Winter Ale
Big Muddy Brewing

Winter AleWinter Ale
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From:
Big Muddy Brewing
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Winter Warmer
Ranked #108
ABV:
6%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,189
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 11.23%
Reviews:
10
Ratings:
35
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 16, 2024
Added:
Dec 30, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  16
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Ratings by scruffwhor:
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Rated by scruffwhor from Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%

Jan 18, 2014
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Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois

4.21/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
poured from a 12oz bottle into a half pint glass. pours a medium amber with a thin khaki colored head. lots of apple pie and / or pumpkin pie spice in the nose and taste. very festive and really tasty. finishes a little on the watery side but only slightly. medium-full mouthfeel. dig it.
Jan 16, 2024
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Reviewed by Franziskaner from Missouri

3.37/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Brown to caramel in color with an fingernail of creamy beige on top. The aroma is of ginger and nutmeg. I'm tasting ginger and some dark malt. The mouth is light and quaffable.
Apr 01, 2018
 
Rated: 2.92 by ConnorMobs from Missouri

Jan 28, 2018
 
Rated: 4.59 by ChadMo1 from Missouri

Dec 25, 2016
 
Rated: 4 by coz from Illinois

Dec 18, 2016
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

4.14/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
Welcome to my Bonne Bière d'Hiver Nouveau Dimanche (Happy New Winter Beer Sunday)! This bottle was a recent acquisition from The Friendly Greek Bottle Shop here in Lancaster, PA & with mud sales (really!) on the horizon as Winter comes to an end, this seemed to be a natural!

I am unsure about the label. Is Sasquatch carrying a bagful of cinnamon sticks while hoisting a foamy mug of beer?!? Well, now! If that is the case, Sasq is always welcome at Chez Woody!

I do not know how I intuited it, but somehow I knew that it was a screw-top cap. Aw, no Pop! with Sasq. I went with a gentle Glug so as not to disturb him, even though he was my visitor. a solid swirl awoke a finger of dense, foamy, light-tan head with good retention. Color was Brown to Dark Brown (SRM = > 22, < 27) with filament brightness and garnet highlights. Nose smelled like Mexican Chocolate! Milk chocolate with cinnamon & nutmeg! Oh, man, when I was just a wee lad, one of the mothers of Central American descent of one of my fellow students served that at lunch. My young mind = blown! Today, my mind = equally blown! I get the idea of Winter/Christmas beers as being spiced, but when they follow quickly on the heels of Fall/Pumpkin beers with their inherent spices, I get bored quickly. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium. The taste was just like spiced cocoa! If you can still find this, put some aside until either the next snowfall of this Winter or the first snowfall of next Winter, buy a double-boiler set of pots in the interim & when it snows, warm this up and serve it in mugs. You may thank me later. Finish was in the twilight zone of semi-sweet & semi-dry since the chocolatiness was cut by the spices. As a beer, it was decent, but I would bet that as an apres-ski or apres-anything hiver, it would be a winner. Presentation is key in this case!
Feb 21, 2016
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Reviewed by AlarmClock314 from Wisconsin

3.65/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12oz bottle, no date. Pours clear reddish amber with a medium off-white head. Smells strongly of cinnamon and vanilla with some sweet malt and ginger. The taste follows very closely but with more vanilla and malt; less intense than the smell suggests. Some slight sweetness in the finish. Below average body and above average carbonation. Overall, this is a very spice-forward WW which could use more of a malt backbone.
Feb 17, 2016
 
Rated: 2.65 by Johnnyfire from Missouri

Jan 14, 2016
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Reviewed by Suds from Missouri

3.65/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
From a 12 ounce bottle, this brew is a deep, murky brown color, capped with a large-bubbled, lightly tan head. The aroma is concentrated with cinnamon, sugar, nutmeg, and malt. It's reminiscent of a cinnamon donut, if you added malt extract. The flavor is similar...lots of spice, a bit of malt, and some underlying sweetness. The spice dominates the beer. At first, it is pleasant and enjoyable, but it does become a little overpowering. Spice in the finish as well. Interesting, good, but not exceptionally drinkable.
Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Washuffizi98 from Tennessee

Dec 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.31 by madelf66 from Pennsylvania

Dec 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by Yesdog from Illinois

Nov 26, 2015
 
Rated: 4.33 by Adog705 from Missouri

Nov 23, 2015
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Reviewed by beerthulhu from New Jersey

3.23/5  rDev -11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
A: Coffee pour, with a dark creamy, khaki colored head of moderate retention. Steady rising carbonation along the sides.

S: Aroma was cinnamon toast crunch cereal all day.

T: Flavor mirrored the nose, cinnamon toast crunch, light creamer laced coffee, chocolate with a bit of honey toast. Sweet powdery cinnamon, tea, and cereal grains.

M: Light bodied, low carbonation average regards.

O: Overall a bit overly sweet for my liking, overly spiced with cinnamon toast, some chocolate and coffee that is limited in drinkability. One is plenty, no repeat or repurchase factor.
Apr 12, 2015
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Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois

3.77/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

Just how I like my winters: big and muddy. Anyway, this stuff pours a midnight sienna topped by a finger of dirty khaki foam. The nose is a wave of sweet French toast (laden with maple syrup, o' course) with a nice helping of extra brown sugar on top for the beauty of it. The taste holds notes of caramel, brown sugar, cinnamon, and dried maple syrup. Not quite as rich and memorable as the smell, but a rather tasty concoction regardless. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, an enjoyable spiced winter warmer. Straight up.
Feb 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.29 by CreightonSM from New York

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.97 by RBCBrams17 from Illinois

Dec 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Eaglefan344 from Missouri

Dec 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.66 by heliocopter from Illinois

Dec 24, 2014
Winter Ale from Big Muddy Brewing
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 35 ratings