New Holland Pilgrims Dole

Aroma: Grab a loaf of fresh cinnamon raisin bread that is slightly doughy, and inhale it deeply, then you have just smelled this beer. Outstanding smell. Pumpkin pie comes into the picture, The smell is so good you almost don't want to drink all of it, you just want to leave some to smell. Flavor: Tast is like chocolate chip cookie dough minus the chocolate then add spicy sugary flavors with plenty of nutmeg. Makes me think bready, yeasty, and doughnut-ty. Mouthfeel: Excellent body with a slick, thick, almost syrupy at the finish. Drinkability: High, this beer begs to tasted over and over again. Notes: This is one of the most interesting flavored beers I've had that I can honestly say tastes outstanding. This isn't a beer that you say "oh it's interesting, but I wouldn't buy it again." I will buy this till there are none left and since it was such a small release I don't know if I'll get some.

bottle from SAMs wine. I wasn’t expectingmuch but this is a great beer. If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was bourbon ba. Huge caramel, bourbon and vanilla notes. Very good.

Appearance: Pours a clear, dark copper body with a small, bubbly, off-white head. How lovely looking! Smell: Sweet-smelling aroma of malted wheat and toffee syrup with a light booziness and faint fruity notes. Taste: Deep, resounding toffee-flavored sweetness and tangy malted wheat flavor. A dash of Navan vanilla cognac. Light hint of fruit. A slight touch of alcoholic heat on the sweet, luscious finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-full body. Medium carbonation. Velvety mouthfeel. Warming alcohol presence. Drinkability: Though it can be a bit hefty on the palate at times, New Holland has crafted an excellent wheatwine.

12 oz bottle: clear red, bronze beneath a towering layer of bubbling foam. As the bubbles pop, they release bitter pine sap, sweet rock candy, brown sugar, vanilla and molasses . Vanilla icing and a sweet bit of malt cover the strong piney bitterness masterfully. Amazingly smooth and delicate for the bold 10%. Tasty citrus hops linger and make the mouth water for more, what a solid beer.

Hmmm.....Dark oarnge,brown highlights. Streaming carbonation forms a medium,creamy head. Aroma is interesting,to say the least. Lots of fruity,sweet malts,with balancing chewy yeast,and must. Unbelievably creamy palate. Perfect soft carbonation,with a big body. This seems properly aged before retail,or it's just superbly balanced. Start is yeasty,with fruity(vinous)malts. Sweet butterscotch and wheat crakers lead to a very clean finish. Finish is must,fruity,and malty as hell. You can almost feel the malts sitting on your tounge,but yet this is mellow as can be.Geez,as well as the alcohol is hidden,you would think you were drinking a mild. I would love to know the age of this,it's in it's prime whatever it is. Excellent,I like this more than any vintage of Two Bros(00-03). Very classy!

This Barley Wine is a nice suprise. Thanks to Rastacoure. Caramel, cognac, andPort flavors. Finishes clean, smooth, and dry.

<i>Original Rating, Mar 26, 2006:</i> Cloudy brown color with no head. Aroma is very much like sweet wheat, however that works. Some alcohol noticeable, but not much. Well the flavors stay the same in the taste with it turning out like a very alcoholic wheat mash. Okay, but not my favorite. 7/3/6/3/13 <i>Re-Rating, November 21, 2008:</i> So something has changed drastically with this one. Dark copper color with a thin head. Caramel, brown sugar, alcohol, and a maple sugar like aroma. Strong, sweet malt taste, followed by vanilla, oak, light salt, maple, wheat and a minerality that is hard to pin down. Really, really freakin good.

Sticky lacing, aroma of warm, yeasty, cinnamon raisin bread, topped with honey. Dense, bready, brown sugar-laden flavor. Definite wheat nose. Carmelized honey and some ginger in the middle. Conclusive hop finish. Extremely enjoyable; alcohol hidden well.