Ipswich Winter Ale
Ipswich Ale Brewery

Ipswich Winter AleIpswich Winter Ale
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From:
Ipswich Ale Brewery
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Old Ale
ABV:
6.2%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 12.01%
Reviews:
69
Ratings:
108
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 03, 2015
Added:
Jan 15, 2001
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by edchicma:
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Reviewed by edchicma from Massachusetts

2.88/5  rDev -19.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
It was inevitable. Ipswich is one of my favorite brands, but this offering was extremely disappointing. It poured a murky brown, with a little head and a bit of lacing. Smell was musty, like wet socks..some light malt presence. Tatse was initially malty but morphed to harsh hops at mid palate..not overly pleasant. Mouthfeel was dry to a fault. This offering had a distinct "catch" on the back palate. Is this really an Ipswich?
May 16, 2006
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.43 by Abe_Froman from Massachusetts

Jan 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.65 by ColdOneKev from North Carolina

Dec 19, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by Nichols33 from Massachusetts

Oct 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by wrightst from Maryland

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Dicers from California

Aug 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Doomcifer from Rhode Island

May 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Andrew041180 from Massachusetts

May 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Sspeer1 from Massachusetts

Mar 07, 2014
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Bottled 10/23/13

Pours a nice large 2.5 finger head that rises quickly and fades at a med pace, fizzy fluffy head leaves a nice soapy lacing, the beer is a very dark murky maroon mahogany slight molasses colored beer.

Nose is actually weird, an earthy herbal like malt with a little corn syrup and raw corn stalk molasses thing, a raw musty dank like almost swap mud herbal aroma. Then hops and spices, and earthy herbal chewy spicy like hop, and a burnt spice like thing and pocket lint. Also some syrupy malts, corn syrup, burnt molasses and caramel, don't even know what to think.

Taste I hops it's better... well, not really... again that mess of burnt sugars, raw molasses and corn stalk that was cooked too long, and into a vegetal chewy malt base, syrupy and messy. Then lots of chewy malts, spicy chewy earthy herbal and a bit of a cooked vegetal hop flavor, quite bitter as well. More spices too, like a burnt wood and spice, weird burnt spice, bitter herbal spice as well, and a bit of a fruity thing too, like an apple fig nut paste that's been bittered, and a little yeast flavor late as well like chewing on yeast. Bit of a warming booze too. Finish is still a bit sticky, more warming booze, hot spices, burnt weird spices and super spicy herbal hops.

Mouth is med to fuller bod, way too much carbonation too, and a bit of warming booze.

Overall a big mess that was not enjoyable at all. This is probably the worst beer I've had from them, and they have some decent beers so this was a big letdown. Maybe just a bad batch or bottle, but not good.
Feb 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by JLT from Massachusetts

Jan 20, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by rorjets from Connecticut

Jan 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Taycro from Massachusetts

Dec 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by mdube0378 from Massachusetts

Dec 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by DrinkingDrake from Massachusetts

Jun 28, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by doremite from Vermont

Jun 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by nebula1999 from Connecticut

Apr 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by DelicateDelirium from Massachusetts

Mar 21, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by spycow from Illinois

Mar 10, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by JackK

Jan 28, 2013
Ipswich Winter Ale from Ipswich Ale Brewery
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 108 ratings