Showing posts with label Southern English Brown Ale. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Southern English Brown Ale. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Weyerbacher Winter Ale

For the past few weeks, I really haven't been able to drink.  I wound up replenishing my stock with a decent variety of beers I've been wanting to try.  I wanted something malty and delicious for my first beer back after the allergy issue (which isn't really settled, but I'm coping well enough for now), so I grabbed a Weyerbacher Winter Ale from my stash, since I've liked what I've tried of theirs in the past:


Vittles:
Southern English Brown Ale
5.6% abv

Score:
Appearance: 7/10
Aroma: 22/25
Taste: 36/40
Mouthfeel: 7/10
Style: 4/5
Drinkability: 7/10
Overall: 83/100

Impression:
I was unimpressed by the poor head formation and retention, but the aroma was roasty toasty goodness with coffee, toffee, and chocolate notes.  I didn't smell or taste very strong hops flavors -- this is a malt-heavy brew, which is excellent for this time of year.  The malt flavors carry onto the tongue nicely, with a clean nutty/earthiness lurking in the background.  The mouthfeel was on the thin and watery side, though, so that took away a bit.  Decent overall, but I won't be going out of my way to try this again, unless I can find it on tap.

Cheers!