Sprecher Brewing Company's Winter Brew

Continuing with the winter warmer binge with this fire brewed (can you brew any other way?) lager. Lager? We'll see.

Nice. Darker than most warmers, it pours brown like a bock with reddish amber highlights and a nice tan head.

Smells bigger than many lagers too, it's got a solid malt smell while keeping the spicy smell that warmers need.

Huh. Bigger in body than many lagers. Smooth and slow in the feel, with not a lot of carbonation to help pick it up. That's okay, but different for the type is all. It's not as light as the usual ales, which is an interesting twist. Light bitterness and slightly peppery in the aftertaste, the taste is dominated by a nut-brown flavor.

Good beer, just different for a warmer that is an admittedly vague class of beers. This would be almost indistinguishable from some browns.