Point St. Benedicts Winter Ale

Brewed by Stevens Point Brewery
Style: English Strong Ale
Stevens Point, Wisconsin USA

Found this one bottled at Binny’s in St. Charles, Illinois. Brown color, thin white head. Nice, nuanced maltiness with chocolate, spice, citrus fruit and cranberry. Strong finish. I must have gotten the unusually good batch, I guess. Tried it on draught at Nordy’s Pub in Wild Rose, Wisconsin, and it is equally good.

On tap at Hudson’s in Plover, WI. Pours a clear, deep amber with long-lasting meringue head. Good lacing. Aroma is moderately nutty & spicy. First taste is nutty maltiness with a dash of vanilla. Some fruitiness follows with a surprising spiciness in the finish. Medium mouthfeel but excellent carbonation from a tapper. Never got to try it from a bottle but would definitely ask for it again on tap. Very good.

nice color, not much head, smells of malts and spices. not much lacing on the glass, smooth on the palate Very interesting flavor, but I had a hard time picking out distinct flavors other than malt, and maybe cinnamon notes. Overall, I thought that this was a good winter ale

Appearance: Pours a clear, brilliant, garnet-hued body with a smallish, whitish head. Smell: Initially, an aroma of simple syrup marinated plums -- skins and all. Eventually, notes of toasted dark bread and bit of roast dosed with a few drops of honey liqueur. Taste: Toasted pumpernickel bread lightly brushed with sweet treacle and served alongside a small handful of plums and currants, which provide a bit of tart fruitiness. Light touch of roast. Lightly earthy hops with a medium-low amount of bitterness. A pinch of brown sugar joins the mix later on. Very light hints of the alcohol within. Relatively dry finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Very, very slight stickiness to the mouthfeel. Drinkability: So-so. It’s not a 44-person water skiing pyramid, but, when considering the rest of Point’s offerings, it’s not half bad!

12oz bottle. Filtered amber-brown color. No real head...minimal trace at best. Mild chocolate and amber malt aroma, sort of like a mild Doppelbock. The taste is the same, with a smooth milk chocolate layer of smoothness among the solid background of sweet maltiness. Some amber malt and mild hop spiciness, but overall very smooth and rich. A pretty nice beer from Point, not world-class, but a worthwhile beer to mix it up with.

Pour is a cola looking brown with a small tan head. Aroma has some spice and brown sugar with a touch of dark fruit. Flavor is pretty much the same some dark fruit, candi sugar and molasses. A nice earthyness is left on the tounge after the swallow. This is by far one of the better if not the best beers this brewer makes.

medium brown with a small brown head. Slight spice aroma and a bit of yeast. Decent taste, typical for a dubbel. I like it though it seems strange as a winter beer.

Bottled. Poured clear garnety-brown with a short-lived cap of beige head. The aroma was all kinds of sweet.. moreso a banana, clove, and bubblegum dunkelweizen-y sweetness than a dubbel.. a little chocolate in there too... not bad, but too sweet for my liking. The flavor picked up grainy, strained banana and chocolate sweetness with a hit of clove and peppery spiciness.. a little messy, but it came together in the end.. the spicy, chocolatey finish was warm and a touch refreshing. Medium-bodied, sweet, and a little grainy on the palate.. felt good. This was a solid offering!