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Winters Bourbon Cask Ale

Winters Bourbon Cask Ale - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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14
overall
Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

St. Louis, Missouri USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5542.48/5.02.48/5.0Winter6%14.4Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
During even the coldest of weather, warm up to the smooth, robust taste of our Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale. Full of rich aromas that you find in the winter months, hints of vanilla and flavorful hops, this is a beer that is great for pouring into a large tulip glass and enjoying with friends around a fireplace.
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 JaBier (1130), Capital City, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/512/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Pours a deep amber, no head. Aroma of a Scottish Ale - very malty with a teeny bit of hop. Vanilla flavor up front with a malty finish. Not bad.


 Sparky27 (1559), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 15, 2008  
Bottle. Never heard of this beer but picked it up in a mixed sixer. Pours a clear amber with a 2 finger fizzy tan head that faded fast. Nose is caramel malt and vanilla. Taste is must the same with a weird fake aftertaste. No bourbon cask qualities at all. Fairly flat mouth feel. Not very good.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/55/20
Dec 14, 2008  
DECENT AROMA OF BOurbon and paired with a decent body it is fizzy yet a tad slick. tastes like bourbon and some artificial vanilla in saccharin. not beery in any sense and served complimentary by a trio of miserable morons at seaworld orlando.
Earlier Rating: 1/27/2008 Total Score: 2.8
flavor of vanilla. sweet and a bit malty with a very low touch of hops. not bad and the beer was appreciated complementary at seaworld fla. it is a good beer at first sip. slowly that beer enjoyment loosens and it does so with every sip.


 lb4lb (2011), Austin, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Dec 11, 2008  
Pours a clear dark amber with a very short lived white head. Smell is thin sweet and metallic malt with some artificial vanilla flavor. Taste is very vanilla like and otherwise thin and malty with light bitterness and very watery. Thin vanilla soda like and not good. Drinkable, but highly artificial.


 BustedFlat (552), Edina, Minnesota, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 9, 2008  
Amber in color. Boozy and vanilla aroma. Very sweet up front. Some might find it cloying, but I have a sweet tooth so its no big deal. Caramel and malt are present plus a big dose of vanilla. Perhaps a bit artificial. Drank a bit like a Captain Morgan and Coke. Body was thin. I will at least give the A-B team some credit for trying something different.


TheMurphys (18), Willowbrook, Illinois, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 9, 2008    Updated: Dec 10, 2008
yes this is from a macro brewer but I think they are on the right track here. The color is a very nice golden read color. there is little head that does not last and that takes away from the look. the taste is fairly decent a bit of smoke wood up front and a nice sweet vanilla finish. I kind of like it


 17thfloor (1403), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 8, 2008  
Pours a nice glowing red tinted amber with a small frothy white head. Really odd aroma, sweet buttery barrel, vanilla extract, and a hint of roasted malt (from bottle). First taste is of vanilla bean quickly followed by cheap macro barley. Finishes with lots of vanilla bean and some buttery barrel. Its drinkable... The palate is actually pretty nice, medium body, lightly syrupy with nice finer sizzling carbonation.


 OD40oz (600), Box Elder, South Dakota, USA
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 7, 2008  
Amber red in color with an orangish head. Slight earthy smell. Hoppy taste with a hint of vanilla in the aftertaste. I thought there was a nutmeg taste to it as well. I was very impressed with this beer. You gotta love winter brews.
Earlier Rating: 4/27/2008 Total Score: 3.6
Caramel smell with a hint of vanilla. You could definitely taste the vanilla in this brew. Dark copper in color with little to no head. Not a bad brew. I have not had a winter brew that I have not liked.



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