Anderson Valley Brewing Company Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

 

Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter
Score
6.85
ABV: 6.9% IBU: 6 Ticks: 160
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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottled 355ml. -from Za Popen’t Pivoteka, Ljubljana. Hazy dark amber coloured, small to medium sized off-white head, spicy caramel nose. Sweet malty, caramel, light roasty and overripe fruits with pleasant hoppy and cinnamon notes. Hint of alcohol in the finish. Nice one.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jun 2013 at 07:22

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
33cl bottle split wth Tomaz @ home. Cuivrée-foncée, col beige moyen. Arôme malté, caramel épices de saison le tout gardant une certaine douceur rétro nasale. Pointe de houblon en amertume avec ce côté biscuité. Palais est malté-caramel, cannelle, fruité rouge rappelant le cassis, pointe d’épice sur le fini avec ce petit clin d’oeil de réglisse.
Tried from Bottle on 14 May 2013 at 03:03

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Dobre choc nie oszolamiajace. Kolor czerwonkawy z lekkim zamgleniem. Piana bezowa, nie za wielka ale w miare trwala. W smaku jakies przyprawy, jakby bazylia, ziola prowansalskie. Typowy smak dla zimowych sezonowych piw.
Tried on 24 Apr 2013 at 10:04

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared from ABC Beers. Pours clear amber with a tan head. Aroma of caramel, malt, spices and candy. Flavour is over moderate sweet and light bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Apr 2013 at 12:04

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle, Delirium Hoppy Loft. I really dig tjis brewery... heh, especially the price of its beers compared to some we get here in Europe. In any case, this poured a shiny copper-red body with an off white head. Dusty rose hip notes in the aroma, sweet & sour. The flavor... umm, if rose hip juice exists, this is it, sweetish, very creamy, with some bitterness in the finish, extremely balanced. Wrote "Wow!" four times, I sure liked it. Surprised me really.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Mar 2013 at 09:43

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
355ml bottle

Pours dark reddish orange with a small head. Aroma of spices, sweet syrupy notes, hints of malts and caramel. Taste is sweet, syrupy and malty with hints of spices and caramel. Finish is sticky and sweet with some syrupy and spicy notes. Feels a bit unbalanced and the spices used don’t really fit here.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2013 at 05:33

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
35,5 cl bottle @ olio, bottled 03.11.2012
Aroma is somewhat malty resin, some berries and hints of spices. Flavour is somewhat hoppy and malty with resin, some spices, milk chocolate and hints of berries. Also distant vegetable notes on some sips and a slight ”malt drink” feeling here. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2013 at 05:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
(bottle, 35.5cl) Hazy, copper colour with a firm medium-sized and tanned foamy head. Caramel-malty, spicy and mildly berry-fruity aroma. Moderately sweet and slightly bitter flavour, medium to light bodied with a modest carbonation. Cara-malty taste with notes of berries, milk chocolate and a spicy touch of cinnamon and vanilla; mildly sweet-bitter finish with balanced fruity and spicy accents; especially the latter are lingering into the aftertaste. Stylewise not my cup of tea, but this one works for me. 01.III.13
Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2013 at 14:59

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Smak och doft av marsipan, smörkola, malt, bränt socker, toner av choklad och julkryddor. Annorlunda och god. Lagom besk och söt.
Tried on 28 Feb 2013 at 09:15

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
35cl bottle from ABCBeers. Thick creamy white head. Clear amber pour. Lots of chocolate strangely enough. Nice brew.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Feb 2013 at 13:29