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Smuttynose Wheat Wine

Smuttynose Wheat Wine - Barley Wine

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 Percentile 
92
overall
Brewed by Smuttynose Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine

Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3593.59/5.03.58/5.0Special11%61.2Snifter
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Commercial Description:
Another recently created American style, wheat wine, as its name implies, is a strong ale made with a substantial measure of malted wheat as well as barley. A close cousin to barleywines, wheat wines are typically strong, full bodied, deep gold to amber in color and feature a subtle soft tangy flavor derived from their wheat malt.
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 dmac (1411), Toms River, New Jersey, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 28, 2007  
22 oz bomber purchased at Spirits RB. Pours a clear copper orange with a small off white head. Aroma starts off with some nice sweetness of honey, caramel, toffee and a nice blend of maltiness but as it warms the alcohol takes center stage just like Eddie VanHalen forcing out Diamond Dave back in the mid 80s. Flavor of cereal and grains, raisin and lots and lots of alcohol. Perhaps this beer needs more time but it was all over the place and not that enjoyable despite it’s potential.


 beerguy101 (3861), Newark, California, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Dec 26, 2007  
This wheat wine pours a medium orange gold color from a 750ml bottle. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is orange and sweet. A medium bodied barley/wheat wine. The malts are wheaty and sweet. Lots of orange flavors. There is a touch of alcohol oiliness. Very smooth tasting. Nice beer. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.


 nhorween (639), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/514/20
Dec 21, 2007  
Tap at Blind Tiger. Darkish mahogany colored pour with a greasy head. Lots of alcohol comes through. This is like a nutty barley wine without any of those well developed malt characters that need to be there to balance. Tasty though, and the ABV doesn’t overwhelm. Nothing too special though.


 sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2007  
tap at blind tiger. finally get to say those word. this was surprisingly dark in color because i was expecting it to be similar to the goose island wheatmiser. wasn’t nearly as super sweet and malty. kinda nutty though, and pretty hoppy. it was drinkable, but i didn’t think it was anything too special. i’d appreciate more complexity. nothing really wheat about it except the opacity, but when it’s that dark who cares anyways.


 omhper (12147), Stockholm, Sweden
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Dec 19, 2007  
Draught at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Clear reddish amber, minimal head. Resiny grapefruit flowery hops up front. Sweet and quite thick. Vinous with lots of warming alcohol, and full body. Despite the caramelly malt alcohol remains dominant, pushing it slightly off balance.


 golubj (1275), Sunnyvale, California, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
Dec 18, 2007  
Draft at Blind Tiger. Pretty drunk by this time, but I remember this beer still caught my attention. Lots of dark fruit, sugary malt, pretty much like any good barleywine. Could have been hopped a little more, but otherwise no complaint.


 JohnC (2219), Mission Viejo, California, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Dec 1, 2007  
Tasted at the pizza port strong ale fest 2007 nice tangy flavor, fruity flavor, very nice


 zebracakes (1208), Washington DC, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/54/102/58/20
Nov 24, 2007  
Bottle purchased at Sam the Beer Man in Binghamton, NY. Pours caramel apricot, off white head. Aroma is grass, caramel, alcohol, raisins acetone. Flavor is buttery, fruity, caramel, grass, alcohol/acetone sting.



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