Winter Welcome – Beer Search Party

December 24, 2019December 20, 2019

Christmas Beer Review – Samuel Smith’s Winter Welcome

It does feel like Christmas when the Christmas beers from foreign shores show up on shelves and one that I haven’t had in awhile is the Samuel Smith Winter Warmer.

This Shakespeare labeled beer pours a bubbly light amber color. Very British from the first wafts of the aroma to the first sip. For a beer low in ABV it is surprisingly a bit warming too. I am also getting a small touch of metallic note here. More dominant are notes pear and a bit of spice. Earthy with a good amount of hop bitterness.

December 14, 2016August 29, 2018

Christmas Beer Review # 2 – Winter Welcome from Samuel Smith

Instead of hops and American amped up add-on’s, the next holiday seasonal up for review is the traditional Winter Welcome from Samuel Smith’s.
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Pours a garnet orange. That first aroma is pure British to my nose. The effect of malt and water together without impeded by hops. This is bright and pops on the tongue. A little metallic tang to it. Reminds me of orange pekoe and toast.

December 12, 2014September 5, 2018

Holiday Ale # 15 – Winter Welcome from Samuel Smith

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The middle picture on this British Winter Warmer changes each year but I like the Willie Shakespeare version the best. The weird pursed lips speak to me for some weird reason. Samuel Smith describes their seasonal as “a limited edition brewed for the short days and long nights of winter. The full body resulting from fermentation in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ and the luxurious malt character, which will appeal to a broad range of drinkers, is balanced against whole-dried Fuggle and Golding hops with nuances and complexities that should be contemplated before an open fire.”