Samuel Smith's Winter Welcome Ale
Well, first the aroma was a little skunky...if they would just use brown bottles. The aroma was a little yeasty and sour with very little hop bouquet. Poured a beautiful fossil amber color with a nice thick beige head. The head was longlasting and composed of small tiny bubbles. Taste was sweet and malty, with a slight hint of cinnamon and clove. There were also subtle hints of chocolate, toffee and butterscotch. Again there was very little hop finish to this beer. Good carbonation level but a little thin on the body. Head was surprisingly creamy. All in all it went pretty well with my ice cream birthday cake.