Winters Bourbon Cask Ale
Anheuser-Busch InBev USA in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Regular|
Score
5.17
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During even the coldest of weather, warm up to the smooth, robust taste of our Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale. Full of rich aromas that you find in the winter months, hints of vanilla and flavorful hops, this is a beer that is great for pouring into a large tulip glass and enjoying with friends around a fireplace.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle. I can really appreciate the attempt on this beer. It has a really nice vanilla aroma with a hint of spice. A nice dark "tea" like color. But where it fell down was the taste. It was almost right but was just off a little.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Mar 2025
at 05:15
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
From Nov 2006
Poured from 12oz bottle a clear ruby red with a medium sized head of foam that shrunk fairly slowly leaving a solid layer.
The smell is on the light side but I can definitely sense some vanilla notes.
The taste up front is pretty huge on vanilla and after a few more sips, I don't notice any other flavours moving in. Pretty one dimensional judging from this one bottle I've consumed. Maybe another bottle closer to room temp will change my opinion. Also.. there is a bit of harshness on the tongue that I'm noticing at the finish which is knocking down the drinkability factor. Not good.
Bottom line: I was hoping for something reasonably respectable from this brew and I didn't get it. I'll not buy this again.
Poured from 12oz bottle a clear ruby red with a medium sized head of foam that shrunk fairly slowly leaving a solid layer.
The smell is on the light side but I can definitely sense some vanilla notes.
The taste up front is pretty huge on vanilla and after a few more sips, I don't notice any other flavours moving in. Pretty one dimensional judging from this one bottle I've consumed. Maybe another bottle closer to room temp will change my opinion. Also.. there is a bit of harshness on the tongue that I'm noticing at the finish which is knocking down the drinkability factor. Not good.
Bottom line: I was hoping for something reasonably respectable from this brew and I didn't get it. I'll not buy this again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Oct 2017
at 09:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From a bunch of old notes I found. Pours a dark amber with almost no head. Aroma of sweet vanilla extract and a nice bit of oaky bourbon. Taste is the same. Lots of vanilla and a little bourbon. Light-medium bodied with a thin texture. Soft carbonation and a decently long finish. Overall, not that bad. I can’t hate it that much because it was one of my introductions to craft beer.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jan 2012
at 17:44
3.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Bottle. Deep amber with almost no head. Light malt aroma and a hint of egg. Weak malt flavor with a hint of spice. I don’t get any bourbon/oak at all. Thin, watery mouth feel. Overall weak, pretty much what I expected from a large scale producer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2010
at 12:40
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a malty bourbon and vanilla aroma. Sweetish malty caramel and vanilla flavor. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish with hints of bourbon and vanilla in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2010
at 08:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
I’m a sucker for snowmen, what can I say? Vanilla extract, sweet malts, chocolate, sugary molasses in the aroma. Clear amber/brown. It doesn’t tast too bad when pulled from the fridge but gets too sweet when it warms up a bit. Vanilla, molasses, and chocolate. Too much vanilla. Mediocre.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Feb 2010
at 04:02
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
bottle, pours light amber with a thin to non existant off white head. Aroma is strong vanilla and sweet brown sugar. Sweet flavors almost like vanilla ice cream with little else going on. The sweetness tastes very artificial. Not a fan.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2009
at 17:58
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 oz bottle. Very vanilla in aroma. Bourbon is faint. Also, cinnamon. Pours amber with minimal head, mediocre lacing. Extreme vanilla flavor. Very yummy, very different. Kind of watery, though. Lacks depth. Goes downhill with every drink. Gets more and more watery; especially so after half glass. Looks completely flat with no lacing halfway through. Weird beer--never have I ranked a beer so high in aroma and flavor, yet so low in appearance and palate, and then an average overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2009
at 21:47