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Smuttynose Wheat Wine

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bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3623.59/5.03.57/5.0Special11%60.2Snifter
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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 radagast83 (1289), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/514/20
Sep 15, 2007  
22 oz bottle. Another win for the big beer series that Smuttynose makes. The alcohol was masked extremely well, or at least well enough before I started to notice how warm I was feeling and taking the percentage into account. Sweet, with heavy caramel flavor balanced with a nice hoppiness.


 michael-pollack (2651), King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/56/103/515/20
Sep 14, 2007  
22oz. Bottle: Very sweet aroma. Smells of caramel malts, resin, citrus hops, and a hint of vanilla. Poured amber in color with a tiny off-white head that diminished instantly. Hazy. Sparkling. Flavor is medium sweet and medium bitter. Tastes of caramel malts, and bitter hops. Medium body. Thin, lightly dry texture. Soft carbonation. Bitter, hoppy finish.


 TheEpeeist (1444), Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/517/20
Sep 13, 2007  
On tap at Quotations in Media, PA. Hazed orange brown with a tan skin that ends up in lacy sheets. Sweet orange and berries. Mild tangy carb with a smooth medium body. Carmelized apple with a wheat and hoppy bite. Alcohol detracts.


 bobaidan (359), Farmington, Connecticut, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/57/20
Sep 8, 2007  
Pours a slightly reddish brown with a small head. Aroma is a pleasant blend of sweet and tart. Flavor is a combination of sweetness, an abundance of hop bitterness and lots of alcohol. Way overpowering. I couldn’t even finish my glass.


 puboflyons (600), New Hampshire, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/54/101/59/20
Sep 3, 2007  
Big Beer series bottle which is "2007 Conditioned." Pours a hazy golden-copper that is fairly attractive. A good amount of carbonation that keeps bubbling upward for most of the session. Considerable light tan head. Strong scent of alcohol is present. Pouh! Tangy start and dry finish. The flavor lingers in my throat and I can’t shake the aftertaste and that is annoying. Potent stuff at 11% alcohol! Not really for a casual drinker and it’s too strong for my liking.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/59/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 12/10/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

clear light amber, sweet malt aroma with sharp alcohol, thin body, sweet malt flavor, very little balancing bitterness at first but is grows into a nice lingering bitter finish,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4


 JCB (1747), Durham, North Carolina, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/103/516/20
Aug 25, 2007  
2006 bomber. I actually appreciated this a bit more when it was fresh, as the crisp wheat flavors seem to have devolved a bit into more or less typical Barleywine heat and malt. It’s probably a good deal better than "typical" in all fairness, but my initial impressions were stronger. Still quite nice, but the piquant flavors I initially recall have subsided too much. I’ll drink it fresh next time I can get it.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 6, 2007  
Bottle. 2005. Amber colour with a little head. Nice aroma of burned caramel, hops, alcohol and sweetness. Smooth flavour of caramel, sweetness, dryness and somewhat wheat, very great endeed.



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