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Clipper City Heavy Seas Winter Storm (2005+ -- Imperial ESB) 3.49 378

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

Percentile
87
overall

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3783.5/5.03.49/5.0Winter7.3%49.5Snifter, 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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 Ty5592 (1015), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/57/105/515/20
Oct 23, 2006  
Bottle. Brillant amber color. Thin white head vanishes quickly. Strong malty aroma. Thick rich caramel malty taste. Sweet and fulled bodied. Some rosted flavors in the background. Very good beer,better then I thought it would be. ESB on streroids.


 Dickinsonbeer (3502), Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/515/20
Oct 22, 2006  
Nice! This was one of my favorites at this Newtown Brewfest this year. This is a really nice hopped up DIPA. Pours a clear deep amber with a thin lasting off white head. Aroma is sticky sweet with tons of citrus and mango hops and slightly floral. Full flavor with lots of sweet caramel malts, sticky hop resins, citrus, slight tropical fruits, and some pine. Good body and a nice bitter finish. I think I had at least 2-3 samples of this at the fest.


 unclemattie (2442), Georgia, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/105/518/20
Oct 22, 2006  
Sampled this at the Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival. Imperial ESB, what a great concept! Medium amber in color. Malt aromas. Rich bitter finish. Great house beer that needs to be casked!!


 MadIndian (997), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/512/20
Oct 21, 2006  
Sampled with Stegosaurus and beerded_one at Newtown brewfest. Poured a copper color with serious hop aroma. Too bitter for my taste and I really did not like it or much from this brewery at the fest.


 moejuck (1172), Ohio, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Oct 21, 2006  
Winter storm pours a dark amber color with a small white head. The aroma is slightly hoppy and somewhat like old shoe leather. The flavor is malty, slightly bitter, and musty. Spicey and bitter in the aftertaste.


 nimbleprop (951), SouthWest, Washington, Washington DC, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/103/57/104/515/20
Oct 18, 2006  
Poured a clear brown with almost no white head. Smelled like candy and flowers, very interesting and inviting. Initial flavor is extremely malty and just a little bitter. Big mouth feel with a bitter, fizzy finish.


 dkoonce (899), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 15, 2006  
Pours a gold to amber color with not much head. The aroma is overpowering, with a very fruity scent. Sweet, with a lot of hops evident in the taste.


 Tmoney99 (4797), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Oct 15, 2006  
Bottle sample at Cliffton Beer Fest. Poured dark copper color with an average fizzy off-white head that was mostly lasting with good lacing. Moderate grassy citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body with a slick texture. Medium bitter flavor with a smooth bitter finish of moderate duration. Solid drinkable beer.



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