Snow Day Winter Ale - New Belgium Brewing

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rAvg: 3.67
pDev: 14.71%
Reviews: 363
Hads: 805

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Brewed by:
New Belgium Brewing

Colorado, United States

Style | ABV
American Black Ale | 6.20% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (336), on-tap (24), growler (3).

Notes:
Pleasantly hoppy, Snow Day carries the subtle chocolate and caramel flavors of a new brewing malt known as Midnight Wheat. The Styrian Golding, Centennial and Cascade hops bring the backbone of hoppy bitterness to complement the roasty undertones. This beer is the deep garnet of a roasted walnut and presents a creamy tan head, floating artfully atop. Snow Day is bold and hoppy, drinkable and strong.

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Reviews by tvv375ia:

tvv375ia

Iowa

4.03/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

poured from 12oz bottle into pint glass

A-deep garnet to almost black with a 2 finger head that faded to a nice cap leaving lots of lacing on its way down

S-whe I first poured it there were lots of hops present but those faded leaving some dark chocolate cocoa hints

T-a little bit of hops but more of the chocolate come throught here and then the hops present themselves on the finish again

M-medium body with decent carbonation

O-nice flavors come through with a smell that changes over time leading to a little complexity in this that I didn't expect

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2012 22:50:58 | More by tvv375ia

More User Reviews:

jimmah120

Minnesota

4.1/5 rDev +11.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle, consumed last season. review from notes

dark brown/amber with a frothy tan head. smell is earthy, woody, pine and funk, with tinges of chocolate, hazelnut, nad dark fruit. a crispy medium feel gives way to roasted grain, pine hop, and savory malt. nutty, with some holiday spice, but not too sweet. decent showing of hops.

one of my favorite holiday ales. loses the overwhelming spice of others, and instead it's hoppy and toasty.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 05:56:23 | More by jimmah120

DrTSimon

Massachusetts

3.5/5 rDev -4.6%

06-13-2013 19:39:56 | More by DrTSimon

JMUbrewz

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%

06-12-2013 19:43:25 | More by JMUbrewz

Camjmorton

Virginia

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%

06-06-2013 13:10:47 | More by Camjmorton

baklo

North Carolina

3/5 rDev -18.3%

06-05-2013 00:26:02 | More by baklo

randymanar

Arkansas

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%

06-01-2013 19:57:11 | More by randymanar

Jas45678

Michigan

3.5/5 rDev -4.6%

06-01-2013 01:29:46 | More by Jas45678

mpayne5

Indiana

3.5/5 rDev -4.6%

05-27-2013 23:15:55 | More by mpayne5

Moose90

Colorado

2.75/5 rDev -25.1%

05-26-2013 04:48:16 | More by Moose90

timontheroad

Colorado

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%

05-26-2013 01:36:53 | More by timontheroad

csfcmitchell

Texas

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%

05-23-2013 16:02:24 | More by csfcmitchell

Dpayne

Michigan

3.25/5 rDev -11.4%

05-23-2013 01:06:18 | More by Dpayne

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5 rDev +2.2%

05-20-2013 16:33:10 | More by InspectorBob

TeamMathis

West Virginia

4/5 rDev +9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Black. Nice lace.
Smell: Immediately hoppy with grapefruit and pine, then roasted coffee and chocolate.
Taste: A hoppy, roasted blend.

The hoppy smell explodes onto the scene, and then is followed by a roasted character of coffee and chocolate; in the very least a roasted something. The hops are bright and add that great citrus and bitterness to the mix. I really like this style. I would get this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 03:01:45 | More by TeamMathis