Winter Ale - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

KTCamm

New Jersey

3.7/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 ouncer into a pint glass.

Pours dark brown, some reddish tones, white ring of foam. More on edges than in middle. Light smell. Faint cherry tones. Taste is a lighter watery than malt, raspberry fruit beneath. Smooth and subtle. Clean finish. Different and interesting.

Read now that this is an English Brown, which explains a lot.

Serving type: bottle

12-22-2012 12:12:06 | More by KTCamm

dacrza1

New Jersey

3.05/5  rDev -11.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Date Rated: Feb. 2, 2013...
Glassware: Corsendonk tulip...
Occasion: Hunger games watching....thirsty work...
Appearance: dark ruby-purple body with a decent off-white head; laces sporadically...
Aroma: fruity, peaty with doughy malts and some smoky hints...
Palate: fizzy and warm--a Weyerbacher hallmark--and a bit dry; full-bodied and lasting in its finish...
Taste: grapey, wine-tinged porter with a cola flavor, black and caloric; neither here nor there in terms of memorable...
Overall: the W brand has settled slightly with its alcohol overload mission and seems to have attempted a more restrained approach here; the winter may need more distinguishable notes, but its serviceable at house parties and before the fireplace...

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 01:29:04 | More by dacrza1

thampel09

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

05-24-2013 18:41:42 | More by thampel09

Gregvg

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +2%

05-24-2013 06:02:05 | More by Gregvg

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

smutty33

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -12.5%

02-10-2013 03:56:14 | More by smutty33

Motozappa

Connecticut

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

02-05-2013 02:36:10 | More by Motozappa

cackalacky

South Carolina

4.25/5  rDev +23.9%

02-04-2013 01:29:53 | More by cackalacky

mess41

3.25/5  rDev -5.2%

01-31-2013 22:08:12 | More by mess41

Gww1864

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +2%

01-31-2013 00:56:36 | More by Gww1864

outsider

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev +2%

01-29-2013 21:36:45 | More by outsider