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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6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On Firkin tap at The Front Door Boise, Pours out a amber topped with a sand head. Aroma light malt. Tast more of the malt a touch hops for the bitterness. Not bad but not a strong winter ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Dec 2008
at 00:12
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz. bottle enjoyed with my brother in law. This was part of a mixed 12 pack of Big Sky beers. Pour is amber, clear, with a light tan head. Aroma of caramel, some biscuity malt. The hops are fairly muted, been lend a bit of spice and earthiness. Taste is a mirror of the nose, caramel malt, a bit roasted and the hops near the end to spice things up a bit. Overall decent, though not terribly interesting. I was a bit surprised to see this listed as an English Strong.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2008
at 10:00
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled at City Beer, San Francisco. Mahogany colour, smal head. Roasty and nutty. Malt driven with clean rounded mouthfeel and medium boy. Mild and warming with notes of butter and tobacco. Low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2007
at 12:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours a crystal clear amber with nice off white head. The aroma is rich roasted malts, mild piney to grapefruit hops and sweet malts. All well melded and inviting. I also get some grainy malts too. The taste begins with mild pine to grapefruit hop bitterness followed by chewy caramelized malts and some sweeter maltiness. Roasty malts seem to build some toward the finish. Nice offering.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2007
at 07:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aroma is dark, bready malt, with barely detectable hop. Mahogany color with an off-white head that did a bit of lacing. Near medium in body with creamy carbonation. Touch of apricot! Dark roasted caramel, nutty, and apricot flavor and aroma. Lots of malt, but not all that sweet. The finish is somewhat dry after the sweetness drains away, leaving roasted malt remnants, still a bit of apricot, and maybe that’s floral hop? A little bitter does seem to build, but British hops? Notorious flowery things. This is a little "brown", a bit rough, but the flavors make it a fairly decent drink. Glad I bought it.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2007
at 00:10
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Bottle Barns Gift Pack, Santa Rosa; nose of caramel, dates, and a light hoppiness; copper with a medium beige head; flavor of caramel, raisins, toffee, and some hop bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2007
at 19:15
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark amber brown beer with a beige head. Rich malt, light roast, light spice aroma. Caramel malt and citrus hop flavor with some spice. Nice balance. Lingering malt with a bit of citrus bitterness. Just enough bitterness. Easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Nov 2006
at 11:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Potent caramely, toasty aroma with earthy, bitter hops. Deep copper body, fairly clear, with a medium tight light tan head. Herbal body with sweet caramel and bread, light carbonation, reminding me of a sweetened iced tea. A few sips reveal classic dark fruits (cherry, plum, red grape) and nuts lurking beneath the initial toast and caramels. Vinous. The parts are all here but they don’t quite come together. Nevertheless, this is decent fare.
Tried
on 15 May 2006
at 23:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Nice brown, rusty pour with a ample off-white head. Flavor is well balanced maltiness, caramels, nuts, and a roasty feel. Finish is smooth and the body is rather rich. A solid seasonal from Big Sky.
Tried
on 06 May 2006
at 20:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Malt and caramel aromas. Very dark orange with a head that lasts. More malt and caramel in the taste. Seems like an English strong without being ruined by alcohol flavors.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2005
at 22:32