Snow Day Winter Ale
What better way to bring in the ski season than with a Snow Day winter ale from New Belgium Brewing Company. This crisp moderately hopped ale is the newest seasonal from the Ft. Collins based brewery which has long been rotating through it's offerings. This particular brew is using the relatively new Midnight Wheat for the malt which is a has smooth characteristics I liken to chocolate or caramel that you would find in a nice stout. While most winter ales lend themselves to spices and such that ultimately can only be handled during the season, I think the pronounced hop adds balance and the overall mellow spice of this beer could easily be renamed and produced year round, perhaps even as an IPA. So for those of you begging for a bit of snow as a reprieve from the work week maybe trade in your silly little snow dance and drink a few of these, always toasting the snow gods of course!
Steve Hitchcock
Yeti
Yeti is an all around outdoor adventurer, enjoying everything from mountain and road biking, climbing and bouldering, orienteering, skiing, surfing, backpacking, trail running and exploring. Yeti is proud to make his home in the Colorado Mountains with his wife and son.
I looked forward to sampling
I looked forward to sampling this beer based on numerous comments I had seen on the web. Finally got to try it for the first time today. I have to confess that I felt disappointed. I was anticipating a strong beer that would be good for the winter with warming spices. To me, the hops completely took over the beer and eliminated any spices that may be present. It was like an over hopped IPA. Sorry New Belgium, this one just didn't do it for me.