Samuel Smith’s – Winter Welcome Ale
Anyone who has even a vague interest in this site will know that I am a fan of Samuel Smith’s beers, at least from the point of view of grabbing a bottle whenever I find one and this is one that I was lucky to find just before Christmas…
Goose Island – Mild Winter
I found a load of the Mild Winter Ales in a local store; this is either a complete sense of irony or vain hope that the winter in Illinois will be mild – so far it is not and after the initial “isn’t the snow lovely to look at” feeling it is giving way for...

