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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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 Ughsmash (3978), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Dec 19, 2006  
Bottled at the YeHA! thanks to John! Poured a near-clear light-medium golden with a dusting of white head. Nose was sweet and intriguing with caramel, pear, tart wheat, and lemon.. rather heavy. Flavor was of sweet toffee and wheat-laced caramel notes (which was good).. and some odd sour stuff (not so good).. didn’t finish well. Got heavier as it made its way across the palate.. again odd tart and sour notes.


 Terminus (1955), Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Dec 18, 2006  
bottle-thanks to vyvvy for the sample. pours deep orange with a very small white head. nose is floral, alcoholic with lots of fruity notes. big flavors-alcohol bite, light piney hops. pale is slick with mild carbonation. really is a decent brew, but needs more age. the alcohol is all over this puppy. This could emerge into something cool in 2 years. Lacks balance and complexity as it is fresh.


 Sombeast (151), Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/57/103/510/20
Dec 16, 2006    Updated: Dec 23, 2006
Sampled at the Falls Tasting: Malty nose, clear dark blonde color. Sustained lacey head. Flavor of malt bitterness. Residual sweetness. Slight alcohol warming in the back of the mouth. This has all the componenets but I just don’t care for how it comes together.


 1FastSTi (2551), Glendale, Wisconsin, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/513/20
Dec 16, 2006  
Thanks John. The beer pours to a lightly hazy glowing copper body with a creamy white head. The aroma is grapefruit hops, some sweet caramel malts. The flavor is buttery sweet and wheaty. Caramel galore. The palate is overly buttery. Good, but not my style of barleywine.


 MIBRomeo (1962), Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Dec 16, 2006  
Thanks to John for sharing. pours a copper like color w/ a tiny whispy white head. Well hopped aroma a good amount of grass some nice carmels hints of grapefruit. Palate is full smooth and well coated. Flavor is great. Very nice sweet carmels covered by a light bitter grass and citrus some light raisen comes through. Quite nice.


 kopher (294), New York, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 14, 2006  
Orange, bit of white foam. Mild fruity and wheat aromas. Grapes and citrus. Very little wheat in flavor, more heavy fruit with some malty sweetness. Thicker than expected and very smooth. Some bitterness throughout balances it well. Good, but a bit too subtle for a BIG BEER.


 jeffc666 (1885), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Dec 10, 2006  
Clear orange amber, foamy short-lived light tan head. The aroma is pretty tame all things considered. Plums and pears. The flavor is also plumy and a bit tame also. It is good but not outstanding. As it warms more flavor develops, a bit too much alcohol heat for me. Body is lightened up significantly by the wheat.


 beastiefan2k (1590), Lawrence (formely NYC), Kansas, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 5, 2006  
2005 Bomber. Poured into small tulip glass. I was very hesitant to drink this wheat wine b/c the only one I had before was the Bells (which I didnt like much). However, this is a different story. Pours with no head and barely any lacing. Color is light orangish copper. Very dense beer, cannot see through it yet lots of translucence. Aroma is very present, very fruity, tropical. A hint of smokiness. No real presence of anything wheat related. Taste is similarly interesting, maybe here I pick up some wheat, kind of like a break from the monotony of a basic BW. Kind of adds some lightness to a heavy drink. Mouthfeel is nice as well. Despite the non existent head, there is some carbonation. Enough to offset the strong syrupy characteristics. Creating a nice full bodied beer with a nice efervescence to it. A strong bitterness but managable. Leaves a fruity aftertaste with a nicely present bitterness.



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