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New Belgium 2° Below Winter Ale

New Belgium 2° Below Winter Ale

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A Premium Bitter/ESB brewed by
New Belgium Brewing Company

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
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on tap
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3973.3/5.03.3/5.0Winter6.6%74.7English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
We like to think we beat winter at its own game with 2°Below Winter Ale- a bright, warming blast of Sterling and Liberty hops along with tawny-roasted malts. By pushing our 2°Below into a final, nearly freezing state, its ample structure develops a brilliant clarity. Dry-hopping during fermentation creates a rosy, floral nose with a hint of pepper spice and subtle, estery undertones. Weighing in at 6.6% alcohol by volume with 30 IBU's, 2°Below provides a bright, hoppy palate and a cheery warm afterglow. We hope it helps take your winter from bearable to downright delightful.

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 clasley (145), Arkansas, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20

Nov 17, 2007  
355 ml bottle. Pours a light cooper with an adequate off-white head. Hoppy, somewhat spicy nose. Medium body. Nice malt profile offset by plenty of hop bitterness. Lasting, rather peppery finish.

 undsioux7 (515), Cologne, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Nov 29, 2008  
Poursclear dark amber with a white head. Aroma of mild spicy hops and bready malt. Taste is the same. Not bad.


 BenDover (103), Texas, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/58/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Pours a dark orange, very little foam. Aroma of faint hops. It’s very biting going down, but strangely, there’s NO TASTE. AT ALL. Lame.


 Taverner (517), San Ramon, California, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 28, 2008  
Nice caramel malty presence, some hoppage but this was after a Marin ipa. Aroma is a nice bready malt. Flavor slightly cardboard - but not in a bad way. Amber white head. Bitter bite on finish. Woody flavor throughout.


 malrubius (511), USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Nov 28, 2008  
On tap @ a pizza place in Scottsdale, AZ. Dark amber with lasting head and lace. Spicy sweet aroma. Roasted malty brown sugar with medium fruity and mild hoppy finish. Pretty good.


 Gypsy19 (250), AMERICA RISING, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/512/20
Nov 27, 2008  
Tastes like sort of a cross between New Belgium’s Fat Tire and a common American pale ale. The hops are downright delicious on the creamy foundation. This isn’t a world-class beer, but it is quite good and original.



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