During warmer months, brewers try to feature hops and citrus in their summer beers, which help create more refreshing, brighter styles befitting the season; compare this to winter warmers which instead feature dark, roasted malts and very little hop flavor, creating a rich, heavy beer designed for easy sipping. English and American winter warmers tend to differ in their level of spice, with the latter featuring cinnamon, mace, ginger, nutmeg and other popular pumpkin-spiced latte ingredients. The authentic English winter warmers are often smoked instead, meaning the malts were dried over an open fire, leading to a more complex, charred flavor.