Winter Ale (2006 and Later)

Tap at Pub Graali, Oulu. Colour is light brown with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Spices, chocolate, some candies and roasted malts.

Imported from my RateBeer account as Brooklyn Winter Ale (2006 and Later) (by Brooklyn Brewery (Kirin Holdings)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 3/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 2/5, Overall: 10/20, MyTotalScore: 2.8/5

8/X/15 - 12Fl. Oz. bottle @ Uncle Babe's Burger Bar (Gent) - BB: 29/X/15 (2015-1463)

Clear reddish brown beer, small creamy beige head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: sweet, dried fruits, some caramel, malty. MF: soft carbon, medium to light body. Taste: very malty, metallic, green banana, bit watery, more metallic, bit fruity. Aftertaste: slightly bitter, malts, sourish touch, bit nutty, some toast, watery, caramel, little roasted. Pretty light and watery for a winter ale, if you ask me.

Clear, rich redcopper colour; medium, cream-amber head, not very lasting; Leafy, bready, nutty. This smells like an Urbock all the way. Slightly sourish, quite leafy. Malt underneath, but hardly any sweetness, even not warming up. Dried red fruit, faintly pharmaceutical. Not really well bodied, more attenuated than Bock would be. Needed a good Brooklyn one, after the Blast(ed) disappointment.

Old rating. Bottle from Old Town. Pours a clear brown with a modest off-white head. Aromas of raisin, prune, molasses, cloves. Light to medium body with a thin texture. Fairly mild flavor on the palate. --- Beer merged from original tick of Winter Ale on 10 Aug 2017 at 20:21. Original review text: Backlog

on tap bel ambrato discreta nota maltata tendenza dolce poco luppolata lievi tostature caramello biscotto

"BB March 2014," so I’ve caught this at a reasonable time. Bustling fizzy head that shrinks away, leaving a brown malt body that looks like a Newcastle. Toasty malt smell, too. The taste strides the line between a Newkie and a full on Scotch ale, but more dependent on malts and without the occasional smoked peat, or the phenol that sometimes comes with it. A sturdy, full-on cool weather beer, as far as I can tell in my current hot, humid condition.

Dosc srednie piwo ze sredniej wielkosci piana do tego niezbyt trwala. W smaku orzechowe troche migdalowy aromat. Slodowe lekkie nieco karmelowe. Finisz lekko goryczkowy, subtelny. Kolor piwa to ladna ciemna czerwien z tanczacymi babelkami

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, best before 3/2014. Pours fairly crystal clear ruby red color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with some moderate streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, toast, biscuit, raisin, plum, apple, molasses, brown sugar, light roast, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and fruity yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of caramel, toast, biscuit, raisin, plum, apple, molasses, brown sugar, light roast, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Minimal bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, biscuit, raisin, plum, apple, molasses, brown sugar, light roast, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and complexity of dark/bready malt and fruity yeast ester flavors; with a nice malt/yeast balance and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately creamy, and lightly slick/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a nice Scottish ale. Good balance and robustness of dark/bready malt and fruity yeast ester flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

Bottle. Earthy, fruity/spicy caramel malt aroma. chestnut with a large yellowed ivory head. Toasty/earthy caramel malt, spicy flavor with a light herbal hop bitterness in the finish. Medium body, soft carbonation.