Powder Hound Winter Ale
Big Sky Brewing Company in Missoula, Montana, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Winter|
Score
6.55
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Our Winter IPA is bold and assertive for those cold winter months. Powder Hound has just the right amount of warmth with a generous dose of hops.
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7/10
Tried
on 16 Jun 2013
at 15:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ Papsø. Pours a pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy hoppy caramel aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2013
at 04:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is dry pine hops, toasted malty. Mild fruity, light peachy to a dry pine hops backbone and toasted malty. Bitter and light herbal into a bitter dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2013
at 12:16
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a clear deep golden with a white head. Sweet, malty biscuity nose with subtle hops. Rich, sweet malty body, again that typical biscuity American malt bill, chewy fruits, a solid dose of hops and some warming alcohol. 250313
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Mar 2013
at 10:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Tapwerks. Pours a clear amber orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has a nice grassy hop note with some notes of toast and caramel. Flavor has much more of a toast note up front with an earthy wood note throughout and a bit of grassy hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2013
at 19:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
med amber. Lots of crystal malts, moderately hoppy. Well balanced. Decent stuff.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2012
at 07:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a clear copper with a cream off white finger and half head. Aroma is sweet malt. Taste is sweet malts with gritty hops. Finish is sweet and warm.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2012
at 22:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Purchased at Breeze Thru Wine & Spirits in Milwaukee, WI; enjoyed on a very tired Monday after the Super Bowl, which should be observed as a national holiday. Appearance is a clear golden amber with a rich white head that laces to the glass. Aroma of citrus hops, a bit of spice, also caramel malt, has a nice aroma. Taste is surprisingly well balanced, winter ales typically go more malty and in this one the hops punch you just as much as the malt. Hops are middle ground between citrus and sprucey, has a unique spice note, malts are bready but there’s a sweetness in this as well. Medium to high carbonation, medium body. This is one solid winter ale, job well done!
Tried
on 06 Feb 2012
at 16:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best by 02/15/2012. A bit of a gusher upon opening. Pours crystal clear golden amber color with a nice 2 finger dense off white head with great retention that reduces to a thick cap that lingers. Some decent lacing clings to the glass. Aromas of caramel, orange, pine, herbal, bread, pine, toasted malt, and light spiciness. Some nice aromas with good strength and balance. Taste of orange, grapefruit, pine, caramel, herbal, toasted malt, bread, and spiciness. Decent amount of bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of bread, caramel, herbal spiciness, and citrus on the finish for a bit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and slightly creamy mouthfeel. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming after the finish. Very drinkable and smooth for 7.2%. Overall this is a very nice and drinkable amber ale. Nice hoppy and spicy flavor, with good malt balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2012
at 23:06
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Seemed aged. Pours with a hazed golden hued body with a white head. Aromas are of esters, orange, marmalade, bready and a light caramel backbone. Flavors are bready, marmalade. Some decent bitterness. Quite muted. Tastes like this could be an old keg, some oxidized notes as well. Medium bubbles, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2011
at 22:54