Lovely Saint Winefride - Pretty Things Beer & Ale Project

kmwilson76

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

03-18-2012 23:05:47 | More by kmwilson76

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-13-2013 15:42:38 | More by leftstagebrew

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev +1.8%

05-12-2013 20:28:53 | More by kjkinsey

HattedClassic

Virginia

3.84/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Appearance:
The beer pours a vigorous light tan head. The beer itself a nice dark obscure black with a purplish tinge to it.

Smell:
A strong nut and toffee smell with bits of roasted malt and dark chocolate. However, the toffee smell dominates the others.

Taste:
The toffee is less dominate than it is in the smell. I get little bits of roasted malt and dark chocolate with a smoky aftertaste.

Mouthfeel:
Biting carbonation with a really smooth feel to it. The beer feels like its slipping down my tongue.

Overall:
The beer style reminds of a porter with its chocolate and toffee tastes and smells. Overall, St. Winny is an okay beer but I'll probably lose her number.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 02:12:01 | More by HattedClassic

jdhilt

New Hampshire

3.7/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Pours a two finger light tan head that fades slowly leaving some lace. Dark brown color, mahogany highlights. Light-medium carbonation and medium bodied. Nose is light coffee and chocolate, flavor is malty chocolate, light bakers chocolate at finish. $7.99 for a 22oz bottle from Julio's Liquors Westborough, MA.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2013 22:30:18 | More by jdhilt

Dope

Massachusetts

4.09/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Bottled in February of this year.

A: Pours a nice dark brown with a big fluffy, very very light brown head. Head is almost tan by the time it fully recedes. Head fades very very slowly with great retention. Lots of fluffy lines of lacing left behind.

S: Very porter-ish. Chocolate and a little smoke. Some toasted malt. Has some aspect that I can't quite describe properly - floral maybe?

T: A little chocolate with some nice toasted malt. Hint of smoke. Gives it an almost-burnt bread flavor. Nutty in the middle. Has some grassy, maybe piney hops in the finish. Not IPA-level, just a hint.

M: Medium bodied, super smooth drinking.

O: Surprisingly good brew. It's basically an english brown lager. Toasted malt, nuttiness, a little smoke. Lagering it seems to have made it super smooth though, thus extremely drinkable. Great variety and balance of flavors. I enjoy brown ales in general so I'm a little biased. Another nice beer from Pretty Things.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 01:08:26 | More by Dope

shigg85

Japan

4.75/5  rDev +20.9%

04-07-2013 02:53:50 | More by shigg85

Maxwell

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

The beer pours a dark brown, and sits in the glass as almost black with a deep maroon tint to it and a rocky finger width sandy head made of medium sized bubbles that smooth out on top to create a creamy texture. The body is lager clean and full of racing bubbles that refill the head. The beer’s lacing is dry and sticky on the sides of the glass, leaving thick sheet on the glass. On the nose, the beer smells warmly roasty with hints of coffee, bakers chocolate, and nice nutty scents. Theirs a slight metallic tinge to the smell, presumably coming from the lager yeast. It is a pleasing yet clean smell. On the tongue, the beer tastes roasted sweet and bitter with a faint hint of an acidic tingle. The balance between hoppy bitter and a roasted bitter seems to be well played out in this beer. The flavor begins with roasted nut flavors and a touch of char. The finish is oddly dampered and mellow compared to the rest of the taste, bringing light sweet bread flavors to mind with a hint of raisin and date dark fruit flavors. The aftertaste returns to the roast of the malts, which touch slightly charred flavors. As the beer warms, the dark fruit flavors rise in the mouth and linger in the aftertaste. On the mouth, the beer feels clean and crisp on the mouth. It feels on the high end of light in body, and leaves the mouth with a nice light dry roast in the mouth. Overall, this is a lovely dark lager with some really nice roasty malt qualities. I think its timing in release is perfect, as Pretty Things releases it just as winter begins to loosen its grip on the land. The beer is light and drinkable, but with some lovely dark beer roast flavors and nuances. The touch of dark fruit on the finish adds a lovely layer of complexity to this beer, and reminds me slightly of Triple Bag by Long Trail, on lighter. This beer is delicious and quite drinkable. Try it.

