Winter Ale
Fremont Brewing Company in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale - American Winter|
Score
7.25
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This is a tasty Winter Ale to snuggle up to, released for the winter months when snow blankets the terrain of the mind and the body craves warmth and, let’s be honest, it’s dark and wet most of the time so your beer better be damn good. Winter Ale is dark like the weather with roast chocolate and warm malt flavors balanced by noble hop aroma and subtle hoppy spice. Warm up to it. Because Beer Matters!
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Munich, C-120, Chocolate, and Carafa 2 malts with Roast Barley and Columbus, Willamette, and Golding hops.
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 60
Color: Deep crimson brown
Aroma: Dark chocolate, fig, winter spice
Flavor: Molasses, coffee, roasted malts
Availability: November 1 – December 31
Fresh Range: 90 days from packaged-on date
Down & Dirty: 2-Row Pale, Munich, C-120, Chocolate, and Carafa 2 malts with Roast Barley and Columbus, Willamette, and Golding hops.
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 60
Color: Deep crimson brown
Aroma: Dark chocolate, fig, winter spice
Flavor: Molasses, coffee, roasted malts
Availability: November 1 – December 31
Fresh Range: 90 days from packaged-on date
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz can pours out a brown with some ruby highlights topped with a small tan head. nose is roast some sweet malts and a caramel. Taste is more of the roast malts sweetness and rich malts.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Feb 2016
at 00:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Deep brown with a dark head. Roasted, cocoa, a bit of earthy spiced hops. Boldly flavored. Medium to full body. Finish is roast, chocolate, and background spice- lasting. Very enjoyable American Strong. Veers to the malty side but with plenty of spicy hops to avoid being a sweet bomb. God stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2015
at 15:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[3/2/15] Draught at Fremont Brewing in Seattle. Dark brown with a beige head. Aroma of roast, caramel, nuts, chocolate, some fruitiness and some spicy notes. Sweet flavor, malty, with caramel, roast, nuts, some fruitiness and a bitterish finish. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2015
at 18:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Fremont Brewing, Seattle. Colour is black with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, citrus, coffee, chocolate and roasted malts. Very hoppy and actually reminds of Plevnan Siperia.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Feb 2015
at 12:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can - pour is dark ruby, almost black - substantial, dense, off-white head - nose of toffee, hazelnut, tobacco, dried fruit, a hint of smoke - pretty intense flavor profile - equal parts sweet, toasty, and bitter - dark bread, toffee, roasted nuts - wintery spice profile, which is impressive, since there are not spices used - a bit of tobacco - lightly warming alcohol - spicy, moderately bitter finish - I am very much enjoying this.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2014
at 20:11
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to Beerman6686. Pours dark brown with tan head. Nose and taste of roast chocolate malt, pine, dried citrus, chai, cinnamon cookie, light winter spices and grassy earth. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2014
at 20:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can shared by Bob. Lightly sweet malt and some alcohol, and the hop presence is noticeable. Solid beer.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2014
at 10:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a almost black with a small white head. Aroma is chocolate malt with some deep roast but also a nice hop. Flavor is more of the roasted malt with a surprisingly hoppy backbone. Finish is a little sweet and bitter. Decent winter warmer. None of the flavors really overpowers the other but they are all there.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2014
at 18:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bomber. Aroma is roasty, like good coffee, pussy, like good pussy, wet river rock. Pours deep mahogany with a one finger beige head with good retention. Taste is lightly sweet, roasty, a little smoky, nutty, earthy, finishing lightly bitter. Perfectly creamy mouthfeel with average carbonation. When it comes to winter warmers, this is top of the line, although I prefer the bourbon barrel version.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2013
at 23:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, brought into town by a co-worker, thanks Susan! Poured a dark brown color with a tan head. Aroma was nice roasted malts, some light bitter notes with some milk chocolate. Flavor was nice, roasted malts, sweet cocoa. Light bitter chocolates.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2013
at 23:23