Guinness (St. James's Gate) Smithwick's Winter Spirit

Smithwick's Winter Spirit

 

Guinness (St. James's Gate) in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.02
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 28 Ticks: 14
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5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Can @ home, thanks to MacBoost for this one off! Pours a clear brown appearance with a big brown head. Aroma has some caramel, toasted pecans, light wood, and some grass. Moderate plus sweetness. Low bitterness. Twangy, nutty, burnt sugar cookie flavor. Not too great.

Tried from Can on 04 May 2015 at 20:29


4.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Can thanks to Graeme. Pours a clear copper with small beige head. The aroma is toasted malt and caramel. Thin mouth grain, toasted malt, cracker, metallic finish, meh.

Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2015 at 16:40


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

16 ounce can. Pours a clear dark brown with a large foamy tan head. Fair head retention. Aroma of nuts, caramel, spice, tinny hops. The taste is caramel, toffee, nuts, mild spice. Thin bodied.

Tried from Can on 24 Jan 2015 at 20:46


5.9
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle from Tesco, Dublin. Clear brown with next to no head. Has a mix of winter dark fruits, some roasted malt, some burnt notes and a gentle sweetness. Not quite full-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Nov 2014 at 13:38


7

Not bad.

Tried on 16 Nov 2014 at 16:58



6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottled. A Brown beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of malt and caraeml. The flavor is sweet with notes of straw and malt, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 09:10


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

dark clear brownn, small light brown head. aroma is bitter malty, caramelly, slightly nutty.flavor is malty, sweet malty ,slightly caramelly.

Tried on 20 Sep 2014 at 07:47


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small off white head. Aroma is butterish and toasted malty. Dry and grassy. Toasted malty. Bitter and dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2014 at 07:22