John Henry Colonial Cream & Brown Ale | Cold Spring Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Cold Spring Brewing Co.
Minnesota, United States
coldspringbrewery.com
Style: American Strong Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 9.30%
Availability: Limited (brewed once)
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerFMAndy on 11-25-2012
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.
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Ratings: 89 | Reviews: 21
3.56/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I had a flight of JH beers; the Colonial Cream as well as the Spiker and West Indies. The Cream was easily the best of the the three with a nice appearance and decent aroma. It's a complex tasting beer with a good finish and easy on the palate with all that alcohol. First time tasting of this line.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I had a flight of JH beers; the Colonial Cream as well as the Spiker and West Indies. The Cream was easily the best of the the three with a nice appearance and decent aroma. It's a complex tasting beer with a good finish and easy on the palate with all that alcohol. First time tasting of this line.
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3.78/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: 1/2 inch head, high carbonation, red-brown in color, cloudy
Smell: toasted malt, toffee, and oak
Taste: big oak and toasted malt, brandy, light vanilla and nut
Mouthfeel: heavy body, sweet with oakiness, high carbonation
Overall: A good complex, oaky, brown ale. Best beer from this brewery that I have had to date. I would get this again.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: 1/2 inch head, high carbonation, red-brown in color, cloudy
Smell: toasted malt, toffee, and oak
Taste: big oak and toasted malt, brandy, light vanilla and nut
Mouthfeel: heavy body, sweet with oakiness, high carbonation
Overall: A good complex, oaky, brown ale. Best beer from this brewery that I have had to date. I would get this again.
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4.67/5 rDev +25.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
This beer is pretty sweet. I like it. Nice and smooth. 83 is too low of a rating. Dummy beer snobs be like I don't like this shit cause it not exclusive enough. Dummy's don't know. Give it a try. Taste good. You wont be disappointed. Very nice. Das it.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
This beer is pretty sweet. I like it. Nice and smooth. 83 is too low of a rating. Dummy beer snobs be like I don't like this shit cause it not exclusive enough. Dummy's don't know. Give it a try. Taste good. You wont be disappointed. Very nice. Das it.
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4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great beer for $5 ! Sweet, toffee caramel creamy taste with a nice wash at the end that was a little dry and grape like. 1st half of the 750ml bottle was alone, 2nd half was a chaser for Courvoisier and a nice white scotch which it handled very very well. This was an interesting beer, many have tried to use the brandy oak barrels for seasoning and the result has not turned out as well as this one. Wish I could say more about it, I do recommend you try it if you have been interested in any of the barrel aged stuff. Would love to try this on draft.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Great beer for $5 ! Sweet, toffee caramel creamy taste with a nice wash at the end that was a little dry and grape like. 1st half of the 750ml bottle was alone, 2nd half was a chaser for Courvoisier and a nice white scotch which it handled very very well. This was an interesting beer, many have tried to use the brandy oak barrels for seasoning and the result has not turned out as well as this one. Wish I could say more about it, I do recommend you try it if you have been interested in any of the barrel aged stuff. Would love to try this on draft.
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3.83/5 rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours chestnut brown with a thin creamy head that holds up well. Ample lacing sticks.
The smell is of bourbon and brown sugar - slightly roasty.
The taste is of bourbon mixed with a solid brown ale character. Slightly roasty, sweet brown sugar with bourbon/vanilla spicing.
It has a creamy, smooth full body. Alcohol is relatively well-hidden, with some peppery notes.
This is a nice sipper!
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours chestnut brown with a thin creamy head that holds up well. Ample lacing sticks.
The smell is of bourbon and brown sugar - slightly roasty.
The taste is of bourbon mixed with a solid brown ale character. Slightly roasty, sweet brown sugar with bourbon/vanilla spicing.
It has a creamy, smooth full body. Alcohol is relatively well-hidden, with some peppery notes.
This is a nice sipper!
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4/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: into a pint, poured a deep dark brown with highlights of orange; couple of fingers of tan head clung a bit to the glass with finely bubbled sheets
S: vapors of brandy, sweet malts, musky herbs and earthy fruits
T: rich earthy malts, caramel sweetness, hints of dark fruit, cinnamon sticks, and cold weather holiday spices, chewy fruit cake-like bread
M: medium-weight, slick, slightly coating, faint stick in the corner of the mouth
O: a nice beer combining aspects of cream and brown ales - interesting, and a worthy drink, but depending on your personal palate, may or may not be a beer you'd go back to.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: into a pint, poured a deep dark brown with highlights of orange; couple of fingers of tan head clung a bit to the glass with finely bubbled sheets
S: vapors of brandy, sweet malts, musky herbs and earthy fruits
T: rich earthy malts, caramel sweetness, hints of dark fruit, cinnamon sticks, and cold weather holiday spices, chewy fruit cake-like bread
M: medium-weight, slick, slightly coating, faint stick in the corner of the mouth
O: a nice beer combining aspects of cream and brown ales - interesting, and a worthy drink, but depending on your personal palate, may or may not be a beer you'd go back to.
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3.81/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
75 cl
Pours a deep amber with a yellowish head, fairly fine.
Smell of nuts, mildly sweet fruit, and oak.
Oakey flavor with some hints of brandy and a creamy element. Something like plums in there too.
Medium to full body with a mild creamy carbonation. Alcohol is masked fairly well.
A pretty decent and interesting ale, doesn't feel as strong as it is but packs a bit of a punch as you go through it. Worth trying.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
75 cl
Pours a deep amber with a yellowish head, fairly fine.
Smell of nuts, mildly sweet fruit, and oak.
Oakey flavor with some hints of brandy and a creamy element. Something like plums in there too.
Medium to full body with a mild creamy carbonation. Alcohol is masked fairly well.
A pretty decent and interesting ale, doesn't feel as strong as it is but packs a bit of a punch as you go through it. Worth trying.
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4.46/5 rDev +19.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a clean orange-ish brown color with a light tan head. In the aroma, caramel, milk chocolate, and a sweet brandy flavor. In the taste, creamy caramel, milk chocolate and a small sweet brandy like presence. A smooth and medium bodied mouthfeel, with a lightly dry oak and sweet cream in the aftertaste. A touch sweet, but really nice!
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look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a clean orange-ish brown color with a light tan head. In the aroma, caramel, milk chocolate, and a sweet brandy flavor. In the taste, creamy caramel, milk chocolate and a small sweet brandy like presence. A smooth and medium bodied mouthfeel, with a lightly dry oak and sweet cream in the aftertaste. A touch sweet, but really nice!
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John Henry Colonial Cream & Brown Ale from Cold Spring Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
3.72 out of
5 with
89 ratings
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