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Clipper City Heavy Seas Winter Storm (2005+ -- Imperial ESB) 3.49 375

Clipper City Heavy Seas Winter Storm (2005+ -- Imperial ESB)

Percentile
87
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3753.5/5.03.49/5.0Winter7.3%49.6Snifter, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Our "winter warmer" ale, brewed with copious helpings of English malts and US and English hops, a ruddy hued "Imperial ESB" in style. Full malty flavors dancing with powerful hop aromas and a lingering, firm hop bitterness. Seasonally available from mid October to February.
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 MattShizzle (385), Bernville, Pennsylvania, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Dec 15, 2007  
Botle - from sampler pack. Dark copper color. Very good - strong, nice and hoppy.


 morrdt (608), Jacksonville, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/514/20
Dec 14, 2007  
12 oz. bottle from Total Wine in Huntersville, NC. Pours a dark amber color with a light tan head. Aroma is mostly malts. Taste is slightly "over roasted" with malts and lots of hops. Taste is good, finish is nice, and this is a nice beer to have to get your drink on.


 biznizness (952), Mooresville, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 13, 2007  
Very pleasurable and delicious. Excellent, rich flavor with roastiness and boldness of said flavor. Will pick this one up again.


 MaltOMeal (653), Land of Sugar, Texas, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 9, 2007  
12 oz bottle courtesy of limesmut. Pours a dark reddish amber with thin off-white head which dissipated quickly. Aroma is roasty malt and fruit. Flavor is burnt, roasty malt and hops. Mouthfeel is medium with some carbonation and some alcohol; bitterness at the end.


 PhillyHomeBrew (176), Forest Hills, New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/514/20
Dec 9, 2007  
Filtered golden body with no head. The aroma is very malty with lemons and orange aroma from the hops. The flavor is also very malted.


 gpekar (229), Maryland, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
Dec 8, 2007  
Poured an orangish red with a thick creamy off white head that had great thick lacing. It looked appitizing in the glass with a nice 1" full head. The initial aroma I got was of orange with a malty background. There was a mellow bite with a light bitter initial taste that mellowed to a subtle sweetness at the finish. The flavor lasted well on the palate. A very nice beer


 beerlord (215), tonawanda, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/104/518/20
Dec 6, 2007  
2007 version. Deep ruby color with almost no head. Big hop Boquet. Flavor is hoppy/citrius/bitterness balanced by some malty sweetness and rum flavors. Great big beer. Love it. Alcohol is well hidden.


 Skeegle (499), Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/104/515/20
Dec 4, 2007  
Nice thick creamy head. Very strong nose on this one. The aroma is very nice, hoppy but with a nice malty smoothness, and the flavor is immediately very balanced. The swallow is a bit strong, but still very nice.



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