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Winters Bourbon Cask Ale

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14
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bottled
common

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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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 kwoeltje (1315), Manchester, Missouri, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/104/510/20
Feb 28, 2008  
(draught) Dark amber, very little head. Slightly sweet aroma. Flavor was sweetish malt, definite bourbon and some hints of oak. Only a little vanilla. No great, but decent. I wonder what it would score in a blind taste test if people didn’t know it was an A-B product?


 DubC5000 (197), San Diego, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/104/57/20
Feb 25, 2008  
A great attempt at micro-quality from the "King of Beers," but still falls short on many counts. I like the vanilla touch, but there is next to no bourbon-barrel taste. Pumpkin is there, as well as some cloves and other spices. The main problem I have is that each flavor stands out individually, rather than as a continuum. First you taste one thing, then all of a sudden a second thing, instead of transitioning smoothly between flavors. That said, the beer was still crisp, dry and refreshing after a day out skiing on powder, so I’ll remember it.


cellardoor (45), St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/51/101/54/20
Feb 18, 2008  
Had this in STL served on draft. Had a miserable big bubbled head and a medium amber color with some unnerving cloudiness. Had a very sweet artificial aroma and an even more artificial sweet taste, not malty, more like a cream soda. I could only take two sips.


 fakepurseninja (777), Washington, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/58/20
Feb 17, 2008  
Had this on tap at Downtown Disney, Walt Disney World around Christmas 2007. Started ok, had a nice earthy malt with a sweet, caramel essence to it. Turned into a mess as it warmed. Too thin and sweet. Wierd vegetable notes with some vanilla and moss(?).


 Optigon (561), Bloomington, Indiana, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Pours brown with a moderate, white, fluffy head. Aroma is pretty caramel. Flavor is watery and caramel. I don’t taste bourbon in there honestly.


 gearbike (413), West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Feb 15, 2008  
Suprised to find a bourbon cask ale on tap at a bar. What a scam. Drinkable but to bourbon or cask flavor. Thin and sweet. No wonder no I find out it is a Bush.


 TomDecapolis (3149), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/103/58/20
Feb 13, 2008  
On tap at Pat Obriens in Orlando. Pours a lightly hazy amber and a medium creamy off white head that left some lacing. Aroma of root beer, artificial vanilla and a touch of oak. Flavors were along the same. Very artificial...mix of vanilla, some bourbon and oak with a touch of malty sweetness and caramel.


 AmEricanbrew (1808), Doing Rogue, Louisiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Copper color with little head. Sweet smell is mostly vanilla with some bourbon. Mostly vanilla cream flavor with hints of booze and wood. A malt driven beer here with a double shot of vanilla. 11706



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