Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale
A local restaurant featured this beer as part of the winter selection. Then they offered it in a pilsner glass... chilled. Please, for the love of God, stop serving craft beer in a chilled glass. It waters down the beer, and the chemistry of the beer is damaged. That said, I warmed the glass in my hands until it was acceptable to pour the beer. The Winter Warmer poured golden with one finger of light head that dissipated quickly. I thought that it would be brown, so the golden color came as a surprise. This beer smelled sweet. I pick up the european hopping, and there was a little bit of that "cat piss" style smell. The mouthfeel was sweet as well. You get lager quality in the beer. There was also what seemed like a berry presence at the periphery. The after-taste was pleasant and it eased off into a grainy taste. Overall it was a pretty decent beer, dissimiliar to my typical styles of preference. It was a good experience.