Widmer Brrr Seasonal Ale

This is a 7.2% ABV winter seasonal from Widmer Brothers Brewing of Portland, Oregon. According to the bottle, it is a winter red ale with citrusy hops and caramel and chocolate malts. My cap says “To The Dude”! Hooray for the Big Lebowski.  

The beer pours a medium dark chestnut brown with lots of dark burnt orange. There is nearly an inch of thick and somewhat creamy head that is very light tan in color. The aroma is a wonderful combination of rich, caramel malt and piney, orange hops. The taste follows the aromas quite directly. The melding of roasted and toasted caramel maltiness and citrus, orange, piney hops in this beer is deliciously excellent. Rich, smooth, medium-bodied mouth, which still has a tingling carbonation. To the Dude!