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Coors Winterfest

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1762.6/5.02.61/5.0Winter5.6%11.7English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Coors Brewing Company celebrates the holidays with Winterfest - the nation's longest-running seasonal brew. Brewed once a year, in celebration of the season, Winterfest is a handcrafted brew that has earned Coors much recognition. Prior to its broader availability, Winterfest was enjoyed almost exclusively by the Coors family, company employees, and their friends. In 1986, Coors expanded the tradition of Winterfest to include the entire state of Colorado. The response was so enthusiastic that, every year since, Coors has offered the special winter brew in limited quantities and packages. Winterfest is available on draught and in six-pack longneck bottles, from early November through January, depending on how long supplies last. Winterfest is the perfect beer to toast a new season or a new year. 190 calories per 12-ounce serving and 5.6% alcohol by volume.
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 elnadeau (786), Laguna Niguel, California, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Jan 6, 2006  
Pours clear copper with a quickly dissapating head, aroma is malty sweet. Flavor is malted grain with some fruitiness, mouthfeel is a bit thin. Backend comes in with some astringent bitterness that lingers a bit too long. Overall drinkable and somewhat better than expected. Wouldn’t we all like to see a major brewer come up with decent ale? This is not quite there but not that far.


 hotstuff (3183), Indiana, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/59/20
Jan 6, 2006  
Bottle at small rating session in Naples, FL with flemdawg, Amanda (his bride), thedm and yours truly. Tan small head that mostly diminished, sparse lacing, carbonated, transparent, and an orange brown hue. Malty sweet aroma and a sweet, malty, hops flavor. Tingly mouthfeel. Light-medium body.


Kione (10), Albany, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/511/20
Jan 5, 2006  
Pours thin with average carbonation and head. The color is a clear amber. This beer smells surprisingly pleasant, with hints of nuts, roasted malts and vanilla. The beer tastes like a slightly spicy nut brown with some bitter hop aftertaste. Not the best winter seasonal I’ve tasted, but pretty decent for Coors.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Jan 1, 2006  
Dark amber color with a thick frothy off-white head. Relatively malty aroma. Very light malt flavor, but bland overall


 GreenDragon (213), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/510/20
Jan 1, 2006  
Pours with a large pale brown head on a reddish-brown body. Spices and molasses in the aroma. Maple flavor with spices (mostly cinnamon) on a medium body.


 Numenor (869), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/59/20
Jan 1, 2006  
Malty sweet taste, with fruit accents. Almost a grape like aroma, mixed with minimal hops. Better than normal Coors.


 robertsreality (2460), Minnesota, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Dec 31, 2005  
Copper Coloring with White Skin. Sweet Caramel Malt Aroma. Sweet Caramel with Hops Popping Up and Light Spice..but Certainly Does Taste Like You Poured This on Stale Bread and Ate It. Decent Attempt, But Lacking in a Few Areas.


 badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/54/102/511/20
Dec 31, 2005  
Dark copper color with no head. Aroma that was a little reminiscent of cinnamon with some maple overtones. Dry malt taste with an unfortunate stale bread finish.



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