K-9 Cruiser Winter Ale
A- Dark amber coloring, with dirty blonde highlights under some light. Not to much carbonation, and head a couple millimeters after a minute or two. S- string hoppy smell, with hints of coffee and malts. It almost smells more like a porter, or at least it reminds me of one. Slight bit of a booze smell, but overall nice. T- comes off more of a mix of an IPA and a porter. The hops flavor is there, and there's quite a good bit of it, but there's also this porter like taste that comes in. So, think about 70% IPA, 30% porter taste. It makes for an interesting beer. Slight coffee aftertaste, but only just. As far as winter beers go, this sticks out. M- feels more like a very full IPA, or a slightly less full porter. Quite smooth, but with density. D- This definitely was one of the more interesting beers I've had lately. It's a nice take on what a winter ale should be. I'm not sure this is a very drinkable beer though, with the unique taste and fairly high alcohol content for it's genre. Good to enjoy with those who are into different beer, not for those who like consistency of taste.