Winters Bourbon Cask Ale

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

This wasn’t that bad for an AB product but as a "cask" ale it was served in a cold mug. Mouthfeel is very thin but it wasn’t too bad. Give it a try to change from the everyday macro beer.

Tallahassee, Fl - Market Square Liquors - 12 oz bottle. Medium copper, slightly sparking pour with a trailing white head. Faint traces of vanilla in the aroma, but not enough to get excited about. Hint of vanilla and cotton candy in the flavor. Searching for the bourbon but cannot locate it. Smooth, even mouthfeel . Finishes slightly hollow. Overall, decent and a nice Holiday touch from AB.

Draft... Clear, amber ale with a mid-sized, creamy, white head. Good retention. The aroma is almost completely nondescript, but comes through with very mild notes of whiskey, caramel and dark, dried fruit (fig, raisin, prune?). Perfectly balanced flavor is lightly sweet, lightly bitter and hints at a mild, woodsy, tartness. Medium-bodied with a mildly creamy mouthfeel and medium carbonation. Finishes thin and medium dry. Better than expected.

[12oz bottle - Seattle, WA.] A dark brown color with a light head. This was an intresting flavor as the bourbon was not very strong but the vanillia was very nice. This was a sweet tasting brew. This needed more time in the casks. A good try from a huge commerical brewery.

Once I know its a soda pop replacement, I can evaluate what I am drinking which is cream soda and root beer blend. To that end, this sweet and slightly off beverage makes sense. Corn and sugar sweetness. Way too vanilly syrup. Other than that, you can drink it. Medium mouthfeel.

12 oz. bottle from Plaza Liquor - Pours a clear copper color with an average size off white head. Head fades to a typical A-B thin ring around the glass. Aroma is a light, sweet oak. The vanilla comes out nicely in the flavor along with some caramel malt. Thin palate. Light to medium body. Nice try A-B. Just needs more body and hop presence. Worth a try.

12 oz bottle pours a nice cherry amber color with almost no head. Aroma is nice, but lacking. Some licorice sweet malt and what I would call a fake alcohol aroma. Flavor is much of the same some vanilla and burbon, but poorly done. Like they found some syrup that tastes a little like burbon and put it there. Medium body, a little thin maybe. Not terrible, but I would only have this when nothing much else is available (they do have it at Tucson Ice Cat Hockey games so I will have it there).

Clear amber with a frothy stable off white head. Mild yeasty, earthy, toffee aroma. Flavors of crystal malt and boubon with hints of vanilla and toasted cookie. Thin body. Finishes with some astringency. Not horrible.