Winters Bourbon Cask Ale

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

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.

I HAD THIS BEER AT CATALOOCHIE SKI AREA AND TRIED IT OUT OF SHEER CURIOSITY, WOW! THIS IS A DELICIOUS BREW THAT HAS A VERY SWEET MALTINESS TO IT WITH JUST ENOUGH BITTERNESS. GOOD NOTES OF VANILLA AND BOURBON. POURS AMBER WITH A CREAMY LIGHT BROWN ALMOST YELLOWISH HEAD. HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THIS BEER BACK HOME. A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

This beer is anything but disappointing. I was very satisfied with it and it left no bad after taste or syrupy feeling in my mouth. It reminded me of an ole fashion root beer float. And yes I understand that beer is not suppose to taste like that but it is nice to experience a change every once in a while. I think AB did a great job with this seasonal beer.

Bottle. Pours darker brown with a tan head. Feel of swirling warm alcohol took me by surprise, then came the vanilla taste. Pretty much tastes like an ale doused with vanilla. Blended nicely.

This beer is great for all occations. I enjoy the Vanilla hint but it doesn’t over power the whole taste. A nice gold amber goes down smooth and is not filling.

Our rating seems much higher than most here, but we found this to be a very refreshing and quite tasty brew. It pours from the bottle a nice orange-amber color with the thin head and wateriness you’d expect in an A-B product. It has a very nice, appetizing aroma of spice and vanilla. Agree with others that the "bourbon" is not discernible at all. It was the balance of the flavors worked for us -- we just liked it. Maybe it’s a case, for us at least, where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts because, even with the negatives, we really enjoyed this beer and will buy it again next season.

12 oz bottle. I’m a big fan of barrel aged beers, and vanilla as a flavoring in general, so I knew I was going to like this one. This isn’t the best example of a barrel aged beer, or one brewed with vanilla, but coming from AB, this is a good effort. AB seems to hold back on their "craft" beers, even when they are going after craft beer drinkers. I believe AB could have done better with this one. This beer pours to a beautiful, bright, deep amber color, with a soapy, white head that fades, and a good carbonation. The nose on this beer is pleasing, and becomes more aromatic and fragrant as it warms. Aromas of bourbon, oak, and sweet vanilla flood the nose. The palate is soft, and slightly slick on the tongue, with some toasty and carmel malt flavor. This beer finishes with more toasty and carmel malt flavor up front, then ends with a reallly delicious, sweet vanilla flavor that lingers. Would have liked a little more malt heft in body and flavor, but this is a well done beer, and I found it very enjoyable. I enjoyed the bourbon, oak, and espically the vanilla character in this beer. This beer would work very well with desert, or a nice beer to enjoy as a digestif after a big meal.

Very different beer deffinatly a vanilla taste with a hint of burbon. cool drink for some thing out of the ordinary.