Winter Welcome Ale
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Winter|
Score
6.59
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ironprog (310) reviewed Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz. bottle
6.0% ABV
Best by: 31JAN27
$12.99 4-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Initially there is a mild sweetness with mild scents of caramel, biscuit, and malt. But then, at the end, a very small amount of musty sourness (e.g. old gym socks) wafts in. Mind you, it's not overwhelming, but I do find it a bit off-putting. I bought a 4-pack so when I have my next one, I'll see if the mustiness is still there, or if I maybe just got an "off" bottle.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear medium-amber with a 1-finger, tight-froth, light-tan, head that dissipates very quickly with minimal lacing. It looks fine in my clear glass but the head really should last much longer.
TASTE: Mildly sweet with mild flavors of malt and caramel. The finish has a mild amount of bitterness, which I find to be appropriate. As the beer warms, the sweetness level increases a bit and the caramel flavor comes through a touch more.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a somewhat smooth texture. Carbonation seems average. The finish is medium dry.
OVERALL: Well, this is another beer that I probably won't purchase again. While it has a nice enough flavor, there is nothing that I find unique or interesting. On top of that, I found the aroma to be a little wonky. I'm not sure why I've had such a string of buying "ho-hum" beers lately. Either I'm just bad at picking new beers to try, or I've become jaded and am now a beer snob. At any rate, I did enjoy trying this beer, even if it didn't win me over.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared with JMD and Johan at Våland 18.11.25. Golden amber. Fine aroma and taste of sweet pale malt, succade and mellow English hops.
Holmen_1 (14481) reviewed Winter Welcome Ale 2025-2026 from Samuel Smith 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Notater fra RBHD-samling hos Johan, og alt delt broderlig mellom oss tre. 0,5 flaske: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer. Herlig, maltdrevet aroma og smak med diskrete urter og appelsinmarmelade. Balansert bitterhet og fremragende drikkeglede.
Maverick (5062) reviewed Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith 6 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottled. Pours an amberish shade. Aroma is some caramel and hops. Taste is similare with a fair amount of bitterness.
tnkw01 (4030) reviewed Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Suprisingly good tasting. I was not much on English Beer but I’m starting to come around. Nice reddish gold color. Good aroma and nice taste. Recommend it. --- Beer aliased from original tick of Welcome Back Ale on 21 Jan 2025 at 05:39 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6. Original review text: Amber is color with a two-finger head. Aroma is very malty with grains and bread. Taste is roasted grains, toast and a little more bitter than I expected.
Robinvboyer (8025) reviewed Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
clear amber color. typical english hop aroma. flavour is bitter with the typical english hopppiness. Some spice comes though, I find it quite similar to the pale ale. over all nice, but not mind blowing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Best before December 26th 2025.
Pours a clear reddish gold, over a finger of foam and lacing is very good.
Smell is caramel malt, slightly nutty, hoppy in a Brit kind of way.
Taste is pretty well balance between hops and malt. Sweet with Fuggle and Golding hops doing their thing.
Bitterness level is very comfortable.
Good mouthfeel, excellent beer but Belgian Strong Ale is a big stretch.
Lubiere (24390) reviewed Winter Welcome Ale 2013-2014 from Samuel Smith 9 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
A reddish copper ale with a very thin off white head.In aroma, sweet caramel malt with grassy British hops, light cereals.In mouth, nice caramel malt with grassy British hops, light mineral notes. 12 year old bottle is still solid.
dragnet101 (5171) reviewed Winter Welcome Ale from Samuel Smith 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Pours a clear amber with small off-white head, some retention, Standard. Aroma is a little tinny (aka pasteurised) but reasonable with malty caramel notes as well raisin and pear fruitiness. Taste is certainly more welcoming on a near winter night with caramel and toffee notes, raisins, dried fruits and spice, a little zesty bitterness. Very nice. Medium bodied, zingy carbonation. Far from perfect but nonetheless enjoyable.