The Snow Cap Winter Warmer is another seasonal brew, this time from Pyramid Breweries of Portland, OR. As the name suggests, it is a winter beer and therefore only available from October to December, the bottle that I had was from 2010.
When poured the beer had a hoppy nose and was very dark amber in colour with a light brown, almost yellow foam. Unfortunately, though the foam didn’t rise very high and dissipated quickly. As for the taste it initially was very bitter and had the roasted feel of a stout. The actual drink maintained that roasted flavour but added notes of a high cocoa percentage chocolate and dropped in bitterness to level much smoother and more in keeping with an ale. Each sip ends with sweeter feel, but unfortunately leaves a slightly unpleasant bitter aftertaste in you mouth that lingers.
All in all, at 7% it is a decent beer and tastes as full bodied as its bottle claims, but regrettably the bitter initial and aftertastes come on so strong that they make the ale feel week by comparison. Still at 1.99 a bottle, it is hard to fault a decent non-massive-corporate beer that still manages to be drinkable.
Verdict: Don’t pass it up if people are giving it out, but try it before you invest
URL: http://www.pyramidbrew.com/our-brews/snowcap
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