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Winters Bourbon Cask Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
5582.48/5.02.48/5.0Winter6%14.4Lager glass, Tumbler
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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 kidmartinek (975), austin, Texas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Nov 19, 2008  
pours a rich amber with a 1 inch fomay head. nice carbonation. Aroma of delicious malt and dough. Taste is very stong vanilla with a little spice, flour, and cookie taste. Most feel is a little sharp due to the vanilled spice but very quick. Finish is rich and vanillay.Clean lacing.


 BMan1113VR (2814), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/512/20
Nov 17, 2008    Updated: May 9, 2009
Pours with a foamy, largish off-white head that flattens over a clear reddish amber body. Head leaves some lacing. Aroma of bourbon essence and oak with a bit of caramel and some banana esters. Taste is completely graham cracker with cinnamon. Slight banana, bread, vanilla and cardboard behind. Fizzy and watery thin mouthfeel.


 Butters (1645), Virginia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/511/20
Nov 17, 2008  
Sampled the ’07 and ’08 side by side. Pours a clear orange amber with big, settling off-whtie head. The ’08 is a shade darker. Aroma of honey, vanilla, and small hint of oak. Flavor is vanilla, caramel malt, and has a slight warming sensation. The ’07 has a slightly fuller body. Suprisingly, I doesn’t really bother me that it’s an AB product.


 mcjay (303), Neenah, Wisconsin, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/102/59/20
Nov 1, 2008  
Light amber color with an off white head. Strong vanilla aroma and taste that is a little over powering, mild caramel malt presence but not much else happening. A shame to the bourbon cask ale but once again, props to Michelob for trying.


Phillies3814 (13), Tyrone, Pennsylvania, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/512/20
Oct 27, 2008  
On tap. Pours a slightly dark amber color with an off white head. Smells mainly of vanilla. Tastes sweet like graham, vanilla, and some caramel. Very pleased overall. I ,like many, was stunned to find out this was an A-B product.


 arventresca (338), Greenville, North Carolina, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/54/102/511/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Bottle. Pours dark amber with white head. Aroma of actual vanilla with a hint of caramel. Taste is pretty bland for a winter ale, but considering it is A-B it is a winner. Probably never buy it again unless it is the best choice on tap, but thanks for a decent effort.


 BlackDonald (1127), Boise, Idaho, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/52/102/54/20
Aug 9, 2008  
Same as a the Michelob Vanilla Oak. Has that sweet cotton candy, sugar cookie. graham cracker maltiness. Tastes artificial, extracted and micro filtered wood chips.


 dwaggs2 (534), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/101/53/102/56/20
Jul 18, 2008  
Horrible. Tasted like a cookie. This is not what a winter beer is suppose to taste like. Had no idea it was AB’s beer. I really wanted to get into this beer but couldn’t. This was like eating a vanilla wafer.



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