Winter Warmer
Dunham Massey Brewing in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Winter|
Score
6.62
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thanks Meghan.
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt amber almost brown color with a pillowy thin white foamy head. Dissipated fairly quick, light messy lace.
The aroma had some caramel, raisin, biscuits, nuts, toast, low sweet earthiness, some butterscotch and some light vanilla.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas together sweetly and added in some sweet smooth bubblegum, weird, but different and honestly, I liked it. Just a touch of spice at the very end, right before the aftertaste hits. Smooth sweet blended aftertaste rolling into the finish.
The feel was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Alcohol level seemed where the brewer intended. Good smoothness over my tongue.
Overall, aroma and flavor were spot on. Though the brewer says it’s 6.6, and it did feel close to that. Oddly enough, I think I may have been expecting a bit more alcohol warmth, but that’s probably my American palate not knowing how true English Strong ales are supposed to be (I just chalk it up to too many American brewers trying to replicate this and ruining my thought pattern on this style).
Olut (22183) reviewed Winter Warmer from Dunham Massey Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Manchester Beer Festival. Copper with a full-bodied robust winter fruitiness. Has a smooth sweetness to it.
mike_77 (15880) reviewed Winter Warmer from Dunham Massey Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Cask as "Porter’s Punisher" @ Porter’s Ale House, Warrington. Dark brown colour. Aroma and taste are sweet, malty. Some warming, roasted, caramel flavours come through well.
Hanoi (2022) reviewed Winter Warmer from Dunham Massey Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Bottle from brewery shop. Nose is caramel, raisin and a hint of wine. Taste is of caramel, slight spice (which quickly fades) pepper, sweet malts, leaving a sweet finish. Mouthfeel is too thin for a beer of this type. A nice beer.
wyzzywyz22 (5998) reviewed Winter Warmer from Dunham Massey Brewing 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle, Carringtons, Chorlton. A deeply unoriginal name for a beer judging by the plethora on here. Dark burnt orange pour with the merest of tan cuffs. Sweet malts, dark fruits and a hint of spice in the nose and flavour. Slightly warming booze. Sweet, dryish bitter finish. Drinkable but uninspiring.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask at NWAF, 2011. Reddish brown pour, no head. Caramel, raisins, dark fruits and plum aromas. Damsons, prunes and a little light chocolate flavour. Malty, sweet finish.
fonefan (85107) reviewed Winter Warmer from Dunham Massey Brewing 18 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cask (gravity) @ The National Winter Ales Festival 2008, Manchester, UK. Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate to light heavy malty, roasted, fruity, moderate hoppy, apple. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long to average duration. Body is medium to full, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. (180108)