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Adnams Spiced Winter Beer
Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
Beer Geek Stats
- From:
- Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Winter Warmer
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- Needs more ratings
- Avg:
- 3.26 | pDev: 25.15%
- Reviews:
- 4
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 28, 2013
- Added:
- Nov 24, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by DaveHS:
Reviewed by DaveHS from California
4/5 rDev +22.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +22.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
At the Courtfield on Earl's Court Road, London.
A-Pours a garnet/ruby color with a light tan head. Leaves attractive, soapy lacing.
S-Cinnamon, nutmeg, light, toasty maltiness, a touch of earthy hops.
T/M-Slightly burnt pale malts add a bit of body to the typical flavors of a well made ruby mild ale. The body is pillowy and light. The cinnamon spiciness, which is subtle at first, has a residual quality, and becomes stronger with each sip.
D-I prefer a more straightforward ruby, but worth trying once.
Jan 11, 2011A-Pours a garnet/ruby color with a light tan head. Leaves attractive, soapy lacing.
S-Cinnamon, nutmeg, light, toasty maltiness, a touch of earthy hops.
T/M-Slightly burnt pale malts add a bit of body to the typical flavors of a well made ruby mild ale. The body is pillowy and light. The cinnamon spiciness, which is subtle at first, has a residual quality, and becomes stronger with each sip.
D-I prefer a more straightforward ruby, but worth trying once.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England
3.25/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.25/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Half pint, hand pulled in the excellent ‘Castle’ (Cambridge). The Adnam’s own pub had 8 different beers of their own available in cask form, so half pints were the order of the day.
Ruby or Chestnut like in colour, with a white head that left some good heavy lacing.
Malty molasses in the nose, lightly toasted rather than full on burnt or roasted: some wintery type spices around too.
The flavours imparted included nutmeg, cinnamon and grapefruit, all sitting in a great tub of maltiness and then watered down a little too much. Adnam’s Old Ale is 4.1% ABV and their other Christmas beer (Yuletide) is 4.5% ABV, this is a lot weaker and it shows in the mouthfeel if not in the initial taste. I would have preferred to have had a stronger spiced brew than this half and half concoction.
Disappointed to be honest, nothing wrong with it really, just not what I expected from Adnam’s and it certainly isn't a Winter Warmer!.
Jan 06, 2012Ruby or Chestnut like in colour, with a white head that left some good heavy lacing.
Malty molasses in the nose, lightly toasted rather than full on burnt or roasted: some wintery type spices around too.
The flavours imparted included nutmeg, cinnamon and grapefruit, all sitting in a great tub of maltiness and then watered down a little too much. Adnam’s Old Ale is 4.1% ABV and their other Christmas beer (Yuletide) is 4.5% ABV, this is a lot weaker and it shows in the mouthfeel if not in the initial taste. I would have preferred to have had a stronger spiced brew than this half and half concoction.
Disappointed to be honest, nothing wrong with it really, just not what I expected from Adnam’s and it certainly isn't a Winter Warmer!.
Reviewed by BDTyre from Canada (BC)
3.8/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Nice mahogany colour with very little head. Warm, lightly spiced scent. Malts, a bit of cloves, orange zest and raisins.
Nice, light spicy taste: orange zest, nutmeg, cloves and hints of sugar and ginger. Light, citrusy hops.
Nice, lightly carbonated mouthfeel. A very sessionable winter warmer.
Nov 22, 2011Nice, light spicy taste: orange zest, nutmeg, cloves and hints of sugar and ginger. Light, citrusy hops.
Nice, lightly carbonated mouthfeel. A very sessionable winter warmer.
Reviewed by Trizzle from England
3.5/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.5/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
First pint of the cask. A touch of chill haze but an otherwise clear and dark red-brown body with a nanometer thick dense off White head that clings like my ex.
Sweetish caramel malt on the nose, orange peel, candi sugar and yeast. Some nostalgic woodwork classroom timber shavings and a hint of a peaty whisky.
Taste is initially big on malt but not overly sweet. Dried out with orange peel notes, and a good ginger hit. Cinnamon and nutmeg are present but just complementary and not over the top. I'm normally sceptical of these spiced or fruity concoctions but I like this.
Mouth feel is medium but a touch raw. I also wouldve guessed this was 24-36 hrs old rather than first cab off the rank.
Could and will enjoy 2 or 3 pints.
Nov 24, 2010Sweetish caramel malt on the nose, orange peel, candi sugar and yeast. Some nostalgic woodwork classroom timber shavings and a hint of a peaty whisky.
Taste is initially big on malt but not overly sweet. Dried out with orange peel notes, and a good ginger hit. Cinnamon and nutmeg are present but just complementary and not over the top. I'm normally sceptical of these spiced or fruity concoctions but I like this.
Mouth feel is medium but a touch raw. I also wouldve guessed this was 24-36 hrs old rather than first cab off the rank.
Could and will enjoy 2 or 3 pints.
Adnams Spiced Winter Beer from Adnams plc, Sole Bay Brewery
Beer rating:
3.26 out of
5 with
6 ratings
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