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 farrago:

farrago

New Jersey

3.18/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Close to no head, just a think layer of light brownish tan across the surface, swiftly gone, virtually zero lacing as well. The liquid is murky enough to achieve opacity, otherwise some brightness to the reddish brown color, some lighter orange tones further out, only the merest trace of bubbles. The nose emphasizes soft sweetness in the form of caramel, molasses, brown sugar, roasted nuts and soda bread, some carob and cinnamon like spices too, no real fruit or citrus presence, you get more oats and general grains as it warms. In the mouth it’s full-bodied, somewhat bottom heavy, paucity of carbonation does not help this situation, just sort of lays there until it suddenly loses weight through the finish, ends short. More bitter dark chocolate and cocoa here, hints at a sort of burnt quality. There are softening vanilla, hazelnut, caramel, toffee, nutmeg, creamed coffee and some cola bean notes as well as that soft baked dessert goods quality. Given the general sweetness of the flavors curious how texturally dry it is. Nothing which meaningfully bespeaks the presence of hops. Flavorful, can’t say there’s anything wrong with it per se but you forget you’re even holding a half full glass, not a good sign.

Serving type: bottle

12-11-2012 00:57:24 | More by farrago

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