Winter Ale
Buffalo Bills Brewery in Hayward, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial / Double Regular|
Score
6.43
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cheap (9607) reviewed Winter Ale from Buffalo Bills Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
This bottle is quite rare, if you like impy IPA you need to try this. ! And......... it is the craftiest of the crafty; imperial double pale ales; how can you go wrong, it makes you catch the buzz? Call it double if you will. Its a high enough abv to keep you wandering out loud; hah. A darker pale cloudy kindah brew with a thin bubbly head. In my 603 glass, it is looking quite viscous. Smell is clean dull ipa. Big dull IPA. Taste is big dull IPA blast; aged somewhat, I think; but what do I know about this style; absolutely nothing of import, heheh. Not sure how terribly bitter beer can be a style. However, it is big and thick hoppy bitter all aver the place. Yes, hoppy happy BS, you know it, certainly after 24 hours of aging on this IPA, heheheeee. Imperial fer sher, and its quite rude too. JMHO, but doesn't aging the imperial IPA make it better? HAH! How WTF stupid?
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Winter Ale from Buffalo Bills Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours clear copper with a slight whitish head. Aroma of fruity hop, rye and caramel. Rather pleasing. Med body or a bit better. Flavor is sweet caramel, a little fruity hop, some rye spice for bitter. Finishes less than dry, but a little bitter. Thinner than expected. Rye started disappointing, but it comes forth with time. It’s a nice drink, though not likely to get a star level rating.
superspak (10160) reviewed Winter Ale from Buffalo Bills Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. A bit syrupy looking on the pour, with slowly cascading head formation. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, honey, rye, lightly toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready/rye malt sweetness; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, light pepper/pine, honey, rye, lightly toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine/grassy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, light pepper/pine, honey, rye, lightly toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready/rye malt sweetness; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly drying from lingering bitterness, lightly increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden, zero warming after the finish for 8.5%. Overall this is a very good hoppy rye golden ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready/rye malt sweetness; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Nicely juicy on hop flavors; balanced malt sweetness without being cloying. A very enjoyable offering.