Tag Archives: Winter Ale

Anchor Brewing Co. winter Wheat (7%)

What a little bottle of joy this is. Pouring an inky black with a big cumulonimbus of froth for a head, the smell of stewed forest fruits and spices wafts up at your invitingly. Taking a glug you get an … Continue reading

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Wiper & True Whitefriars (6.4%)

Whitefriars is a Wiper & True Winter Ale and Wiper & True are a brewery that I like very much. But this is a little bit one dimensional. The smell is a big boozy toffee apple and so are the … Continue reading

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Fourpure Brewing Co. Northern Latitude (6.4%)

Fourpure’s Winter Ale hides its alcohol frighteningly well, and it’s brewed with rye and brown sugar which makes me very happy indeed. It pours a deep dark mahogany red and smells of fence posts and spiced red fruit. The malting … Continue reading

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Flying Dog Brewing Co. K-9 Winter Ale (7.4%)

If you want a great big boozy, gloopy, treacle tart of a beer then grab a bottle of Flying Dog’s K-9 and sit in a comfortable chair. And you’ll need a comfortable chair as K-9 is mind wobblingly boozy. Pouring … Continue reading

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Smithwick’s Winter Spirit (4.5%)

Not bad, if a little uninspiring, Smithwick’s is part of the Diageo Group (Guinness, Harp, Tusker et al) which makes this seem better than it might have otherwise been. After all, it’s brewed by a great big corporation who don’t … Continue reading

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