This is an alias
It might feature this name on special/promotional labels, or in international markets, but it is the same liquid as in the one below.
Welcome Back Ale
This is the same beer as Samuel Smith Winter Welcome that the brewery releases every year. They renamed it as Welcome Back to pay tribute to all of the hospitality workers that have been impacted by the COVID 19 Pandemic.
The Welcome Back name may have been used for other vintages
The Welcome Back name may have been used for other vintages
Winter Welcome Ale
(has 13 batches)
Samuel Smith in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Winter|
Score
6.60
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This seasonal beer is a limited edition brewed for the short days and long nights of winter. The full body resulting from fermentation in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ and the luxurious malt character, which will appeal to a broad range of drinkers, is balanced against whole-dried Fuggle and Golding hops with nuances and complexities that should be contemplated before an open fire.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from House of Trembling Madness. Pours a clear amber with small off-white head, some retention, Standard. Aroma is a little tinny (aka pasteurised) but reasonable with malty caramel notes as well raisin and pear fruitiness. Taste is certainly more welcoming on a near winter night with caramel and toffee notes, raisins, dried fruits and spice, a little zesty bitterness. Very nice. Medium bodied, zingy carbonation. Far from perfect but nonetheless enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jan 2025
at 03:03
7/10
Copper,low/no lace. Malty,hoppy,smooth.dry.firm bitterness.nutty.refined. Bbe:02/01/2026
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 19:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle Shared with friends during our annual Christmas darts/beer night. basic beer
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 21:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Pours copperbrown with a steady head. Malty aroma of caramel, brown sugar and dried plums. Pretty sweet flavour with notes of syrup, dried plums and a little bit of liquorice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 12:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 0,5ltr: Clear orange colored brew with an spot-on dry bitter taste with some fruitiness, delightfully British wiith the hints, biscuit, toffee and christmas spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2024
at 11:19
7/10
#winter
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2024
at 20:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Home from the carol service at the village church. An enjoyable evening with the greatest hits hymns, even if I am a complete atheist. Anyway, I am now well and truly in a Christmassy mood and this was the beer to drink. This is a classic rich ESB, with an emphasis on malt. Very pleasant.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2024
at 20:41
Winter is here. A lovely 20° day here, got some snow Friday night. First drink since last Saturday, felt nice to take some time off. Spurs were shit vs Pool today. Might be time for a new coach.
🦅 vs Commies.
🦅 vs Commies.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2024
at 14:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale (2023/2024), Flasche von Töpper, Moabit. - Rotgold, blank. - In der Nase zunächst erstaunlich wenig, blasses Toastmalz, etwas Karamel und Biskuit, sehr dezente obergärige Frucht und nur verhaltene Hopfung, dazu Anklänge an Holzleim. - Antrunk sauber gerstig toastmalzig mit Anklängen an Biskuit, Trockenaprikosen und leiser obergäriger Fruchtigkeit. Solide hopfenwürzig-herbale Hopfung, die wenig Raum für Süße läßt und allmählich in kernige, trockene Hopfenbittere mit Brotkruste übergeht. Durchschnittlich rezent, etwas hart im Mund, knochentrocken. Im Abgang verhaltene aber mächtige, leicht bissige Orangenschalenbittere und späte, schwach honigähnliche Süße. - Ungewöhnliches Winterbier, weniger füllig malzig als erwartet und von beträchtlicher Hopfenherbe aber nicht ganz rund. (13.12.2024.)
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 20:53