New Holland Pilgrims Dole

Light reddish copper brown in color. Quick dissipating white head. Caramelized nose and flavor. Alcohol pervades the palate but not in a bad way. Sticks to the ribs. Chewy and fun.

22 oz bottle at Butters’ 4th Cellar Reduction. Pours a clear amber body with a lacing beige head. Smells of brown sugar, alcohol, and vegetal. Taste some chocolate, caramel, and a little medicinal. Sticky and full palate.

Draft at Gravity Head: Creamy caramel colored pour with a thin, whispy white head that fades. Strong crystal malt laden nose. Very light hops come through after time. The body is chewy, sometimes cloying, with lots and lots and lots of wheat and crystal. Some caramel up front, more caramel in the middle and a touch of caramel on the back. This is a real one-dimensional beer. I happen to like that one dimension, but some balance would have helped.

Bomber from Brian as I recall. Clear orange amber body, off white head shows good durability, but only spotty lace. Dark fruits, some woodiness, maybe even a hint of oak, and noticeable alcohol. Mediu/full body. smooth but sticky with a warming effect on the palate. Quite sweet flavors of brown sugar, molasses, and caramel last into the long, sugary finish. Not bad in the right setting and mood, as it is really sweet.

Amber. Vibrant colour with a slight chill haze. Sweet, caramel and canned mushroom aroma. Some earthiness and a little bit boozy. Very sweet. Total caramel. Very syrupy. Not my thing at all.

bottle - Pours amber-orange with a thin off white head. It smells of sweet caramel malt with a little dark fruit and alcohol. The flavor is sweet malt and an oak note that I associate with barley wines. Despite being a wheat wine, it struck me as very similar with maybe a bit lighter flavor than many barley wines. There’s some alcohol presence as well. It finishes with mild bitterness.

220z bottle. Pours dark amber in color with white head. Aroma wheat, malt and spicey. Taste malty and wheat with bitter finish.

Dark and amber colored with little to no head. Slight floral, pine cone aroma. Palate is sticky and bitter. Chocolate malts seem out of place here. Plenty of sticky caramel and a sweet finish. While not cloying, lots of flavor for a wheat-based beer.