Wizards Winter Ale
Middle Ages Brewing in Syracuse, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter Regular|
Score
6.74
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SaltyGrog (4618) reviewed Wizards Winter Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Notes from May 2010 Two unmarked, surely a bit past-date bottles into my 25oz glass mug. Pretty, gurgling pour. Foggy, dull orange/amber body. Big, lumpy, off-white clumps of foam fill nearly half the glass, leaving isolated bits of lace here & there as it falls. Smell is crispy bran flakes upfront, followed by some butter toffee. Slight banana esters, a touch of peppery hops, & a doughy center keep my attention. Crusty bread & pinching, leafy greens first come to mind. Mild, pleasing orange rind, dry toast, & a sprinkling of yeast. Not much ugly at all coming from the ringwood yeast. Feel is nice. Moderately carbonated with a bit of body, but eventually turning thin & very dry. Not sure why it's sold as a winter ale, as it's not full bodied, a stout, spiced, aged in xxx, big on abv., etc. etc. Whatever, it's pretty decent alternative to all that stuff when the store is flooded with it. :)
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From old tasting notes. Amber orange color. Big foamy beige head. Earthy toasted malt aroma. Rich malty flavor hints at spices and a dry sherry-like finish. Good flavor, but lacks depth and complexity.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured into a snifter, the appearance was a light amber color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Stringy lace.
The aroma had some caramel/toffee malt combining with some leather to earthiness. Pleasant ginger and then some woodiness.
The flavor keeps the sweet malty tones forward and allows the ginger to come out as it warms. Faint malty to woody aftertaste. Sly wet malty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sipping quality about it. ABV feels good. Carbonation felt fine. Nice smoothness flowing over my tongue.
Overall, nice English strong ale that I would have again and a good style to have in Winter.
Boutip (9769) reviewed Wizards Winter Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle: Poured a light amber color ale with a medium size foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of caramelized malt with light spices notes is pleasant. Taste is also a nice mix of caramelized malt with some light spices and light toffee notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not the most complex beer out there but not bad for style that is not brewed often enough.
Tessic (2342) reviewed Wizards Winter Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
This ale poured a deep orange colour with a awesome, tan coloured, frothy head. Slightly cloudy. To the nose there was scents of corn, hops, sweet malt, caramel and cheese. First sip was slightly watery but the flavour wasn’t. Hopps start off and get stronger in the flavour. Other flavours of caramel and spruce only add to its flavour.
Kyotolefty (15912) reviewed Wizards Winter Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Medium brown with a slight amber tint. Medium tan, fine head. Amber malt aroma with caramel, chocolate, raisins. Very sweet and biscuity, with caramel and cookies. Warm, medium to full bodied. Finish of sweet malt, then alcohol and hops. Turns bitter in the end, and lasts a while. A pretty enjoyable brew.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
The beer pours slightly dark copper. Is this Ringwood, am I supposed to dislike this? Its a bit butterscotch and toffee, more so in the aroma. A bit spicy yeastiness. Eh, another Middle Ages beer.
12oz bottle, small goblet glass.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours deep amber into an English pint. Tan head with excellent retention. Malt aromas. Upfront malt with a lasting, bitter finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Wizards Winter Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2005 bottle consumed on 12-9-05.
Very big pssst upon opening. Clear, rust-copper-auburn colored body with a beige head, force carbonated, filtered, you know the drill (mostly diminishing to cover and then ring, little to no lacing, vigorous bubbles).
I hate to put myself out here like this, but it kind of smells like most other mid-gravity beers from Middle Ages. . .Nutty, buttercream, light fruits (apples, pears, cherries) and a dollop of vanilla cream.
Flavor is fruity, creamy and full of sweet malts. Light floral and sweaty/dusty hops in the background complement the sweetness initially, but soon give way to a fluffy, sweet toffee and maple-butter maltiness. Body is medium-full and very comforting. For once, though the bubbles are fierce, the carbonation does not seem to hinder or significantly loosen the mouthfeel. The more I swirl the glass, the more crisp, floral hops I detect. Hint of dryness/acidity on the end of the flavor, actually adds to the complexity and balance. Cherries come alive on the end and combine with the hops. Mouthfeel is very lightly creamy, rather aerated. No alcohol apparency and the yeast really fits in well to-style and grows on the palate (mine, anyways).
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Wizards Winter Ale from Middle Ages Brewing 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Red copper ale with a light white head. Strong diacetyl notes in aroma, Good sweet malt with oily butterscotch in mouth. Medium bodied. Tap. CNY Brewfest Feb. 5 2005.