Winters Bourbon Cask Ale

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

This beer suckered me in because I was doing "last call" at a local store. That night I would have rated it huge because my palate was wrecked. After all is said and done I think that if you blind tasted some one on this then gave them the same beer and then let them know that it was AB you would get 2 very different ratings.

Bottle. Pours a transluscent copper to red color. Huge light tan head that quickly became paper thin. Smelled like some sort of cherry, vanilla soda. Cherry, vanilla and bourbon flavors are there but all are thin. Mouthfeel was watery too but has some carbonation. The best way I can think to describe this would be to say it tasted like I mixed some whiskey with Pepsi Jazz (black cherry vanilla flavor) and but in a bunch of ice and waited for all the ice to melt and let it go flat. Went down easy but I wouldn’t want a second. Good for an A-B beer but not a good beer.

Darkish amber color with a nice head that dissipated quickly. Aroma is very strong vanilla and a hint of bourbon. Vanilla is again very strong in the taste. A bit too sweet. Light and watery, with an acceptable finish. I am not a fan of AB products, but had to try this one. Not bad for a major brewer trying to emulate a hand crafted brew. The overall effect, however, screams MASS PRODUCED!

I had this on tap at the hospitality area of Sea World, Orlando. Served in a plastic cup, so lost points on appearance and aroma. With that said, on tap, this is actually a good attempt for the masses. A bit watered down for the likes of most of us, but very drinkable for non beer folks. And it was free. So, you know. Extra points for free beer. Always.

bottle, pours light amber with a thin to non existant off white head. Aroma is strong vanilla and sweet brown sugar. Sweet flavors almost like vanilla ice cream with little else going on. The sweetness tastes very artificial. Not a fan.

i was really excited to try this and then was dissapointed that i spent $6.49 after i tried it. its not a terrible taste just a lack of flavor. i can taste the vanilla and not much else. on a positive they go down easy.

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.

Nothing too impressive. A slight hint of bourbon was nice. Has a redish orange color. Im drinking one right now actually, neighbors did not like it so I got 4 free beers! Has a nice malty note for a busch beer. Off white head dissapeared in about 10-15 sec. When I had a chance to view the head, it was thin and white, big suprise, lol. Might have turned out better with a different hop variety. Slight holiday spice, I taste bourbon more then anything....which isn’t bad...I had managed to drink the entire beer while writing this, so obviously, not something to savour. UPDATE: Just poured another with the intention of getting a good head...lasted 25 sec.