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Wild Goose Snow Goose Winter Ale 3.39 278

Wild Goose Snow Goose Winter Ale

Percentile
82
overall

bottled
common

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unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2783.4/5.03.39/5.0Winter5.9%82.1English pint, Trappist glass
Commercial Description:
Our winter ale will warm your winter with a round toasty body and a vibrant finish of Cascade, Willamette, Fuggles and Goldings hops. A rich ale, this award-winning classic ages well -- enjoy its complexity and earthy oakness long after the snow has melted away.
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 wilkie (1191), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/516/20
Dec 9, 2003  
Dark color has tinge of red, with white head. Nice scotch ale type maltiness and flavor. Lots of caramel. Finishes with a little taste of smoke. Not too bad.


 jeffc666 (1893), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Dec 2, 2003  
From 2000 Notes - 1999 Vintage - Dark brownish ruby color. Aroma is caramel malt and hop. The flavor is balanced between the malt and hops. I really like this one.


jayc (28), USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Nov 29, 2003  
You gotta love this one, it has it all: malts overflowing, caramel, and enough spices to float Istanbul's spice market AND a very cool GOOSE! I've liked this beer for the past 10 years. Heavy though -- just get the appetizers and not the main course when your on this one. Cheers!


 BrianO (138), Ambler, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Nov 26, 2003  
Pours a clear mahogany. Aroma is subtle of malt, caramel, and maybe some spices. Flavor is predominately malty with a nice medium body, semi-syrupy mouthfeel. Pretty tasty if you ask me.


 beerking99 (199), USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/57/104/514/20
Nov 9, 2003  
Faint malt aroma. Dark brown, with amber notes. Tan head of small bubbles, nice lace. Malty flavor, with good hop balance. Good body for English Winter Warmer/Strong Ale style. Smaller version of what it used to be.


 chronictonic (403), Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/510/20
Aug 15, 2003  
A very mild, plain IPA. Finishes thin and watery - not much of a hop bite to it at all. As an odd, lingering, acidic bitterness that unpleasantly hangs at the back of your throat for a time after a taking a swig. When compared to some of the other IPAs currently available in the Philadelphia area (Hop Devil, Indica etc.), this one just doesn't stand up to well against the competition.


 Kinz (2207), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/511/20
Aug 7, 2003  
I remembered liking this more. Pretty ruby color, head fades fast, leaving a tiny ring of little bubbles. The aroma is of dank cardboard, bread, and an "organic" hop smell. The flavor is sweet, and bready, full bodied, but somehow the finish comes up a bit thin and short.


 TheBeerGod (3163), Newport News, Virginia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
May 4, 2003  
Pours a dark brown. A similar shade to the shade of brown the bottle is, uninterestingly enough. Little to no head on this. Hopefully this is not flat. Strong malt and spice aroma with this first whiff. As it warms it reveals little else but the spice and malt present themselves more fully. I notice cinnamon and nutmeg with perhaps a hint of pepper. Malt sweetness seems to counteract it a little bit. Seems to finish a little bitter but dry. Leaves the peppery taste on the tongue. Not bad and worth a try.



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