Serving type: bottle

03-30-2013 17:05:21 | More by Maxwell

hopley

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%

03-23-2013 02:18:36 | More by hopley

comrade_tony

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%

03-22-2013 21:18:39 | More by comrade_tony

alienlifeforcecube

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

03-18-2013 01:13:51 | More by alienlifeforcecube

DrJay

Massachusetts

4.04/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Dark chestnut with a 1" dense tan/beige cap that produced solid sheets of very sticky lace. Good head retention too. Enjoyable aroma with a rich maltiness, dry roast and floral notes, a bit of yeasty sharpness, a bit nutty with a hint of toffee. Roasty flavour with medium/low bitterness. Light floral hoppiness with bread and malt character nicely balanced to keep it from being overly sweet. Mild toffee and cocoa. Grassy bitterness in the finish. Medium to full body with creamy carbonation, slight astringency. Nice texture overall. This was an enjoyable beer and I would purchase it again. The only thing that seemed slightly out of balance was the pronounced bitterness in the finish.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 00:37:45 | More by DrJay

sholland119

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -17.3%

03-11-2013 18:46:47 | More by sholland119

bluerabbit

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

03-10-2013 01:37:42 | More by bluerabbit

fdig23

Pennsylvania

4.04/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

From the bottle.

Appearance: deep dark brown, nice tan head.

Nose: big mess of sweet dried fruits, chocolate, and a bit of lemon. It just smells like its going to be an over the top sweet-fruit bomb from the nose.

Taste: chocolate-covered raisins, dried fruit, and big, bold, endless maltiness. There's a hint of floral pine over everything. Really nice. Simple, but very tasty.

Mouthfeel: Could be a bit bigger, but its close to perfect.

Overall: An example of the kind of lagers more brewers should be trying to create. Big, powerful, and packed full of flavor, Pretty Things shows that these often overlooked styles can deliver when done right.

Serving type: bottle

03-04-2013 20:00:23 | More by fdig23

match1112

Illinois

3.51/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

a: coffee colored body with some amber hues around the edges. when held to the light i notice bubbles rising up thru the clear brown body. three fingers of light brown head settle to a frothy cap leaving some spotty lacing behind.

s: hints of roasted coffee, nuts and grains with the slightest yeast aroma.

t: nuts are leading the way, followed up by the coffee and then the grains and yeast to give it a bready taste on the finish.

m: great carbonation. a little chewy but clean on the finish.

o: this is a very nice lager that i recommend to everyone. it says it's brewed to mark the end of winter but this would be just as nice in the fall around a fire.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2013 00:21:16 | More by match1112

ryan1788a5

Massachusetts

4.03/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

22oz bottle poured into a pilsner glass.

A: Reddish-brown on the pour. Great clarity. The large tan head is creamy in texture and retains extremely well. Large clumps of lacing cling to the glass at random intervals.

S: Deep malty nose. Roasted coffee beans, very nutty, hazelnut, cocoa, brown bread, toast, faint caramel and molasses. Faint berry. Spicy and grassy hops far in the background. Very clean.

T: The taste echoes the deep malt character found on the nose. Cola, molasses, cocoa. Lots of toast. Touch of milk chocolate. Charred crust. Nutty. Hops butt in on the mid-palate with a somewhat aggressive spiciness and dry grassy flavors. Ghost-like hint of spicy alcohol. Sweet throughout. Lingering crusty, toasty, and chocolatey finish.

M: Medium bodied. Full but not weighty. Slightly chewy, very creamy. Dextrin-y. Low carbonation.

O: A bigger, bock-like beer with a deep and complex malt character owing to the decoction mashing. It has shades of a big English Brown ale to it as well, though it is very clean. This beer begs to be paired with a game stew.

Serving type: bottle

02-24-2013 21:06:38 | More by ryan1788a5

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +8.1%

02-09-2013 21:55:56 | More by PEIhop

golfchance

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +1.8%

02-06-2013 19:58:40 | More by golfchance

brez8791

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -49.1%

01-19-2013 17:42:33 | More by brez8791

Auror

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

01-16-2013 23:18:04 | More by Auror

brandoman63

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

01-16-2013 04:00:12 | More by brandoman63

metter98

New York

3.9/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

A: The beer is clear but very dark brownish amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a finger and a half high light tan head that died down but consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: There are aromas of brown bread and nutty malts in the nose.
T: The taste is similar to the smell but also has additional flavors of roasted malts, earthy hops and a light amount of bitterness, each of which lingers through the finish.
M: It feels on the lighter side of being medium-bodied and clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation. The roasted malts lend a little dryness to the mouthfeel.
O: The flavors of earthy hops—particularly those that persist through the finish—don't make this one of the easiest beers to drink, but it a rather interesting beer to sip.

Serving type: bottle

10-10-2012 02:51:53 | More by metter98

CalebHiliadis

3.75/5  rDev -4.6%

09-10-2012 19:55:12 | More by CalebHiliadis

DelicateDelirium

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +14.5%

09-04-2012 22:22:32 | More by DelicateDelirium