Winter Warmer
Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Winter|
Score
6.10
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The first seasonal craft beer release on the east coast, Winter Warmer has been our holiday tradition since 1988 and has since become a New England classic. Combining the subtle sweetness of caramel malt with holiday spice additions of cinnamon and nutmeg, it’s both hardy and satisfying yet surprisingly easy-drinking. From the cozy pubs and apartments of Boston to the snowy lodges in Vermont’s Green Mountains— enjoy with friends and loved ones and let the revelry begin!
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4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 8
Overall 4
Amber pour. Aroma and flavor heavy on the cinnamon and nutmeg. Didn’t think there was much else here. What malts and hops there are seem well disguised by the spice, though there is lots of sweetness. The flavor is moderately to heavily sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes sweet and full of Christmas spice. Thin body and moderate to low carbonation make for a smooth mouthfeel. If you love cinnamon and nutmeg, this is one you will like. For me, cloying sweet and over spiced. Not enjoyable.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2006
at 13:39
4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Boston Dec 05 Bottle purchased from local off licence. Brown in colour with a typically wintery Christmassy cake spicy aroma, Not in the least bit impressed with this beertrying to hard to force the spices on you not subtlety at all.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Apr 2006
at 01:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
I have a had a few a this company’s beers but not very often. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a chestnut color with a medium sized tan head. The aroma is spicy cinnamon and nutmeg but not much else. The flavor is sour malts with nutmeg and cinnamon and a light nutty undertone. The finish is dry with lingering spiciness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2006
at 21:10
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Orange amber ale with a thin off-white head. Aroma of cloves, oranges, pumpkin spices. Sweet malt with light pumpkin pie and faint hops. Oily mouthfeel. Rather thin. Summer 2005.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2006
at 22:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fantastic flavor. Was really shocked when I first tried this. Deffinately a strong, but not overwhelming aroma and flavor of nutmeg and cinnamon.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2005
at 01:42
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draught at Lazy Chameleon. Clear dark copper color with a thin light beige head and sparse lacing. Cinnamon and other spices in the nose, along with a touch of malt. Light-bodied, considering they are throwing the term "winter warmer" around. Not much warming going on here. Lightly spiced flavor, with a little bit of malt and hops thrown in. Kind of watery overall. The finish returns to the cinnamon, plus a faint fruity aftertaste. So-so.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2004
at 11:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Paid $1.50 for a 12-oz single. Slightly cloudy amber, very little to no head. Sweet spices in the nose, nutmeg, smells slightly cookieish... but not very strong... it’d score higher in aroma if I didn’t have to basically stick my nose in it to smell it. Very nice flavor... nutmeg is very prominent. Almost pumpkinpielike... more pumpkiny than some of the pumpkin beers I’ve tasted.
Tried
on 04 Nov 2004
at 03:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Pours a fiery orange color with absolutely no head. Strong cinnamon and nutmeg aroma. Normally, I'm not the biggest fan of spiced ales, as the spices usually seem to dominate the palate. This example is a bit different- while the cinnamon and nutmeg are strong, the sweet malt background makes this taste like a cookie instead of spiced spiked water.
Tried
on 13 Jan 2004
at 21:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5
Copper coloured body with a super-sized head full of huge bubbles. Aroma of strong nutmeg, a bit of canella, a large malt background and the always present caramel. Medium-bodied; One-dimensional taste of nutmeg overwhelming all maltiness. Caramel in the aftertaste, but not much else. Overall, a decent beer, not one you'd want all winter long though! I bought this twelve ounce bottle at Norm's in Vienna, Virginia and sampled it on 19-November-2003.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2003
at 13:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
2003 draught. Dark brownish black. Pours with a small retreating head. Iniitial taste is soft yet spicy. Not sharp, as some spiced beers can be. Has a medium body and lots of nutty malt. Begins to grow a bit sweet as it warms, and the spice level is rather one sided, very nutmeggy (i made that word up). Though it is smooth and drinkable when a bit colder. Dosent compare to the fuller, more complex Anchor and Winter Solstice, but is ok for a lighter mood. 7/4/6/3/14
2004 bottle Yikes. This is foul. Spice assault, backed with water. It reminds me of Buffalo Bills pumpkin ale, (not the pumpkin) because of the huge overspicing and lack of any body whatsoever. Where is all of the malt? How bout some yeast? How about anything other than pure watery spice. . . . . 6/3/4/1/7
2004 bottle Yikes. This is foul. Spice assault, backed with water. It reminds me of Buffalo Bills pumpkin ale, (not the pumpkin) because of the huge overspicing and lack of any body whatsoever. Where is all of the malt? How bout some yeast? How about anything other than pure watery spice. . . . . 6/3/4/1/7
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2003
at 08:12