Dale Bros. Winter Haze

Brewed by Dale Bros. Brewery
Style: California Common
Upland, California USA

Date: 08/18/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear dark copper, sweet caramel malt aroma with earthy hops, rich caramel malt flavor, touch of fruity sweetness is balanced by the earthy hops,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Pours a transparent copper orange with a spotty-lacing white head. Aroma of lightly toasty pale malt and a mild earthy, green hoppy character. Body starts fairly fresh with a light sweetness along with some earthy, citrus green hops. Finishes smooth and balanced with a mild bittersweetness and some peppery hops. A nice California common.

Deep amber beer with a thin head. Aroma is a little bit malty with a kiss of caramel. It doesn’t really smell like much... just a sort of crystally sweet with a lingering herbal bitterness. Meh, nothing to write home about.

Thanks to Saarlander for this one via Mystery Swap 2.0. Turbid deep copper pour with 2-finger off-white head. Aroma of caramel malt, fruit, toffee, apple, nutmeg, hops. The palate is complex and rather hefty, with flavors of caramel malt, hops, spices (nutmeg, cinnamon), and fruit flavors, including pear, apple, and berry notes. This one was very enjoyable.

Poured a hazy golden amber with a thin off-white head but also some legs. Sweet caramel/toffee aroma with earthy and minty hop notes. Malty and earthy flavor. Mildly bitter finish. Medium bodied.

Bomber from Saarlander. Pours a medium amber, thin lasting head. Aroma is coppery metallic malts, with some citrus and piney hops- hints of mint as well- reminded me of a traditional steam beer like anchor. Flavor is similar too, but thicker and a bit richer in malt flavor- toasty malts, light crystal and cluster-like citrus pine and pee- hoppiness. Easy drinking- nice finish.

Appearance: Pours a clear amber body with a wispy, off-white head. Smell: An aroma light on caramel but full of pine hop scents. Maybe a bit of dried mint leaves, too. Taste: Starts with a small, quick dose of toffee sweetness before wandering into a fair amount of spicy, piney hops. A mild, sparing bitter finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: Though a decent, well-made brew, it fails to really excite my beer-drinking sensibilities.

Bottle. Stale aluminum aroma rather bland. Deep amber body when held to light with tan head. Flavor was uneventfull till finish of 22oz bottle where some sweet malt spice appeared. Some malt spice on palate, odd.