SAMUEL SMITH BREWERY Winter Welcome - 550ml

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Winter Welcome Ale – 2025, Limited Edition Seasonal BrewThe collectable label on Winter Welcome Ale this year features a brass quintet playing carols.Brass bands originated between the 1830s and 1850s, they were associated with the coal mining and other industrial communities in northern England. Some early bands were formed in the 1810s by military veterans returning from the Napoleonic wars.Despite the closure of the coal mines in the 1980s, brass bands continue strongly in Yorkshire and bind its community together. The world’s most famous brass bands herald from Yorkshire. The sound of a brass band playing Christmas carols or a brass ensemble busking in the street is a strong winter association for many Yorkshire folk.This seasonal beer is a limited edition brewed for the short days and long nights of winter. The full body resulting from fermentation in ‘stone Yorkshire squares’ and the luxurious malt character, which will appeal to a broad range of drinkers, is balanced against whole-dried Fuggle and Golding hops with nuances and complexities that should be contemplated before an open fire.Best served at about 51°F (11°C).
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SAM SMITHS BREWERY - Samuel Smiths brews a wide range of high quality beers, solely from authentic natural ingredients. Sam Smith's still uses stone Yorkshire squares, made of solid blocks of slate, to ferment all its ales and stouts (except Sovereign and Extra Stout) and the same yeast strain has been used since the 1800s. The yeast is roused during fermentation to get oxygen to the yeast underneath the roof of the stone square. The system of fermentation results in a particularly full-bodied, rich, malty tasting beer. English hop varieties such as Fuggles and Goldings are used to add bitterness and aroma to Samuel Smith’s traditional ales in the antique boiling coppers.