River Horse Belgian Freeze Winter Ale

Brewed by River Horse Brewing Company
Style: Belgian Strong Ale
Lambertville, New Jersey USA

dark brown with a disappearing white head. light toffee raisin light chocolate aroma with a hint of grain. sweet light chocolate toffee raisin flavor sweet light weak watery finish. weak thin body. nonexistent carbonation. just not so good......not horrible...but not so good.

12 ounce bottle from dmac. Served in my Delirium Tremens tulip. Pours dark red with a bit of off white head. A bit of cherry and cooked sugars in the nose. The flavor has the cherry along with a bit of toffee, and bitterness. Medium body. Average carbonation. Sweeting finish. No problems. Just boring.

I liked this beer. it tastes mostly like a porter, but with a mild hint of belgian sugars and a hop finish that resembles an ESB. Very interesting and worth a try.

12oz bottle extra in trade thanks to kramer17801. pours dark almost black amber in color with white head. aroma of roasted malt some spice and a hint of alcohol. flavor wasnt really doing it for me, spices came through 1st then this taste that i would guess a new (not used) wet sponge would taste like then the roasted malt slightly backing it with a hint of yeast. not a very good brew had high hopes for it from the aroma but the taste was just off.

Jan. 2007 - Beer poured a dark brown color with no head or lacing. Aroma was burnt sweat socks. It tasted a little better...lots of brown sugar and some fruits. A noticeable alcohol burn was also present. It wasn’t repulsive, which is more than I can say for a lot of the other winter seasonals I’ve had.

Pours a dark brown with almost no head. Looks like a Cola soda. Aroma is malt and fruit. Taste is roasty, carmel, malt. a little watery. Ok, nothing special. a little to light in flavor.

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear mahogany brown body under a minimal fizzy beige head that was pretty short lived. Light lazy carbonation. The nose is slightly sweet and a little grainy with some notes of Belgian yeast and fruity banana esters. The flavor is similarly sweet and fruity but without a whole lot of depth, the finish is especially thin. The might be decent if it were unfiltered. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with some residual sweetness making it a little clingy. Fizzy boring carbonation. I’m generally opposed to filtration, but filtering a Belgian style beer is just completely wrong.

Now called "Belgian Freeze Winter Ale" this is a malty tasting ale, with a touch of fruit and caramel. Coloring was on the darker sie, and the aroma was inviting. Hides the 8% extremely well. Very easy to drink and a bit drier than expected. Carbonation was good. Wouldn’t go out of my way for it, but I’d drink it again. Probably the best brew from River Horse.