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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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 GAManiac (1123), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
May 26, 2009  
22oz bomber courtesy of MrRetardedMonkey poured into a snifter. Pours a dark hazy amber brown with a small tan head that recedes to a collar quickly and leaves no lacing. The aroma is big and sweet. There are tons of caramel malts with some sugary sweetness on top. Some hints of peppery spices and a bit of citrus as well. The taste is just as sweet and has the caramel and toffee backbone that underpins everything else. There is a bit of bananas and clove from the wheat, but the barley takes things over in the end and lend the taste more towards barleywine at the end of the day. The mouthfeel is on the fuller side of things with a sugary sweetness that lingers between sips. It’s a bit prickly from the sugar and a bit of hops. I really enjoyed this beer. It’s one of my favorite Smuttynose beers and a great sipper to end an evening on.


 kkearn (994), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/515/20
May 1, 2009  
22oz bottle from Capone’s (Norristown, PA). Pours reddish amber with a medium-sized khaki head. Aroma of wheat, grass, citrus, and alcohol. Flavor is citrus, wheat, earth, caramel, and some hops. Alcohol is more prevalent in the aroma than on the palate. Cool style.


 GeneralGao (3051), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Apr 19, 2009  
Firkin at Blind Tiger. Poured a murky dark orange color with a soapy off white head. The aroma was fruit dominated with plenty of apricot and pear. Full bodied without any significant carbonation. The flavor palate was a wild, strange ride. I noticed pear, mixed spices, apple, and a hint of salty meat. A little odd.


 VTHopHead (895), Barre, Vermont, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Apr 18, 2009  
Bomber - Pours a pretty ruby amber in color with a small white head that faded quickly, Aroma is quite fruity... apples,citrus... with plenty of hops. Flavor is also fruity... citrus hops, apple... with plenty of alcohol bite; perhaps too much. Finishes bitter. Thick palate. I like this one...


 ditmier (1021), Boise, Idaho, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Apr 13, 2009  
2008 Bottle - Thanks phhd! - Pours a beautiful amber with a small off white head...aroma is fruity, pineapple, apple, mango, yeasty and grainy, bright, caramel malty...flavour is similarly fruity, green apple, cereal grains, sweet alcohol kick...I freakin loved this!


 fredandboboflo (1395), East Setauket, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/514/20
Apr 13, 2009  
09 from gravity keg at BT. Aroma of tons of tropical fruit (grapefruit, orange, mango, tangerine) with big, sweet wheat and sourdough bread malt. Flavor was a bit alcoholic and sweet but still retained some of the tropical fruit notes as well as a distinct nougat character. Tasty stuff.


 daknole (2805), Plantation, Florida, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Apr 11, 2009  
Reddish amber pour wtih a small head. Lots of sweet honey, malt and sugar on the nose. Some honey flavors combine with a good dose of hops to keep this from being to cloying. Not quite sure where the wheat flavors are, but I did enjoy drinking this. One glass was perfect however. The whole bomber would be really hard to finish with one person.



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