Winter Ale - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.43
pDev: 14.58%
Reviews: 347
Hads: 166

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Brewed by:
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

Pennsylvania, United States

Style | ABV
English Brown Ale | 5.60% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (319), on-tap (26), cask (2).

Notes:
This beer is not spiced.

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Reviews by Cylinsier:

Cylinsier

Pennsylvania

3.4/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

12 oz.

Pours a deep brown with a tan film for a head.

Brown sugar, buttered toast, and hazelnut in the nose.

Flavor is a light mix of caramel, toffee, buttered toast and honey.

Medium body with stinging carbonation on the tip of the tongue and the roof of the mouth.

A fairly decent ale, a bit bland in the flavor but otherwise nothing to complain about. Easily drinkable but potentially unmemorable. Would have it again in the future depending on the alternatives.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 23:29:37 | More by Cylinsier

More User Reviews:

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.5/5 rDev +2%

05-21-2013 19:44:07 | More by InspectorBob

Lucoli

New York

3.25/5 rDev -5.2%

05-21-2013 01:17:56 | More by Lucoli

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +16.6%

05-15-2013 13:20:25 | More by pcsnyder

DLS168

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +16.6%

04-24-2013 16:25:02 | More by DLS168

AndrewMichael

Virginia

3.5/5 rDev +2%

04-03-2013 21:52:26 | More by AndrewMichael

dheacck11

Connecticut

3.25/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Pour is a pale mahogany, very cola like. Thin tan 1/4 finger of head that vanishes instantly.

nose is raisiny sweet. Not really in a good way.

Taste is again just too sugary sweet. Some notes of raisin, bread, malt, but overwhelmingly like brown sugar. Almost tastes like coke with booze.

Feel is medium thick. Has a little chew to it.

Meh. A beer to drink in a pinch. Not really worth a re-visit in the future either. Just very average and too much sweetness for a winter ale.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 00:23:12 | More by dheacck11

bacher468

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev +2%

04-01-2013 23:08:45 | More by bacher468

brheuer

New Jersey

3.5/5 rDev +2%

03-24-2013 21:12:30 | More by brheuer

BGsWo22

New York

2/5 rDev -41.7%

03-21-2013 00:09:45 | More by BGsWo22

Axnjxn

North Carolina

3.25/5 rDev -5.2%

03-12-2013 20:16:01 | More by Axnjxn

chasmandocharles

Pennsylvania

3.5/5 rDev +2%

02-26-2013 03:07:51 | More by chasmandocharles

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

3.5/5 rDev +2%

02-19-2013 02:13:58 | More by RoryOMoore

zillo043068

New Jersey

3.5/5 rDev +2%

02-18-2013 16:44:39 | More by zillo043068

linnymtu

Michigan

3.05/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A very unoffensive beer. The best attribute is its color, a nice rich brown. However, the taste is very average, no discernable flavors jump out. I would almost call it an Amber beer. The smell is non-existant. A easy drinking beer, but not for a beer enthusiast.

Serving type: bottle

02-14-2013 03:09:24 | More by linnymtu

DaveBlack

Virginia

3.31/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25

A: Dark, mahogany colored beer. An aggressive pour gives about 1 finger's width of tan head. Short retention, very little lacing.

S: Molasses and nuts are the primary smells in the aroma, and there isn't much else going on. Smells deep and sweet, but not particularly strong or interesting.

T: Taste of brown sugar, roasty malts, there's a bit of a cherry taste. in the background. Some slight hoppiness at the end, but the overall effect is that the beer is unfinished. Makes me want to keep drinking so I don't lose the initial burst of flavor into nothingness.

M: Moderate in both body and carbonation.

O: Meh. Pretty unremarkable in every way. It's not bad, it's easy to drink, but it comes off as out of balance. It's not a bad beer, but it's not really worth drinking. A big letdown from Weyerbacher, who's beers are generally stellar.

Serving type: bottle

02-12-2013 22:34:13 | More by DaveBlack