hopIQ found 10 beers with the same vanilla and sweet character as Lions Winter Ale. Lions Winter Ale first appeared in the winter of 2001–2002 and returns each year from October to April. The signature of this robust ale is a vanilla-like flavour layered over sweet chocolate and toffee. Roasted malt adds a light cocoa and coffee edge, hop bitterness stays in the background, and the body is medium to full with a sweet finish. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Bofferding Christmas — 81%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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