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Snow Day Winter Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Black IPA
Ranked #125 - ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #24,197 - Avg:
- 3.66 | pDev: 13.93%
- Reviews:
- 397
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 06, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 14, 2011
- Wants:
- 48
- Gots:
- 171
Pleasantly hoppy, Snow Day carries the subtle chocolate and caramel flavors of a new brewing malt known as Midnight Wheat. The Styrian Golding, Centennial and Cascade hops bring the backbone of hoppy bitterness to complement the roasty undertones. This beer is the deep garnet of a roasted walnut and presents a creamy tan head, floating artfully atop. Snow Day is bold and hoppy, drinkable and strong.
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Ratings by brandon911:
Reviewed by brandon911 from Texas
3.26/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.26/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This was bought along with a handful of other seasonals in a "make your own six pack" at HEB.
This was poured into a frosted mug.
It poured a nice dark brown with some amber/orange hints with about a 3 finger head and hardly any light let through Some lacing while being drank.
There was something about the smell that I just couldn't get past, I don't know what exactly though. It wasn't bad, I just don't know, maybe a little skunked? I didn't pick up any hops, mainly malts, some cinnamon and nutmeg, and a little coffee and chocolate.
Taste was pretty good, just nothing that stood out to me. Taste was similar to smell (though without the weird unidentified part). Hops apparent a little more in taste than in smell. The beer overall was fairly sweet.
I wasn't a big fan of the overall mouthfeel. I guess it wasn't creamy or carbonated enough.
I enjoyed it, but I don't think that I would get it again.
Nov 22, 2011This was poured into a frosted mug.
It poured a nice dark brown with some amber/orange hints with about a 3 finger head and hardly any light let through Some lacing while being drank.
There was something about the smell that I just couldn't get past, I don't know what exactly though. It wasn't bad, I just don't know, maybe a little skunked? I didn't pick up any hops, mainly malts, some cinnamon and nutmeg, and a little coffee and chocolate.
Taste was pretty good, just nothing that stood out to me. Taste was similar to smell (though without the weird unidentified part). Hops apparent a little more in taste than in smell. The beer overall was fairly sweet.
I wasn't a big fan of the overall mouthfeel. I guess it wasn't creamy or carbonated enough.
I enjoyed it, but I don't think that I would get it again.
More User Ratings:
Rated by TheBigBoy from Pennsylvania
3/5 rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -18%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
tough to judge this one as I drank in june...as expected a hearty deep ale, probably decent on a autumn/ winter day.
Jun 17, 2021Reviewed by dpao from California
3.32/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.32/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Smell is simple but mostly nice floral scents, not getting the chocolate aroma that others are. Pours well too. Flavor is somewhat soapy, and the floral notes are not distracting or overly compelling. Feels good on the tongue.
Jan 12, 2020Reviewed by Parmesan from Colorado
3.78/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.78/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L:. Pours a dark brown Amber red with a medium tan head and a few fingers of lacing.
S:. Roasted chocolate and caramel, tree sap, piney hops, quite strong piney hops.
T:. Roasted chocolate and caramel, piney and tree sap hops, quite a strong bitterness, definitely feels like a black IPA.
F:. Carbonation feels a bit low for this, medium body.
O:. This is a solid black IPA.
Dec 25, 2019S:. Roasted chocolate and caramel, tree sap, piney hops, quite strong piney hops.
T:. Roasted chocolate and caramel, piney and tree sap hops, quite a strong bitterness, definitely feels like a black IPA.
F:. Carbonation feels a bit low for this, medium body.
O:. This is a solid black IPA.
Reviewed by wmscottsimpsonjr from Missouri
3.81/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.81/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark red brown with one finger off white head. Hops up front on the nose, spice and citrus with herb and grass. Caramel, hint of chocolate. Flavor follows. Works pretty well.
Dec 24, 2019
Snow Day Winter Ale from New Belgium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
83 out of
100 with
1550 ratings
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