Winter Solstice
Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter|
Score
6.85
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Winter Solstice® is our take on the classic style of “winter warmer.” Boasting a deep amber hue and rich mouthfeel, its creamy finish will lift your spirits. Hints of toffee, spice, and caramel tease the senses making this the perfect ale to share with friends and family during the cold days and long nights of winter.
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6/10
Tried
on 11 Nov 2016
at 17:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Bronze color. Aroma: malt, dried fruit, raisins, spicy. Taste: caramel, cream and jam, nectar, spices, sweet, not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jul 2016
at 05:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at craig’s. Pours deep orange, nose is caramel, sweet toffee, spiced, taste is similar, dry.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2016
at 12:41
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at Craigs. Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee, caramel, light spice. Taste is sweet, toffee. Thin finish.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2016
at 12:38
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can at home.. Dark amber.. M thin tan lacing... Soft sweet caramel toffee fruit Light spice nose... Soft sweet toffee.. Caramel fruit.. Soft toffee malts.. Soft caramel
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2016
at 12:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle - Pours hazy amber-brown with a light tan head. It smells of caramel malt and spices. The flavor is sweet caramel/toffee malt and spices that are noticeable but not overpowering. It’s alright though overly sweet for me.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2016
at 10:16
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour into nonic pint glass from One Stop Market, Haverhill, MA. Aroma is bready malt with a little bit of caramel, vanilla, cocoa and holiday spice. Appearance is attractive amber/copper with slight haze, no sparkle, 2 finger-width creamy/frothy off-white head with decent retention and lacing. Taste is caramel and vanilla sweetness with mild roastiness and cocoa. Palate is medium bodied with creamy texture, initial lively carbonation that stings the lips, and nice long finish. Overall, this is a nice sweet treat without being cloying. Smooth and creamy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2016
at 22:09
8/10
Tried
on 02 Jul 2015
at 07:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Marrón rojiza con un dedo de espuma blanca, que permanece bastante bien. Malta y caramelo en el aroma, pan. Maltas, caramelo, y toques frutales. Final bastante seco y amargo. Buena winter warmer.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2015
at 02:34
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Big offwhite head. Clear amber body with almost boiling carbonation. Nutty raisiny aroma with buttery toffee notes. Sweet syrupy raisiny taste with earthy cardboardy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish cardboardy raisiny buttery aftertaste with perfumy vanilla notes. Gah. The vanilla is just awful. (0.355l bottle, I have no idea where from.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2015
at 03:40