Windermere Brewing A Winters Tail

A Winters Tail
(has 2 batches)

 

Windermere Brewing in Ings, Cumbria, England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Winter
Score
6.44
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks (all batches): 13
A warming ruby bitter, smooth in the mouth with a subtle hint of ginger and orange, well balanced with a hint chocolate malt, perfect for a winters night.
 

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6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
50cl bottle.
Thick off white head. Clear amber pour. Light herbal bitterness
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2026 at 18:07

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Creamy off white head stayed on a copper coloured body. Caramel, toffee & tea aroma. Medium bodied, smooth creamy & cloying. Ginger, coriander, toffee, raisin & orange tastes. Very interesting - Nice.
Tried on 15 Mar 2022 at 19:55

6.5/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from the Lake District, thanks to Kevin. A chestnut/amber coloured pour with a healthy off white coloured head on top. Fruity, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes the same, fruity, malty, caramel. Easy drinking bitter, pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2017 at 06:17

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Watermill Inn. Appearance - deep copper to red. Thin head. Nose - oranges and cake. Honey. Taste - oranges and honey again. Palate - close to medium bodied with a round tangy texture. Fairly dry sweet/tangy finish. Overall - interesting though could be a bit fresher on the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2017 at 14:19

6.2/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On cask at the Watermill in Ings. Appearance - golden amber with a nice creamy head. Nose - biscuits and hay. Taste - toffee, more hay, malt bag. Palate - light to medium bodied with a crunchy texture and a long dry crunchy finish. Overall - solid bitter.
Tried from Cask on 06 Jan 2017 at 08:21

6.1/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craigโ€™s. Pours copper brown, light floral citrus, dry malty taste. --- Beer merged from original tick of A Winters Tail on 10 Nov 2012 at 14:36 - Score: 6
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2014 at 14:21

6.5/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ cgarvieuk [ Lets do a chrisO Tasting ], Edinburgh, Scotland. [ As Watermill A Winters Tail ].Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, light to moderate hoppy, flowers, perfume. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, perfume, sweet malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140315]
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2014 at 03:50

6.4/10 โ€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craigโ€™s. Pours copper-brown, thin off-white head. Light orange citrus aromas, some malt. Ginger comes through on the taste. Sweet cola finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2014 at 01:58

6/10
Tried on 15 Mar 2014 at 06:21

7/10 โ€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the watermill... Copper... Thick creamy head... Soft toffee malt nose... Ligth creamy malts
Tried from Cask on 19 Jan 2014 at 05:02