Winter Ale
Blue Point Brewing in Patchogue, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Regular|
Score
6.26
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6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a dark copper with a medium/small head and aromas of apple juice concentrate, caramel and a little dust and spice. Flavor has a biting spice presence with a lot of apple juice and caramel. This sits kind of heavy on the palate (in spite of a lower IBV) and is a pretty full-bodied beer. In spite of this, it is still a little bit of an underachiever and doesn’t really go anywhere exciting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2010
at 20:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Bottle from a trade with tgncc. Pours caramel color with off white head. Sweet caramel flavor with a hint of chocolate. Toasted malt flavor with some light chocolate and caramel. Light to medium body with average carbonation. Thanks Tom.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2010
at 18:59
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Gilly's, 1/14/10
Aroma: Aroma of grass, toffee malts, caramel, toast, some oxidation, and some soap
Appearance: Pours an orangish-brown color, beige head, and some lace
Flavor: Taste is somewhat yeasty malts up-front, mild hop backing
Palate: Light-medium body, lively carbonation, some astringent in the finish
Overall Impression: This beer is alright, but not super exciting. It could use a bit of work, but it is certainly drinkable. A bit on the bland side. I wouldn't go out of my way for this one, but if you stumble on it, it's worth a try at least once.
Aroma: Aroma of grass, toffee malts, caramel, toast, some oxidation, and some soap
Appearance: Pours an orangish-brown color, beige head, and some lace
Flavor: Taste is somewhat yeasty malts up-front, mild hop backing
Palate: Light-medium body, lively carbonation, some astringent in the finish
Overall Impression: This beer is alright, but not super exciting. It could use a bit of work, but it is certainly drinkable. A bit on the bland side. I wouldn't go out of my way for this one, but if you stumble on it, it's worth a try at least once.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2010
at 19:37
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Pours a creamy off-white head over an amber body. Ok, looks really nice... first good step. Then a bland sugary malt aroma. Then a completely uninspired taste of mostly those lame amber ale malts... followed by mere hints of spicy notes and a modicum of hops crammed in the end to convince you that this is in fact a beer. I should have known not to get this... but nowhere on the label did it say amber ale.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2009
at 14:04
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
on tap @ Max Burger, nothing special here, pretty bland taste, color, and appearance, got this one by mistake, ordered an Avery IPA and got this one, wish I could go back and ask for the right beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Dec 2009
at 10:40
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Had this a few times on draft including Mohegan Sun casino and Nags Head in Huntington NY. Pours a transparent, deep copper with a creamy, thin white head. Aroma is kinda bland, some maltiness and some sweetness but nothing real specific. Thin finish a touch dry. Flavor is fairly common, toasted malts, bread, some light sweetness. Nothing really separates this from a number of other amber ales, nor does anything distinguish this as winter seasonal.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2009
at 13:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Enjoyable but not overly memorable. Kind of light in flavor and body for a winter. Good spice and hops, pretty good
Tried
on 23 Nov 2009
at 09:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle-pours a rich tan head that reduces to a ring and copper/red color. Aroma is mild medium malt-toffee. Later as it warms, some fruit too. Tast is medium malt-toffee, secondary earthy hops. Towards medium body. Thanks to Joe-jwc215 for picking this out.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2009
at 20:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Finally rating this thing, have had it a few times and never enjoyed it enough, however this time it was different. Sampled at brewery where it poured with a foamy head and a dark brown body. It’s too dark to see through. The beer is caramel and spritz-y with sweet, chewy malts. The taste however is interrupted halfway through with seltzer and mineral flavors. Not a negative actual, stops the beer from getting cloying. Still I have often had this tasting much worse (and probably will later re-rate to a lower rating) but this was nice. A few possible reasons for this: drank at the brewery (and not a contract brewed version); it’s really fresh; or I was in a really good mood (or possibly a combination of these factors.
Tried
on 01 Nov 2007
at 23:07
5.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a spectacularly vibrant ruby-copper color with only a hint of a tang head. The aroma was sour, tart and tangy with a hint of vinegar. The flavor was sour, tangy, nutty and dry with a hint of vinegar and a long dry finish. Eh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jun 2007
at 10:29