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New Holland Pilgrims Dole

New Holland Pilgrims Dole - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
85
overall
Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Holland, Michigan USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3373.45/5.03.44/5.0Winter10%41.6Snifter
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Commercial Description:
A Wheatwine Style Ale.

In early 14th Century England, Sir William of Wykeham began a tradition to assist wayfarers on holy pilgrimages. Travelers would go to the Hospital of St. Cross in Winchester for a free ration, or "dole", of bread and ale. This became known as the "Pilgrim's Dole".
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 WISEGUY572 (1244), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/102/511/20
Aug 8, 2007  
OK ... this is probably better than a barley-based barley wine. Nearly clear dark brown, almost no head. The black hole of beer ... so viscous that bubbles seem to get trapped in the liquid. Nose of wehat, of course. The taste is simple, grain (wheat in this case), and alcohol. Mouth feel flat and soft and syruppy and dead. Possibly better than the OverAll 12 I gave it, but it loses style points for having so little interest to go along with all that alcohol. I really did not enjoy this and did not finish even a small glass. Drain pour for me.


 PrinceofNessus (234), Westminster, Colorado, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/104/514/20
Aug 3, 2007  
I had this beer draft at Zeno’s in PA. The beer pours a dark somewhat cloudy amber with little to no head. The aroma is sharp and wheaty. The flavor is a deep sharp sweetness that persists through the drink. There are some hints of fruits, but more than anything, and I have to thank mj for pointing this out, the beer reminds me of a cask aged English pipe tobacco I smoke in the winter. This was my first wheat wine and I I have to admit I expected something a bit more distinctive. Had I not known better I might have thought this beer was an off flavored barley wine.


 illinismitty (1790), Nashville, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/512/20
Aug 2, 2007  
Bottle. Pours orange with a small off white head. Aroma of wheat malt, alcohol, and even sense pumpkin spices even though there are not in it. Initial flavor is sweet and citrusy that transitions to a bitter and spicy midde., with a hint of tang. Finish has some boozy and yeasty notes. The struggles to between being a barleywine and a wheat wine, but they are not playing well together on my palate. This just comes off as odd.


 mj (4975), Colorado, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/514/20
Jul 31, 2007    Updated: Aug 9, 2007
Draft glass
Consumed at Zeno’s, July 2007

Labeled simply as New Holland Wheat Wine. Dark garnet colored body, tan head, still body, about 10% opaque (nearly clear but not completely). Maple syrup sweetness in the nose, high alcohol as well. Taste? More sharp alcohol, cedar wood, HUGE tobacco flavor, sweet and bitter tobacco, I guess. Bitter but not hoppy on the tongue, just boozy and bitter with dry cedar wood notes in the finish. The wheat characteristics were there, but more subtle that other wheat wines I’ve had. Decent enough though. I like it.


 bager (2121), Copenhagen N, Denmark
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 12, 2007  
Bottled. Murky and amber colured with a dense tan head. Malty with notes of grains, caramel, alcohol,fruits and hops. Also has strong sour notes. Intentional??


 Bockyhorsey (2487), Mesa, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Jul 3, 2007  
22 bottle thanks to my wife’s recent trip to Wi. Aromas of malted caramel and roasted barley grains. Amber body with beige head. Thick caramel body texture with barley grain flavor also present. Alcohol was present also as the aftertaste on palate was like i just put some ambolsol on my gums.


 EithCubes (2140), Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/102/513/20
Jun 8, 2007  
Bottle. Sweet malty aroma with lots of fruitiness. Caramel and hops. Pours a gritty, sediment-ridden orange-amber topped by a lacing, creamy beige head. Taste is dry but with strong fruitiness, medium-strong hopping comes to dominate before a wave of obvious, burny alcohol takes over. Actually, after a while, this seems very cloying. Good-tasting wheat and yeast around the edges. Prominent honey. Fullish body and mf but still off-putting. Rough drinking... and yet somehow satisfying. I like the addition of wheat to the normal Barleywine recipe - this is good enough to warrant its own RB category, some day :) A second bottle might see a higher score.


 JCB (1716), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Jun 5, 2007  
Coconut cream pie. Probably not the reference the brewers were going for, but trust me I mean it in a positive sense. A gorgeous ruby hue and a medium head as to be expected, but the aroma is pretty distinct. I’m really getting to be a fan of wheat wines (not that they’re too common) and this one is very tasty. Medium body trending to bold, with a malt presence that doesn’t go over the top. Caramel is there for sure, but the wheat is hardcore. Even on a hot day, this is damn fine (though not quite up to the level of Smuttynose Wheat Wine).



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