone and firm carbonation that keeps a nice tight tang and smallish bite of action adding to the overall flavors.
A nice drinking Winter ale (Red/Brown ale) thats soft, firm, and just tasty enough.
VENOM (941), Connecticut, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Feb 18, 2002 Clear copper with suspended flecks. Thin off white head. Very very light carbonation. Deep roasted caramel aroma, some grainy notes as well. Medium body, decent malt base with notes of sweet caramel, mild roastedness and some light chocolate. Thinnish body (for a winter brew) but it has a nice long malty (melted caramel nougat) finish and aftertaste. A healthy amber, but this is no Winter Warmer. They should call it an Annual Amber. A very good winter session brew.
Gusler (2655), Tucson, Arizona, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Mar 8, 2002 Pours a nice deep ruby red, the head beige, and substantial, the lace in sheets. Nose is sweet, fruity, hints of caramel, and malts. Start is sweet, the middle light to medium the finish is nicely hopped, some what dry, and moderate carbonation makes this a quite quaffable brew. Thanks Venom’</B., the king of beer trades.
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