Smuttynose Wheat Wine

Poured an amber orange color with only the thinnest of initial heads and very little lacing. The aroma was of citrus, light floral aspects, alcohol, and sticky sweetness. Flavor was much of the same, thick mouthfeel and carbonated. The wheat character of this beer was so overwhelmed by the hops and alcohol, it was hard to find this any different than a regular old barleywine.

Pours with an orange-amber body topped by a medium thick head with little lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty yet hoppy with a nice citrus note. Medium bodied, smooth and warming.

tasted at heavyweight open house 6/3/06. cloudy orange with a off white head. Aroma: sweet, apple, some spice, hops. Taste: Fruits and malt with a well balanced bitter finish.

Dark amber body, tine head that vanishes fast. Sweet smell, alcohol, and intense bready nose ... made me think of Hop Rod Rye. A bit sweet, but unlike most barley wines this was very spicey, again reminding me of Hop Rod Rye. Alcohol and bubble gum hidden ... unlike most barley wines ... must be the wheat, since this is not very strongly hopped. Nice balance. Can I find banana or honeydew or pear, any of the fruit that I usually find in a wheat beer? Maybe a bit of banana and hoenydew, hidden under the spice. I do like this.

Aroma is dominated by the Barleywine "sweet" smell, then some fruity aroma’s kick in with hints of Wheat. Medium body, thin head that disipates quickly. The Hops and Wheat are subtle but evident. Nice hybrid, NOT for the "light beer" drinkers out there!

Dark orange body with a diminishing head around the sides of the snifter. A fully-hopped nose that is also slightly sweet and fruity. Very barleywine-like, as expected from the CD. The finish lingers and is quite bitter and even a little too astringent. Well-blanced flavor with plenty of honey, hops and a bit of wheat, but nothing strikingly wheaty here.

Pours a nice clear reddish brown with a thin white head. Aroma of caramel, fruit and light hops. Flavor is mostly caramel with a range of fruit. White grape, apple, pear and lots of strawberry. Not extremely sweet, due to the drying effect of the wheat. Some natural wheat flavor as well. Decent hop presence, with bitterness and some juicy hop flavor. Nice medium body, but the flavor waches out at times. Reminds me of a lighter flavored version of Bigfoot.

Burnt orange in color - smells almost bock-ish, with caramel the most present - some smells of oak, white grapes, raisins, very apparent alcohol - quite herbal and grainy - some tangy orange - alcohol burn is evident, almost to the point of being too much - finishes fairly dry and grassy - interesting, but not quite complex enough.