Beloved by many, this belly warming chilly weather 'classic' pops with chewy walnut, dark fruit and lovely winter seasonal tartness, a subtle underlying sweetness and balanced lingering dryness bind the satisfying flavor parcel together. Now in its twentieth vintage of availability in the U.S. this might not rewrite the winter ale cookbook, but it doesn't need to, it's structurally sound in all of the ways a winter beer should be.