Smuttynose Wheat Wine

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.