Smuttynose Wheat Wine

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

Dark honey pour. Light white head. Light sweet nose with a lot of wheat in it. Dry initial flavor followed by a little creamy sweetness and wheat mingled with alcohol.

Nice clear dark golden caramel color, with a tiny whitish head. Nose is light and is slightly sweet with a light floral almost acytel character. Nice and creamy with very light alcohol for the 11%, but the burn is there. Nice Floral hoppiness with hints of toffe and honey. I really liked this, for what it was.

22 oz bottle via KP (thanks!). 2005 bottle. This one pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Nose is yeast and nail polish remover. Taste is hard to descibe as i have not had anything quite like it. I will say it is both sweet and hoppy, with a moderate amount of alcohol in the finish, although it is not hot, just warm. A tiny bit of oxidation/sherry going on. Syrupy mouthfeel. Full body. moderate carbonation. A bit harsh.

pours ruby red copper with an offwhite head. smells buttery malts, some grass fruits and berries, and some alcohol like bourbon or sherry or something. tastes strong bourbon type alcohol flavor, buttery malts, and grassy hop finish. it is fruity. and delicious. the alcohol is quite pronounced.

Clear copper with a negligible head. Beautiful nose--fruity, with grapefruit and apricots; hints of pine, and a wonderful honey sweetness beneath it all. Flavor is fairly sweet--more honey, some caramel--with a pronounced dry bitterness, some orange and apricot. Big thanks to AxlLives for sending this one.

At the 2007 Big Beer, Belgians, & Barleywines Festival in Vail.pours orange in color with a thin off-white head. The aroma is just amazing! Honey and floral hops with maybe a touch of cotton candy. Flavor has a huge wheaty malt syrup that renders this beer so smooth that you get no heat whatsoever. great beer.

Bottle. Red brown, low head. Fruity and piney nose. Fudge base flavor, berries, bubblegum, herbs. Sparkly mouthfeel. Fresh and dangerous.

2006 edition: Hazy apricot. Creamy ivory ring surrounds a scattered center of foam. Muted pear, honey, peach and candy apple aromas. Suggestion of oaken vanilla. Delicate prickles of soft, expansive carbonation. Bottle conditioned. Viscous honeyed-pear sweetness clings to the palate, while fairly sharp alcohol contributes ample gullet warmth. Minor papery oxidation accentuates the alcohol and sweetness. Rather monotonous in terms of character and flavor, as the yeast seems dull and fails to generate any estery luster. Glimpse of fresh plums and peach candy is perceptible, but there just isn’t a whole lot of brightness. Peppery alcohol lifts some of the sweetness with a dry minty glow. Very softly fruity, but no complementary supple juiciness from the hops. Leafy acidity hampers the body slightly. With the exception of some added starchiness and body, the yeast pour is neutral for the most part. Finishes slightly sappy, sugary sweet, and bouncily grainy, with lingering notes of honeyed pears, gummy candy and some papery/oxidized characteristics. Maybe too subdued for its own good, but I don’t detect any flaws. One thing’s for sure: This is just begging for more hop flavor and bitterness to counteract the sweetness and enhance the fruitiness. I would love to see this with lightly dry-hopped and liberally dosed with Hallertau or Styrian Goldings. Lots of potential here.