Smuttynose Wheat Wine

Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

This stuff has some oomph! Hops and alcohol power through the stewed fruits.

Awesome chewy mouthfeel, almost no tangy wheaty stuff. Draught at Circa 1/30/08. non-transparent light brown in color, huge head (duh, it’s a wheat wine), mouthfeel to the max. Love it.

Orange-amber in colour, average sized white coloured head, some visible carbonation, some lacing. The aroma is quite sweet, lots of toffee, noticable alcohol, some hops. The flavour is of lots of alcohol, toffee and caramel sweetness, some hops come through near the end. Hot mouthfeel, medium/large body, moderate carbonation. Finishes quite hot, lingering. Starts out fine but the alcohol takes over this beer very quickly.

650ml bottle from the <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Place/new-york target=blank>Premier Gourmet in Buffalo, New York for $4.99.
Purchased on August 20, 2007 and opened on November 3, 2007.
Bottled 2006.

Bottle poirs a hazy orange/brown. Smal with skin of a head and thin sheets of lacing. Sweet BW type malty and brown sugary aroma. Sweet smooth and a little Alcohol touch. Rich caramel flavor. Soft carbonation and a bit of a bitter lingering bite. very nice. Thanks to BuckeyeBoy

22oz Bottle thanks mkgrenwel for sending this brew. pours out a cloudy dark amber topped with a off white head. A very nice sweet and malt aroma. Tast of sweet caramel and brown sugar. As for the 11% i can’t pick it up at all. Very good.

650 ml bottle

Thanks to miketd for sharing this at a recent get together. The side of the bottle said it was a 2005 vintage which means it has held up suprisingly well. Now that I see it is a barleywine perhaps I should not be too surprised. Now would be a good time to crack it open but it may also be solid for at least two or three more years.

Aroma / Appearance - A one finger white head surged to the top of glass before subsiding into an ashen white shelter. Underneath I was able to see through the fluid caramel body. The nose was sweet caramel or toffee. Closing my eyes I thought of fresh toast with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Flavor / Palate - The taste was a totally different experience. Bone dry from the start it sucks all moisture from the mouth. For an 11% ABV beer it was easy to drink. The thick mouthfeel might be a little much in time but one glass was certainly enough to be enjoyable. Smuttynose had or has a winner with this one.

Bottle from Secret Santa(I think). Pour is a coppery/plum color with no head at all. Aroma is Fruit, malt, boozy and wine like. Flavor is like liquid leather and wheat. This is bone dry. Medium body and an abrupt finish. Dry, dry and dry.

Bottle. (rating on laudered receipt from spring 2007). Pours amber, hazy, medium frothy white head, with nice lacing. Aroma is malty and hoppy, with pine, citrus, yeast and bread. Flavor is similar--caramel, yeast, bread, and a nice alcohol afterburn.