Thursday, December 11, 2014

It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Beer: Leinenkugel's Winter's Bite

After beers from Belgium, Colorado, New York, and Massachusetts this week, I decided to bring it a little closer to home tonight, with Leinenkugel's Winter's Bite Cocoa Spice Black Lager, which you can find in the Leinie's Winter Explorer Pack.  I enjoy black lagers, and this is a pretty good one.  The cocoa flavor isn't too strong, but you still get a nice little chocolate note.  I hate the fact that I just said "note," but there it is.  Winter's Bite also has some spices (tastes like nutmeg and cinnamon) that complement the cocoa.  Chocolate or cocoa-flavored beers usually lean to the heavy side, but this is pretty light and easy to drink.  I couldn't find any ABV info on the bottle, the Leinie's website, Untappd, or anywhere else, so you can assume it is somewhere between 3% and 10% ABV.

Name:  Winter's Bone Cocoa Spice Black Lager.
Brewery:  Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Location:  Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.
ABV:  N/A (as in not available, not non-alcoholic)
IBU:  N/A
Good for drinking if:  you like what you're drinking and you're not sure how strong it is, so you're gonna pretend it's as strong as Michelob Ultra, drink the shit out of it, and see where the night takes you.
Rating:  4 stars (out of 5)

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