Sun Valley Cabin Fever Winter Ale

Brewed by Sun Valley Brewing
Style: Scottish Ale
Hailey, Idaho USA

Date: 03/05/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Roadtrip

clear dark ruby red, frothy beige head, smokey dark caramel malt aroma, dark caramel malt flavor, lots of smokey character, touch of sweetness, earthy hops, the smoke and earthy hops blend together to create a nice balance,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

Tawny, ruby color with an average sized off-white creamy head and a little sticky lacing. The aroma is spicy with some bright herbal hops and a touch of alcohol and dark caramelized malts. The flavor is excellently balanced, not too bitter like some of these winter beers. The spices stand out in the finish and it's very rounded and balanced. This is a very nice winter beer that focuses on the malts like it should. More fig and yeast come forward once it warms up and your palate adjusts; earthy even.

Medium dark brown color, medium head. A medium bodied winter style ale. Slightly roasted malts, slightly sweet. Mild hops. Nice simple flavor. Smooth taste. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is smooth. Aftertaste is slightly malty. Nice beer. Simple, but very well made. Gold medal winner at GABF

This was really hard to drink, but does capture the essence of what a scottish ale should taste like. This has a roasted caramel and smokey bit of peatiness that runs the gamut throughout the enitre session. Herbal hops come through and cut through the sweet malt character in the finish. Decent, but hard to drink.

Pours a cloudy brown, average head, fair lace and a malt nose, hints of caramel and yeast? Start is sweet, middle is moderate, the finish is quite acidic, with moderate carbonation. A wee bit of hops in the slightly dry finish. Interesting, can’t say I would like to be stuck with it all winter, but drinkable

Bottle: Deep amber, copper hues, moderate off-white head, foamy, fairly nice lacing.   Nutty nose, slight campfire and peat moss.   Charred wood and bandaid on the tongue.   Light semi-sweetened malts round out the backside.   Not sure if its an intended flavor or not, but that bandaid isn’t all that welcomed.   Kind of falls off at the finish.   Moderate body and mouthfeel.   A lighter Scottish Ale.   Thanks Jordan!

12oz bottle via trade with Bück Dich! -Thanks Jordan! - Pours dark brown with a creamy offwhite head taht stays pretty well and laces the sides of the glass in layers. Aromas of nice caramel and toffee, with a touch of smoke. Flavor is nice full caramel malt, toffee, and a touch of smoke and earthy elements. Smooth and creamy in the mouth and full bodied. A touch of spice there on the finish but not overly so. I think this was right on for the style and I wonder why this is rated so low.

Cloudy brown with fast fading head.Earthy malt nose with a hint of carmel.Toasty malt profile with light hopping, very smooth and drinkable