New Holland Pilgrims Dole

An amber beer with a disappearing orange head. The aroma is sweet with notes of caramel and alcohol. The flavor quite dry with hops and lots of alcohol. I like the concept Wheatwine.

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of boboski. Slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Fat aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Full-bodied, sweetish caramel and again overripe fruit. Some bitterness in the finish. Classical American Barley Wine without being stunningly interesting. 180807

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Clear brownish amber, no head. Aroma of wheat bread with a touch of grapefruit. Malty and chewy, full bodied yet pleasantly dry. Lovely mix of wheat bread and caramel powdered with slight orangehops. Mildly warming finish with slight salty bitterness. An elegant beer with lovely balance.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with little off-white head. Spiced aroma, slight wheaty-like and a dry raisin note. Thick mouthfeel. Slight liqourice flavour, raisin note and thick malty. Dry finish. Warming alcohol finish. Nice.

Bottle, 10%. Good fruity aroma, dried fruit, apricot. Cloudy dark orange colour. Small, soft, creamy head. The flavour is nicely fruity, creamy, quite bitter and with some alcohol. The mouthfeel is almost slimy, but OK.

Name: Pilgram’s Dole
Date: 05/10/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

Appearance: clear dark amber, scant head,
Aroma: big sweet carmel malt aroma,
Flavor: big candy sweet malt flavor, nice winey character,sticky mouthfeel, a bit of heat in the finish, great spicey character shows up and add another dimension
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Name: Pilgram’s Dole
Date: 02/23/2008
Mode: bottle
Source: cellar tasting

Aroma: sweet candy caramel and vanilla aroma,
Flavor: lots of sweet vanilla flavor backed up by the candy caramel, the alcohol warmth goes well with the sweetness,

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 8/10; Palate: 8/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

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 at Monk’s Café, Wallingatan
Amber color with red hue; medium head. Aroma of sweet caramel, vanilla, Bourbon, alcohol. Medium body strength, strong caramel flavor, vanilla, but not well combined; a bit too bitter, and, mostly, a rather unpleasant sweet liquorice finish. Not convincing.