 JoeM500 (1876), Chicago (little italy), Illinois, USA
Oct 6, 2007 Side by side comparison with bottles of Two, Four, Six, Eight and Love. New Years Day 2006, I believe.
*TWO pours light orange with minimal, but noticeable haze in the bottle. Sweet nose does have a bit of spice showing through as it warms. Body is light. Dry and spicy at the finish of the bottle. Not as creamy as Oberon, lighter body. Light spices remind of a lighter witbier. Quite average, though.
*FOUR is much drier and straigh grainier wheat flavor than the two. Re-writing this review, it is what GI 312 is like today. Straw and grass with tiny hints of sweet bread and cookie barely coming through...teasing.
*SIX is a bit darker and more malt flavors are present in the nose and especially in the flavor. Sweet and mapley with the grassy dryness at the end quickly fading.
*EIGHT is dark and cloudy, nutty aroma. Flavor is really weak, as is the body. Some tiny roasted flavors, but this one seems the weakest of the bunch, despite it’s color.
*LOVE - I thought the order would go lighter to darkest, finishing with LOVE, but this is just as light as TWO. Nose is compoletely different, with alcohol upfront and some banana bread. Body is nice and rich, malty, some spices drying at the finish. The aftertaste, dry from apparent alcohol is also spicy and wonderful. The clear winner of the series for me!
swoopjones (1862), Buffalo, New York, USA
Sep 5, 2007 bottle. would have never thought this was a barleywine. golden in color. almost saison like with the Belgian yeast. Pretty tasty,cloves, some banana
wheninhell (485), louisville, Kentucky, USA
Sep 4, 2007 not the first time i have had this. im surprised that i havent rated it yet. clear orange amber with a white head that settles into a thin film. banana bubble gum clove aroma with some light caramel. bittersweet caramel bubble gum cotton candy flavor with some light basil notes. finish sweet bubble gum basil light bitter caramel dry finish. full body. moderate carbonation. decent but a bit too sweet and the beer just seems to be a bit out of whack.
kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
Sep 1, 2007 Date: 01/27/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cask Eve, 2006
dark yellow, whispy head, lightly tart wheat aroma, nice slightly sweet banana flavor, light bitterness
Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 11/20
Rating: 2.9/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4
bp (451), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jul 31, 2007 Bottle: Pours a cloudy orange, aroma of banana, thin/little head, taste is slighty bitter and dry. Probably worth picking up again.
YourDarkLord (1800), Urbana, Illinois, USA
Jul 6, 2007 Having noted previously that wheat beers do not appeal to me, I did enjoy the wheat series from Bells. This cloudy orange brew with a thin white head gave off the aroma of caramel, tropical fruit, overly ripe banana, clove/corriander. Wheat and yeast noted in the taste. Medium body, gentle carbonation. Enjoyable.
TheKegergator (241), California, USA
Jul 2, 2007 Pours a hazy medium amber that has a head that fades rather quick. Smell is sweet, banana? Taste is great, fruity sweet with a nice bitter finish. Awesome brew. So far 2/2 on the wheatewnes. Thanks a ton tangfoot.
iwrk4dickjones (22), Michigan, USA
Jun 27, 2007 It has a dirty appearence, with flecks of brownish-white stuff floating around in its cloudy golden body. The smell is sweet and wheaty, akin to Fruity Pebbles. The flavor is dynamite; rich but thoroughly drinkable from start to finish.
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