Abominable Winter Ale
Hopworks Brewery in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Red Winter|
Score
7.27
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This mythological beer emerges from the depths of our brewery every winter. Made with Cascade, Centennial and Simcoe hops and six organic malts, “A-Bomb” has a complex floral, spicy and citrus hoppiness backed up by just the right amount of malt sweetness. 7.3% ABV, 17 deg. Plato, 70 IBU.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Amber color. Hazy. Citrus, tropical fruit and caramel in the aroma and flavor. Melon, mango. Malty sweetish. Hint of licorice. Nice Refreshing ale.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2019
at 12:05
8/10
Really nice. I like fun beers like this, where every sip is a pleasure, ya know?
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jan 2019
at 22:27
7/10
This is all flavors and none overpowering the other. Hop, sweet, malt, sticky. Pretty damn great.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2018
at 18:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
American strong ale or winter beer? Probably more the strong ale although the label suggests more of a winter. It's very good whatever although the extreme bitterness does get a little bit in the way in the Finish.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2018
at 06:37
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
1,500th rating! Pours a nice copper from a can, fair amount of lacing. Big spicy hop flavor was rather surprising until I read the description of the amount of hops in there. Nice citrus notes over a fair malt backbone, not too sweet, prefer it to a lot of IIPAs. Good beer.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jan 2018
at 20:34
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Quite hoppy, could easily pass as an ipa, no winter spice to it or anything. Decent beer, well made.Hopworks portland ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
on 05 Oct 2017
at 15:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can 473ml. @ Stadin Panimobaari, Kaasutehtaankatu 1, rakennus 6, Helsinki, Finland 00540. [ As Hopworks Abominable Winter Ale ].Unclear - hazy medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, bread, dusty, caramel, moderate hoppy, grass, hops. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, wheat, caramel - toffee - sweet malt, hops, dusty, grass - pine. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20160706] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2017
at 04:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap @ Henrik. Looks warm and nice this. A cloudy deep peach orange, almost a little copper colored one this with a medium sized fading and islandy lacing off-white head. Like the sweet malty caramelly and almost barley wine strong nose. Red berries, concentrated and sticky. Quite pleasant. It tastes pretty good also this. More punch than the abv would suggest. Almost like a blend between a DIPA and a strong amber. It has a nice oily texture in the mouth and it's about average on the carbonation. Well hopped for sure, but it's lost more on the toffee caramelly sticky side. Grassy, some bitter marmalade and traces of red apples. Lots of flavor, really warming and quite good. 17.02.2017
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Feb 2017
at 09:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at boothill. Orange golden pour. Aroma of bitter pine, caramel and malt. Fresh bitter flavor of pine, of grassy citrus, caramel and a nice spicey malty backbone. Like it.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2017
at 17:29
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a dark amber color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy and resinous hops notes is very enticing. Taste is a complex mix of citrusy and resinous hops notes with some light sweetness from the malt base. Very limited amount of bitterness with good floral notes. Body is fuller then average with good carbonation. Very nice mix between a solid malt backbone and some fresh hops notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2016
at 20:16