Vital Statistics
Type: Winter Warmer
Release: Winter Seasonal (vintaged)
ABV: 6%
Bitterness: 45 IBU
Original Gravity: 1.061 / 15° plato
From the brewer
Winterhook is the perfect beer to keep warm during cold months after shoveling snow, shredding some powder, or playing hooky to can catch the game. Since it was first brewed, Redhook’s Winterhook has changed slightly each year to celebrate the season and keep everyone on their toes. After all, no one likes getting the same gift twice. The 29th version of Winterhook brewed for this year offers a rich caramel body that balances a big malt backbone with the aggressively dry hopped brew, making this year’s winter ale slightly naughty and very nice.
Average Scores
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2018 release
Very bitter, hoppy dark lager. This year's version is a lager for the first time in a long time, and I'm not sure I like it.
#29 release
Stronger hop smell than what's present in the bulk of the taste. Caramel cereal body followed by relatively short sharp and bitterness.
#29 release
Hoppy and dark brown with dry toasty coffee notes, some deep caramel, and fairly smooth in spite of all that. A nice beer for the cold weather, even if it was just a bit more strongly hopped than I usually like. I haven't liked hoppy porters in the past, but call it something else to change my expectations and I'll probably be more forgiving.