Half Acre Tomten Winter Ale

This 6.7% ABV winter ale is from the Half Acre Beer Company of Chicago, Illinois. The beer pours a deep chestnut, light mahogany brown in color. There is a short head of off-white to light brown foam. The aroma is roasted and toasted malt, a bit of hazelnut, and deep caramel. The taste follows the aromas, roasty, toasty, nutty, caramel, with a quite bitter finish, abruptly halting any sweetness from the ample malt, and instead finishing dry. It is medium bodied and well, but subtly, carbonated. This is one of the finest winter ales you will ever taste.