Winter Welcome Ale
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Winter|
Score
6.60
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This seasonal beer is a limited edition brewed for the short days and long nights of winter. The full body resulting from fermentation in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ and the luxurious malt character, which will appeal to a broad range of drinkers, is balanced against whole-dried Fuggle and Golding hops with nuances and complexities that should be contemplated before an open fire.
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7.3/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2025
at 18:00
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 00:47
6.5/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:17
6.2/10
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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.
Tried
on 27 Feb 2025
at 06:11
7.8/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2025
at 21:58
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Feb 2025
at 23:50
7/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Feb 2025
at 21:28
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
55cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. Pours an elegant red, transparent, with fine white foam. Aroma is malty, caramel. Body and carbonation are average. Taste is moderately bitter, with good malty sweetness behind. Final is average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 20:14
6.8/10
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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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7/10
Copper,low/no lace. Malty,hoppy,smooth.dry.firm bitterness.nutty.refined. Bbe:02/01/2026
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 19:15