Blue Moon - Full Moon Winter Ale

It is not even November and the winter seasonals are making their way to the store shelves already. I would have held out, but after enjoying Blue Moon's Harvest Moon autumn beer so much, I had to try their winter ale ASAP.

Winter Ale pours a nice rich amber with a thick orange head.

The aroma was warm and nutty than an essence of brown sugar develops.

The flavors reflect the aroma very well as this is a mellow, relaxed beer with deep nutty malts and a velvety texture.  Warming roasted malt give this beer its winter character.

There was just a bit of bitterness from the hops at the finish.

The body was on the lighter side of medium with a good amount of carbonation.

This was a higher alcohol beer with an ABV of 5.6% - intended to warm you up on a cold, winter day.

To me this beer reminded me of walking in NY City in the winter and smelling the aroma from the push-cart vendors selling roasted chestnuts.