Sleigh'r Winter Ale
Ninkasi Brewing Company in Eugene, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Altbier Regular|
Score
6.62
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Tasting Notes
An Alt ferments with Ale yeast at colder lagering temperatures. This effect gives Alts a more refined, crisp lager-like flavor than traditional ales. The Alt has been “Ninkasified” raising the ABV and IBUs. Sleigh'r has a deep, toasted malt flavor that finishes dry and balanced.
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottled. Confused as to what this was supposed to be. Brown pour, some malts, or caramel or fruit or something
From backlog. Bottle from BevMo Oceanside, Ca. Brown with offwhite head. Malts, hops, Caramel
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Bottle from Whole Foods Market Fair Lakes (Virginia( Aroma: caramel, bread, nuts, Appearance: clear amber with a tan head Taste: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, Palate: medium body, creamy, soft carbonation, long finish, Tasty
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From a 22 oz bottle. Pours a hazy mahogany with an off white head. Butterscotch aroma. Flavors of fruit cake. Bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
650ml bottle. Pours a clear mahogany with a medium, frothy, short lived, beige head that leaves spotty lacing. Aroma of caramel malt, bread, nuts and light spice. Sweet flavour of caramel, roasted malt, dark chocolate, nuts, grass and light spice with a dry, bitter, hoppy finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. A good altbier.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Draft: Currant nose. Clear brown, thin head, good lacing.Cherries, dried leaves, clay. Elderberry overtones. Medium body, moderate carbonation, mild.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey during the Ninkasi event. Clear dark amber with off-white head. Aromas of toasty notes, dark fruit, light spices. Tastes of toasty notes, citrus, dark fruit. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Drake (22934) reviewed Sleigh'r Winter Ale from Ninkasi Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bomber shared at a tasting. Pours a clear dark red with a thin frothy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of banana, caramel, spice, dark fruit, toffee. The taste is toffee, raisin, spicy, herbal hops. Medium bodied.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Sleigh'r Winter Ale from Ninkasi Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft - Caramel and light grains. Deep maroon with a decent a beige head. Bitter, caramel and a sweet bitter finish. Sweet and bitter and malty. Light esters, not sure what this supposed to taste like, but it’s OK.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12oz bottle pours a clear copper amber with some thin, creamy, lacing white head. Nose has mild spice, malty, mild yeast, mild booze, some dried fruits. Flavor is the same, dried fruit, cherry, raisin, mild booze, some malt, a little spice, clove. Full bodied, sticky finish.