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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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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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 MaltDawg (778), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Jun 5, 2009  
(Sample Date: 3/14/2009 Source:Other) Molasses, oak, caramel in the aroma. Dark golden with a small white head. Flavor follows the aroma with a woodiness combined with dark fruits and caramel sweetness. Spicy slightly peppery finish. Very tasty!


 nerdrocker101 (102), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/104/512/20
May 31, 2009  
22 oz bomber drank from a brandy snifter. A sugary aroma of wheat and a touch of alcohol. Pours a light orange with minimal head. Tastes of maple, vanilla, and malt. There is little after taste. The texture is kind of thick for a beer this clear and light in color.


 michael-pollack (2601), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
May 25, 2009  
22oz. Bottle: Aroma of caramel, alcohol, burnt sugar, malted wheat, and slight alcohol. Poured orange/deep amber in color with a small, beige, head that diminished but lasted around the edges. Clear. Not sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet. Tastes of caramel, toffee, vanilla, slight bourbon, slight alcohol, slight wood, maple syrup, slight alcohol, and a bit of butter. Medium body. Syrupy texture. Soft carbonation. Caramel, malted wheat, and slightly burnt finish is a tad dry.


 jgb9348 (2492), Arlington (Pentagon City), Virginia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/102/513/20
May 15, 2009  
Clear amber and copper coloured body with a super light white head - no movement at all. Aroma of sweet pit fruits, malt, alcohol, whiskey and a bit of oak - nice! Full-bodied; Chewy mouthful of malt, vanilla, pine, grass and some oak tucked in with the sweetness of pit fruits and raisins. Aftertaste somewhat mild - a bit of the oak and pungent flavours kick in, but the sweetness definitely shows as well. Overall, a lighter barley wine, not complex, but still showing the traditional characteristics. Decent to try, but not one of my favourites - plus I hate the stupid size of this bottle, stupid for a beer this style. I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Arlington (Clarendon), Virginia on 04-March-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 14-May-2009, the night the Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs!


 ross (1709), weddington, South Carolina, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
May 14, 2009  
22 oz bottle. Pours out an orange / red color with a tan head. Smell is sweet and fruity, some hops. Taste is smooth and kind of bitter, but the malt overwhelms any hops there are. Loaded with alcohol and kind of hot. Not really my thing here.


 ucusty (1871), Wake Forest, North Carolina, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/57/103/514/20
May 9, 2009  
Hazy copper pour. Thin beige head and minimal lace. Toast, caramel, and fruity aroma. Full bodied with big hoppy flavor, caramel and alcohol. I little hot


 stankenk (130), Maplewood, Minnesota, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Apr 28, 2009  
Pours a medium amber. The nose is strong wheat malt and strong alcohol. Comes across the palate as an intial sweetness but finishes rather hoppy and bitter. I think ageing it couple years will change it.


 00cobraR (1096), Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Apr 28, 2009  
i enjoyed this one. pours out a nice coppery color with a smaller head. aroma is big on wheat with a nice touch of hops. flavor was a bit boozy at first but as it warmed it began to taste very nice



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