Winter Ale - Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

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rAvg: 3.43
pDev: 14.58%
Reviews: 347
Hads: 168

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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 troysoy2:

troysoy2

Pennsylvania

4.43/5 rDev +29.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Happy wintertime, BA. This will be my first winter warmer ever (at least to my knowledge), so forgive me for not knowing much about what to expect from the style.

It's certainly a nice, deep mahogany color. A half finger of light tan head gives way to an interesting surface-covering with lots of tiny bubbles clumped together.

The smell is subtle, but fills the air around my pint glass. Definitely present are chocolatey malts and a very enticing woody, roasting nut aroma. Reminiscent of a porter, I'd say.

The taste is very interesting! Surprisingly complex. At first, there is a sweetness about the taste which is just a little lighter than the malts you might find in a heavier porter or stout. Malty, but fresh and not cloyingly sweet. The finish is a little bit drying, and this works very well with the lightly carbonated feel to keep the beer very refreshing. Weyerbacher really found a way to wed refreshing crispness with smooth sweetness. But wait, that's not all! Maybe it's just me, but at the very finish, a hint of nuttiness comes out.

A very interesting beer. Well done! I think I'll have to revisit this one many times before the winter goes away.

Serving type: bottle

12-02-2011 04:15:41 | More by troysoy2

More User Reviews:

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