Windermere Brewing A Winters Tail (Bottle)

A Winters Tail (Bottle)
(Batch of A Winters Tail)

 

Windermere Brewing in Ings, Cumbria, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Winter
Score
6.45
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks: 10 Ticks (all batches): 13
A warming ruby bitter, smooth in the mouth with a subtle hint of ginger and orange, well balanced with a hint chocolate malt, perfect for a winters night.
 

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6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6
50cl bottle.
Thick off white head. Clear amber pour. Light herbal bitterness
Tried from Bottle on 28 Aug 2026 at 18:07

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Creamy off white head stayed on a copper coloured body. Caramel, toffee & tea aroma. Medium bodied, smooth creamy & cloying. Ginger, coriander, toffee, raisin & orange tastes. Very interesting - Nice.
Tried on 15 Mar 2022 at 19:55

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from the Lake District, thanks to Kevin. A chestnut/amber coloured pour with a healthy off white coloured head on top. Fruity, malty, caramel aroma. Tastes the same, fruity, malty, caramel. Easy drinking bitter, pleasant.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Feb 2017 at 06:17

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle from the Watermill Inn. Appearance - deep copper to red. Thin head. Nose - oranges and cake. Honey. Taste - oranges and honey again. Palate - close to medium bodied with a round tangy texture. Fairly dry sweet/tangy finish. Overall - interesting though could be a bit fresher on the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Jan 2017 at 14:19

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours copper brown, light floral citrus, dry malty taste. --- Beer merged from original tick of A Winters Tail on 10 Nov 2012 at 14:36 - Score: 6
Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2014 at 14:21

6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 500ml. @ cgarvieuk [ Lets do a chrisO Tasting ], Edinburgh, Scotland. [ As Watermill A Winters Tail ].Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, light to moderate hoppy, flowers, perfume. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration, perfume, sweet malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140315]
Tried from Bottle on 12 Apr 2014 at 03:50

6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours copper-brown, thin off-white head. Light orange citrus aromas, some malt. Ginger comes through on the taste. Sweet cola finish.
Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2014 at 01:58

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
bottle at home ... copper ... thin white head ... soft floral orange nose ... soft sweet fruits ... herbal ... soft ginger ... soft orange ... light zezt ... interesting
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2012 at 06:34

6.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
50 cl bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small off white head. Aroma is toasted malty and light grassy. Light ginger, grassy and citrusy. Mild fruity and light bitter into the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Nov 2012 at 06:33

6.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle from Brewpub, kindly shared by Baz consumed at Isobel’s 6th July 2012 Pours chestnut with light beige head. Touch of cola, sweetish, soft in the mouth. Tangy with fruit, bit sweet slightly numbing on the tongue. Little bit of spiciness it’s very pleasant. A6 A4 T6 P3 Ov12 3.1
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2012 at 14:37