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Skagit River Brewery

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From:
Skagit River Brewery
 
Washington, United States
Style:
Winter Warmer
ABV:
6.5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
4.09 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 22, 2005
Added:
Dec 22, 2005
Wants:
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Gots:
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Reviewed by czechsaaz from Washington

4.09/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
Nice light hoppy aroma. There's also a very distinct vanilla aroma so this must be a spiced X-mas beer. Very nice two-row malt aroma too. All the smells work together, none of them are really more powerful than any other.

Amber and clear with a smallish but lasting head.

Very nice malt and vanilla start that gives way to nice hop bitterness on the back end. Overall, malt takes a backseat to hop flavor and spicey flavors. In addition to vanilla I think I get some nutmeg too.

Medium bodied fairly low carbonation.

Pretty easy driking beer. Very nice job on a spice ale. It's hard to use vanilla and not end up with something that tastes like liquid pound cake. This one works. The flavor is there, you know it, but it isn't overpowering.
Dec 22, 2005