Winter Storm (2005-)
Heavy Seas Brewing Company in Halethorpe, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.72
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Winter Storm may be Hugh's favorite beer in the Heavy Seas catalogue. Our winter ale draws on hops from the West Coast and the UK for its pronounced bitterness. A mix of pale and darker malts give it its tawny color and its bigger body. True to the style, Winter Storm's aroma is nutty malts and earthy hops. This is a perfect fall beer, especially because of its warming qualities.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is mild fruity and slight caramelish. Caramelish, bitter and slight herbal hoppy. Bitter and dry malty finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 11:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled. An amber beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has malt, caramel, and hops. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and hops, leading to a bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 09:28
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of Doodler. Pours a clear amber with a smal off-white head. Sweet caramel in the nose. Solid body, sweet dried dark fruits, some brown sugar, a phenollic touch. Some warming alcohol in the finish. 270411
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2011
at 09:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Bruisin Ales. Pours dark ruddy copper with an off-white smear. It smells quite malty, almost with a chocolate note. Not getting hop. Or maybe something herby/floral. Full bodied. Rather fresh roast caramel. A little sweet, but there’s a lot of hop. Floral mostly. A little thickish; a little sweetish; a lot hoppish. Yet it seems florally refreshing. Finishing very lightly sweet, but with a lot of hop. Unusual result.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2011
at 20:08
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark orange-brwn color with a medium sized foamy tan head that lingered and produced good lacing. The aroma was faint with notes of caramel, fruit and grass. The flavor was tangy with moderate caramel and light fruits. There was a sour and somewhat off middle that was a bit vegetal and fairly dry. The finish was long, tangy, dry and malty with some light vague fruits. Medium body with a bit of alcohol showing through. A couple of nice elements but overall rather disappointing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2010
at 19:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
2008 Bottle. Pretty dark brown with orange tints and a low, fine head. Nicely fragrant, with English and American hops still smelling nice after the time. Orange, tobacco, caramel. Appetizing. Flavorful malts, with chocolate and caramel, plus nice hops. Tobacco, grass, earth, plus a very bitter finish. Wow. Tastes fresh. Nice, verging on an old ale by now, though completely un-oxidized. Mellow and smooth, and very bitter. Would like to try it fresh to get those hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2010
at 18:38
6.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 3
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft: Weak aroma of cherries and cinnamon. Clear red with a medium yellow head, good lacing. Flavor is of cherries, strawberries. Light cinnamon finish. A bit perfumey and very fruity. Alcohol evident.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Feb 2010
at 15:49
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours dark copper color with off white head. Biscuit malt aroma. Caramel malt flavor with some fruitiness and moderate hop bitterness. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2010
at 18:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours deep amber into an English pint. Off-white conglomerate head with excellent retention leaves spotted sheets as it slowly recedes. Orange citrus aromas. Syrupy yet dry upfront with yeast and caramel. Lasting bitter finish.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2009
at 14:15
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Churchkey. Cloudy amber with chunks and floaties, medium light tan bubbles, just around the edge of the glass. Aroma of bread and caramel. Nicely hopped but with a good malt balance. Taste has a few splinters of oak, very subtle. Longish bitter finish. Nice enough.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Nov 2009
at 20:29