www.treebeer.com
Tree Brewery is located in Kelowna, BC. They've been brewing since 1996 and I had the pleasure of touring the brewery shortly after that, sadly some of my favourite brews are no longer being made, but they've come out with good new ones as well. This is their seasonal winter ale, available starting October.
It's clear with a light amber colour and an ivory foamy head with pretty good retention, which clings to the side of the glass with the promise of some nice brewers lace.
The hops and malts come through in the smell with a strong caramel undertone with a light vanilla nose just hinted at.
A complex mix of the sweetness of the caramel with a nutty undertone comes right to the forefront, with the malts and hops joining in mid-taste, but still staying in the back seat. The malt and hops fade away leaving just the sweet-nutty medley lingering until it fades away and is overtaken by the light vanilla that was hinted at in the smell.
It's a nice, though fairly typical, winter ale. Great for warming up on a winter night, or with food, or my preference would be after a meal.
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