time to play the "can you name this style by the pictures" game.

Cascadegan said:

Does it start with 's' ?

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The style? No. Neither does the BJCP style to which this "substyle" belongs.

This isn't 20 questions though

winter warmer

Nut brown ale

Sam smith's old brewery pale ale.

doctorRobert said:

winter warmer

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Winner

(BJCP considers it part of the Old Ale style)

doctorRobert said:

winter warmer

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I didn't even know that was an actual style... I thought it was similar to "session beer"

Session is low alc..warmers tend to be pretty high abv

heferly said:

Session is low alc..warmers tend to be pretty high abv

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No no, I mean similar in that it is an expression and not an actual beer

bottlebomber said:

No no, I mean similar in that it is an expression and not an actual beer

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Ah, hence the quotes! I've had a few warmers myself today...

emjay said:

Winner

(BJCP considers it part of the Old Ale style)

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Ahhhhh...... I'm such a jerk....!! Good luck!

(I'll give good hints) and I feel like a jerk, so I'll start with a hint. Im very inspired by my favorite brewery, and so are the bjcp categories.

American Pale Ale

emjay said:

Winner

(BJCP considers it part of the Old Ale style)

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BTW... just wanted to add that Sam Smith's Winter Welcome is a heck of a tasty beer.

I only bought one, thinking a winter warmer was the same thing as a category 21B (Christmas/winter specialty beers). However, when I looked up the BJCP guidelines to make sure I wasn't giving any wrong hints, it said that Christmas Beers MUST use spices, whereas English-style Winter Warmers specifically do not, and are instead considered a version of Old Ale that is often darker, maltier, fuller-bodied, and with a lower ABV.

Regardless, it's a fantastic beer, and I wish I had bought more!

Ipa

RyePA

Reno_eNVy said:

RyePA

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Nope. Not a pale ale or IPA.

Hint 2. Not a seasonal or specialty brew for said brewery.

Kellerweis

Edit: Whoops, that's a seasonal.

Porter

Reno_eNVy said:

Edit: Whoops, that's a seasonal.

Porter

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Winner winner chicken dinner. Robust Porter. Thought somebody might have been able to pick it up off the tannish head. Maybe it looks little more white in the picture.

doctorRobert said:

Winner winner chicken dinner. Robust Porter. Thought somebody might have been able to pick it up off the tannish head. Maybe it looks little more white in the picture.

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Awesome! It's been a while since I won. I'll post a pic later today when I start pregaming for the Nevada vs Hawaii game.

Yeah so pregaming turned into game drinking, which turned into postgaming.

Also I rooted and upgraded my android and it took forever and required a lot of my attention. SWMBO wasn't stoked about that so I promised to put the phone down for the rest of the night.

So here we go. This is a somewhat-common style with a late boil addition to add some extra flavor. The added ingredient is neither an herb nor a spice.

coffee stout

Chocolate stout

No to both, but close.

Hazelnut stout

Nope. Not a stout.

chocolate porter

Chocolate hazelnut porter

Coffee porter

Also not a porter.

Chocolate brown ale

Black honey ale.

Hazelnut brown

American Brown Ale...

Nay to all.

Hint: there's a commercial version of it from a semi-large brewery. Also, not an ale.

American Light?

Reno_eNVy said:

Nay to all.

Hint: there's a commercial version of it from a semi-large brewery. Also, not an ale.

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I think your original clue may have been misleading. Is the added ingredient a common addition to the style?

Schwarzbier??

Coffee Doppelbock

Black Lager

milk stout