Winters Bourbon Cask Ale

Brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
St. Louis, Missouri USA

I arrived home with a six pack of this beer, not really knowing what to expect. You can smell the vanilla in it, but it’s faint compared to the vanilla taste you get in the beer. Nice color to the beer. It definitely is not as bad as the overall percentile suggests. You may not love it, but it’s a decent brew.

Not as bad as the rest of the ratings here would have prepared me for. Aroma is kind of weak, which makes the amount of flavor even more surprising. Not going to hate it for being an AB product, you know what... it was good.

From the moment the bottle was opened the vanilla aroma was there. The taste is that of malts and vanilla. WIth the thickness and that wonderfull vanilla flavor this one goes great with warming up next to a fire on a cold winter night. Last winter I purchased as much as I could get my hands on and hope to fill my refridgerator next winter.

Born on 10/19/07, the nearly 7 months in the bottle may have done this beer some good as it came off as nicely blended and aged. A familiar yet strange aroma of bread, vanilla, and milk with a faint sour tinge. Light amber pour with a thin swirling head and spots of lacing. Mellow and creamy on the palate with a pleasant finish and good aftertaste. Pretty good in the flavor department. Doughy malt and sugar cookies are tasted. The vanilla is well integrated, comes off as just the right amount. A sweet beer with some holiday spiciness. Calm and enjoyable. I may seek this one out for next year’s release to try it fresh.

Draft. Ya know i thought this was real good one night when i was drunk, i got marshmellow, caramel, bourbon, chocolate. But the next time i realized it was a poor attempt at chocolate bourbon beer.

Bottle: Pour a clear orange with a weak bubbly off white head. Immense vanilla aroma. Sweet vanilla extract with only a hint of caramel. Thin, fizzy body. Papery flavor, and much less sweet than the aroma suggests. Hints of vanilla; it’s basically a vanilla seltzer. Pretty bad.

12 oz bottle born on 10/19/07: Bright cherry and amber pour with a thin white head. The nose is sugary sweet with notes of cherry and vanilla. A nice dose of sweet chocolate and burnt caramel follow up the fruit. Thin, lagerish body. Starts sweet and ends really sweet. A moderate dose of gooey caramel starts things off, with lighter notes of candied cherries. The finish is straight Sugar Babies. Interesting take for AB, but a beefier base beer would definitely offset the excessive sweetness.

A tad sweet for its style in my opinion, and noticeably unbalanced. It poured a bright reddish copper colour with a large fluffy almond coloured head. Aroma is slightly nutty and sweet, with a light, well carbonated off sweet taste.