Winter Warmer
Rush River Brewing Company
- From:
- Rush River Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Scotch Ale / Wee Heavy
- ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.71 | pDev: 13.75%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 33
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 01, 2015
- Added:
- Nov 19, 2004
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours garnet amber with a slight haze under a clingy 2” cream colored foam collar.
S: Spicy malt, caramel, faint fruit cake.
T: Very malty palate with caramel, fruit, spice, a hint of anise with a bitter hop accent on the finish.
F: Moderate carbonation, medium full body.
O: This is a decent and drinkable beer but nothing really stands out.
Jul 23, 2015S: Spicy malt, caramel, faint fruit cake.
T: Very malty palate with caramel, fruit, spice, a hint of anise with a bitter hop accent on the finish.
F: Moderate carbonation, medium full body.
O: This is a decent and drinkable beer but nothing really stands out.
Reviewed by NilocRellim from Minnesota
3.44/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -7.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Ale was poured from the bottle into a pint glass and was reddish brown and cloudy in colour. Malty nose with a hint of spice to it. Ale had a slightly bitter hop taste with roasty notes. Tasted like more of a chestnut brown than a scotch ale. It had a mild bitter aftertaste typical of winter ales.
Would I buy this beer again? Maybe.
Feb 06, 2013Would I buy this beer again? Maybe.
Reviewed by garymuchow from Minnesota
3.67/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.67/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
A real grainy quality to the aroma, closer to smelling the grain before the mash than after. Slightly cooked and caramelized.
A real good looking beer. Dark head that is full and dense. Body is near garnet and quite clear.
Heavy feel with a slight biting character, both from alcohol and carbonation. Approaches a chewy quality.
Full on malt flavor. No sweetness to note, but some caramel flavors start to show as it warms. Strong toast without going to roast. Decent dryness that is aided by the hops slight bitterness and soft flavors.
This is close to being impressive and certainly holds the winter ale qualities. Some adjustments, esp. with the aroma and a little with the flavor could make it more of a go to winter beer.
Dec 09, 2012A real good looking beer. Dark head that is full and dense. Body is near garnet and quite clear.
Heavy feel with a slight biting character, both from alcohol and carbonation. Approaches a chewy quality.
Full on malt flavor. No sweetness to note, but some caramel flavors start to show as it warms. Strong toast without going to roast. Decent dryness that is aided by the hops slight bitterness and soft flavors.
This is close to being impressive and certainly holds the winter ale qualities. Some adjustments, esp. with the aroma and a little with the flavor could make it more of a go to winter beer.
Reviewed by maximum12 from Minnesota
1.7/5 rDev -54.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
1.7/5 rDev -54.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
Picked up this single in the waning months of winter, really didn't see much of it around, but intriuged by a scotch ale coming from RR. 12 oz. bottle shared with my wife.
Pour is light sundown red, with a ton of sediment evident. President. Nice caramel in the nose mixed in with other evidence of sweetness.
Winter Warmer has an edge to it that I don't care for. That edge has a name, & it's sour, there's a faint but distinct touch of sour cherries to it. Check that. As it warms a degree or two, it becomes dominant. Earthy, too. Terrible.
Rush River makes some good, solid beers, so this one caught me off guard. Not sure if this is infected or just terrible, but the end-all-be-all is the same; one ounce is enough. Awful.
Apr 22, 2012Pour is light sundown red, with a ton of sediment evident. President. Nice caramel in the nose mixed in with other evidence of sweetness.
Winter Warmer has an edge to it that I don't care for. That edge has a name, & it's sour, there's a faint but distinct touch of sour cherries to it. Check that. As it warms a degree or two, it becomes dominant. Earthy, too. Terrible.
Rush River makes some good, solid beers, so this one caught me off guard. Not sure if this is infected or just terrible, but the end-all-be-all is the same; one ounce is enough. Awful.
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