Winter Ale - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

facundoCNB

New Jersey

2.73/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

a very deep amber/ruby in color with a finger of off-white head.
a slight smell of the malt bill used for this one.. not really much there, very faint in smell at all. this is shocking for a weyerbacher beer.

the taste is almost of an esb... slightly bitter up front but balanced out by the sweet malt. subtle chocolate flavor and a hint of coffee.. again, very weak in flavor.. if it takes a lot of effort to figure out what i'm drinking, then maybe it isn't worth it. not bad once it starts warming up, but it was really hard to decipher any smell/flavor at first.

medium body, moderate carbonation. not something i'd pick up again.. it wasn't bad, but it was very mild / bland. not something i expected from weyerbacher honestly, but i guess they can't all be perfect. again, it's not terrible, and i guess it was worth the experience of tasting it to learn it wasn't great.. if that makes sense. i guess i was expecting a winter warmer and all i got was a watered down bland brown ale with a slight bitterness to it.

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2012 03:43:52 | More by facundoCNB

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

Headgoober

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -12.5%

01-24-2013 02:53:13 | More by Headgoober

bcsbeer

Florida

3/5  rDev -12.5%

01-22-2013 02:54:51 | More by bcsbeer

cliff1066

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +2%

01-19-2013 04:24:23 | More by cliff1066

dirtylou

Washington

2.29/5  rDev -33.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25

12oz single, new holland 2009 pint

A winter ale, an english brown, a beer. A rather lifeless, mostly clear cola-brown body - odorless, mostly flavorless. Some chocolate malt, a bitter dryness in the finish, really just nothing to say about this one. Weyerbacher tends to be all over the map - this is a low point.

Serving type: bottle

01-19-2013 02:15:26 | More by dirtylou