Red Brick Winter Brew (2003 and Earlier)

Formerly brewed at Atlanta Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Name: Winter
Date: 11/14/1996
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Sandy Springs
Vintage: 1996

cloudy amber, thin head, very sweet aroma with slight spicy malt character, very sweet candy carmel flavor with some orange and spices, sweet finish

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
-------- /> Name: Winter
Date: 12/30/2002
Mode: Bottle
Source: Bullock’s
Vintage: 2002

Dark with ruby highlights, whispy tan head, sweet roasted carmel malt aroma,creamy body, slight oily texture, linlering burnt oatmeal flavor, good, but a bit one-dimensional
-------- /> Name: Winter
Date: 06/24/2006
Source: tasting
Vintage: 2002

picking up some tartness, big smokey character, sweetness is gone

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Score: *4
-------- /> Name: Winter
Date: 12/04/2003
Mode: Bottle
Source: Ale Atlanta
Vintage: 2003

Dark with ruby highlights, whispy tan head, light roasted aroma, rich chocolate malt flavor, no bitterness, one dimensional

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
-------- /> The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

(Bottle, courtesy of mar) Pours a dark brown body with a small beige head. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, oatmeal, and coffee. Flavor o roasted malt, coffee, and cocoa with a dry, bitter finish.

12oz bottle. I’m assuming this one is an ’03 since the photo matches my bottle vs. the picture in the ’04 (and I’ve had the ’04 label too). If they re-did the old lable on the newer bottle, just let me know! Poured a dark brown color with an averaged sized off white head. Aromas of roast, lots of oatiness, earthy, and a trace of coffee. Tastes of roast, oats, earthy, and chocolate.

2002 bottle, courtesy of who else, but kp: Pours a transparent dark mahogany with a thin ring of tan head. Big smoky aroma has some roasted and chocolate maltiness and a hint of tart light fruit. Body starts with a touch of caramel malty sweetness turning more dry and ashy toward a bittersweet dark chocolate finish. Very drinkable and unique, almost like a smoked chocolate porter. This seems like it’s aged pretty well.

Pours dark brown with some dotty, sparse carbonation. Smells of roasted malt and vinous. Tastes of roasted malt with some tartness on the finish.

2002 vintage: Poured a clear dark ruby-brown color with no head. Aroma of smoke, chocolate, cigarette ash, and sweet roasted malt. The flavor was lighter than the aroma. Roasty and tart. A hint of soy and tartness on the finish.

TheDM and Hotstuff vacation brew 23. This draft brew was enjoyed at the brewery in Atlanta Georgia. I thought it neat that a group of local beer lovers had gathered together outside by a fire to talk and drink the beers. We got there late and had little time to sample, but we got a few in anyway. This draft brew was freshly made and only a week old. It poured a small head of brown colored mostly diminishing bubbles that left behind a good lace and a nearly opaque dark brown colored body with no visible carbonation. It had a mellow malty, coffee, brown malt aroma that I found very nice. The mouthfeel was tingly from start to finish and it had a mellow brown malt, mollasses and mild coffee flavor.

Draft at the Atlanta Brewing Co. A small sized tan head that contained fine-medium sized bubbles that quickly and completely dissipated. The body was carbonated and opaque with a brown-black hue. The nose was that of chocolate and coffee with a mild roasted coffee flavor. The mouthfeel was smooth and this was a medium bodied beer with excellent lacing.