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Marin Star Brew Triple Wheat Ale

Marin Star Brew Triple Wheat Ale

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A Barley Wine brewed by
Marin Brewing Company

Larkspur, California USA

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Commercial Description:
A barleywine strength version of our American style wheat beer. A big, rich & smooth sherry-like wheatwine.

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 omhper (10454), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 24, 2006    Updated: Apr 20, 2006
<i<Bottled. Cloudy golden. Grassy, spicy nose. Very sweet with notes of toffee and vodka-like burning alcohol. Evident wheat malt character and a pleasantly soft moutfheel. Salty finish. A strange but intriguing beer.


 kp (6200), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/59/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Name: Star Brew
Date: 05/04/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2621

opaque yellow, scant head, sweet hoppy aroma, light body, nice sweet malt flavor, sweetness takes over after a while

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 3/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 7/20
Rating: 2/5.0
Score: *+/4
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Name: Star Brew
Date: 01/27/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cask Eve, 2006
Vintage: 2810

hazy yellow, whispy white head, sweet carmel malt aroma with nice floral hops, light body, great hop flavor on a slightly sweet malt base, nice bitter finish, more of an IPA with no real wheat character

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **/4


 argo0 (6176), Washington DC, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/105/516/20
Aug 11, 2002  
Note to self: Read label when selecting beers. Just got back from a yuppie grocery store in the ’burbs that has decent beers, and space in the fridge was tight, so I needed to leave one of the cold beers out to consume immediately. I see this beer, and I see the word ’Wheat’ and think, ah, light summer beer, just what I need after a while in the summer heat. I completely ignored the word in front of it, ’Triple.’ Big mistake. This is not a summer beer, it’s one to remove the chill from your bones on a frosty evening. But enough complaining, because this is a damn fine beer. Big wine/fruity, malty & alcohol aroma, along with a bit of yeasty wheat. Flavor is big, fruity/wine & malty, also well-hopped. No hiding the alcohol though, and it stays with you down the swallow.


 duff (5405), Sydney, Australia, Surrey, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 14, 2004  
Bottle. Really good stuff. A hoppy, wheaty barleywine, loads of almost bready sort of malts and lots of spicy hops, lemony and piney. Pretty decent stuff.


 CaptainCougar (4637), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/104/515/20
Jul 16, 2003  
2002: Didn't quite know what to expect from a triple wheat ale. Pours a clear copper color with a thin white head. Aroma abounds with western hops and malty wheat undertones. Almost reminds me more of a double IPA. Body starts sweet before turning more hoppy bitter and dry with some alcohol evident in the finish. The wheat is noticeable throughout and provides a unique subtle flavor. Doesn't have the complexity of Bare Tree Weiss Wine, but a good flavorful beer nonetheless.




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