Four In Hand Winter Brew
World Brews

Virtually no nose to speak of, toasted malt and caramels can be eventually coaxed out of the glass. Taste is pretty neutral and bland, with toasted malt and hints of caramel in the background and dried herbal hops in the front. Mediocre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

dark copper color, minimal head...
smell is of some malts, but a generioc type of brew aroma.... very little spice.
strong smell of alcohol. this stuff is not professional level beer, i fear....
taste is... some alcohol. another said smell of puke??? where did you get THAT ? ? ? ? it's definitely NOT a great brew, but it's decent.
got it from Whole Foods market- thay have a great price on chimay red at $7.99- and have been trying to unload this stuff for several months. it's not the greatest, but it's certainly not 'puke'. decent malt taste behind it all.

 

 

 

 

Pours a clear copper amber color with a fleeting ivory half inch head.

Aroma is toffee, sweet caramel malt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. There's a bit of ginger and toasted bread.

Flavor reveals caramelization, with melanoidin toffee character leading into toasted breadcrust and a touch of estery fruit.

Body us a touch thick, with moderate carbonation and significant alcohol warmth.

Aroma was more reminiscent of winter ale than flavor. There's a bit of astringency that overwhelms the palate, along with the almost fusel alcohol heat.

 

 

This beer now smells like puke, after I have finished the whole thing (there are barely three drops left in the glass at this point). How lovely. I wish I was joking. Well, from what I can recall through this haze of disgustingness, the beer was quite malty sweet with a woody kind of thing on there as well. Overall, not too shabby a drinker really. Though I wish Whole Foods would stop selling this faux-craft beer.

Shared a 12 oz bottle. Reviewed from notes.

A- Good appearance. Nice thickness and retention in the head.

S-Hoppiness and some farmhouse malts as well. Smells like a red ale.

T- Some hoppy tastes, strange malty redness. Not my favorite.

M- Light bodied, not great.

O- Real meh kind of beer. Wouldn't want again.

A- Pours a half-inch dense light tan head on a clear dark amber/light red body. Average head retention and some lacing left behind.

S- Cinnamon, spices. malt. Very subtle.

T- Real malty, caramel/"nuttiness". Finish is a big turn off although hard to describe. Balance is there.

M- Medium mouthfeel, medium carbonation.

D/O- Drinkability is there if you'd want more than one of these. Me? I may drainpour this one before I finish the glass as I'm sure every option I have in the fridge is better. Pleasant enough label. Pass on this one.

12 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a Weizen glass in low altitude Orange, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are average. Acquired as a six pack at Ralph's in Los Angeles.

A: Pours a two finger head of nice cream, good thickness, and good retention. Colour is a clear dark copper.

Sm: Caramel, light spices, and malts. A light to mild strength aroma.

T: Malts - perhaps lightly toasted - are dominant. Some light cream. No real spices are detectable. All around, it's simple and boring. It isn't particularly well balanced, but there are no egregious transgressions. Meh.

Mf: Smooth and wet. Entirely too thick for the relative lack of flavour.

Dr: Drinkable but unremarkable. Another forgettable brew I won't ever have again.