Winter beers are characterized by being ideal for colder seasons. Beers that evoke Christmas sweets, panettone, Christmas cookies... and Althaia has its special Winter, the WINTER ALE.
A dark beer with hints of cinnamon and orange peel. The base of this beer is malt, an ingredient that balances a fermentation full of spicy aromas and other special ingredients.
Winter Ale could be called a very creative beer, as this type of beer allows playing with the combination of different aromas to create an exclusive personality.
Winter beers usually have a lot of body. Carbonation is between low and moderately high, and although not excessively, it presents a slightly higher alcohol volume than the rest (8º).
They admit a wide range of possible combinations of special ingredients, and Althaia Artesana Winter Ale presents sweet spicy and candied fruit aromas that combine perfectly with a smooth mouthfeel and a taste of coffee bean, mocha, and praline. That aroma of cinnamon and orange peel that reminds us of those winter days by the fireplace, just contemplating the fire or enjoying good company. We would enter a moment that the Danes describe as a hygge moment, a unique, memorable moment, one of those that comfort and transmit warmth.
The perfect pairing for this beer is appetizers made with smoked meats and Iberian cured meats, or even, and this enhances its flavor, to drink it after dinner with sweets and pralines.
History has marked as a tradition that beers with a higher alcohol level and full body are drunk in winter, Christmas is a good time for it, when lifelong friends gather to enjoy the season. Thus, our silver award at the Barcelona Beer Challenge, Althaia Artesana Winter Ale is a limited edition beer that to enjoy it we will have to wait for the cold to return.
We're warning you so you don't miss out on trying it!