New Holland Pilgrims Dole

Brewed by New Holland Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Holland, Michigan USA

Sampled from a 22 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy red- amber color with a small khaki head. The aroma was strong fruity hops, molasses, caramel and apple. The flavor was fruity with sour nut and toasty caramel. The finish was long with sour nutty caramel. The mouthfeel was fairly flat but thick. Something in this one just did not work for me.

(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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.