Casco Bay Winter Ale (Old Port Ale)

Brewed by Casco Bay Brewing (Shipyard Brewing Co.)
Style: English Strong Ale
Portland, Maine USA

This beer came to me in my beer club. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a cloudy mahogany color with numerous floaters and a medium sized tan head. The aroma is sweet malt and faint floral hops. The flavor is roasty dark malts with a moderate floral hop presence and a light underlying sweetness.

(Bottle) Obtained at the brewery. Almond-coloured head with a reddish-brown body. Nose of bland roasted hops and vanilla cream finish. Flavour is equally unexciting. Not to my liking...

Thanks to Degarth for another interesting beer. Cherry-brown body with a light volumed tan head. Dry fruits, roasted malts and oats are present in the aroma, some soap quality as well. Soaps are evident in the body, some light fruits. Nice hop bitterness in the ending.

Clear dark amber color with a yhin off-white head. Aroma of dark malt and fruit. Sweet malt, caramel, and fruit flavors. Thanks to Degarth for sending this to Richmond.

12oz bottle.
Courtesy of Degarth via trade. Pours a clear dark ruby-brown with minimal head and lacing. Aroma is pleasantly vinous, dry-fruity, malty and toated-grain dry. Toasted grain takes center stage in the flavor, dashing hopes that this would be as fruity/malty as the aroma hinted. Moderate hop bitterness and some hop spice. Medium-thick, dryish palate. Not as exciting as I had hoped.

I quite obviously have grabbed a bad bottle, because everyone else really enjoyed this brew. I’m getting a very peculiar off-putting flavor that just pervades this beer...almost a moldy or mildewy taste (think: frathouse shower curtain). I’ll try it again with a fresh bottle and get back to you.

medium brown white head. not bad but i am glad i wasnt the only one who couldnt get any real grasp of flavors in this brew. Some hops and sweet roasted malts. it was really light and the alcohol seemed lower than waht it is. For the most part it was kinda sweet with some hop flavors it was real smooth and easy drink.

Pouirs lighter than expected. It is somewhat hoppy with flavors of roasted malts. It is not as full bodied as most Winter Ales. It has somewhat of a bitter finish. I agree with one of the previous raters that it is hard to put a finger on the different flavor components.