Smuttynose Wheat Wine

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

Deep amber pour. Flavor has alcohol, fruit, hops, and lots of sweetness. Flavor is very sweet, with a bit of a spicey, flowery bitterness. The sweetness and alcohol might be a bit too much, though its shockingly light to drink. No hint of the 11%. Really cool wheat wine.

Aroma is alcohol, fruit, slight hops. Attractive ruby red color. Clear in body. Thin, almost non-existent white head. The flavor is very sweet, with an almost medicinal alcohol component. What’s wierd here is that I get no banana, clove or cereal grains normally associated with the wheat ale, as I had expected. I happen to be a barley wine fan, and to be honest, the sweetness is a tad cloying, even by barley wine standards. Some spicyness in the flavor as well. The finish is an confused mix of sweet malt, hops, and alcohol burn. Not the best barley wine, but enjoyable enough. I definitely wanted to try a wheat wine, and I am glad I did. But, I have to admit, this guy is a little too sweet and the alcohol is too pronounced. (I never thought I’d say that!!)

Thick and sweet and somewhat heavy. Cloying. It tastes like a slightly nuanced barleywine.

Bottle: Cloudy light amber pour with a small sandy head. Smells of sweet fruitiness, caramel, and faded hops. Tastes of sweet, malty, caramel, and graham crackers. Faded citrus hops and light florals. Smooth as all get out! Very nice indeed.

<b>Bottle:</b> Clear amber pour...no head. Caramel malts, light wheat malt, floral hops and some spiced accents all present in the nose. Very nice mouth feel, both silky and carbonated perfectly. Sweet caramel, light floral hops and some rock candy qualities noted in the taste. Very clean tasting and ends with a pleasant back end of wheat malt. Nice brew.

Pours a hazy copper. Sweet malty aroma mixes with additional notes of wheat, caramel and hops. The mouthfeel was nice and thick and it paired nicely with the flavor.

Pours a hazy copper-amber color under a thick bone white head which fades quickly to a thin film. No lacing noted. Immediate sweet aromas of buckwheat honey, dark brown sugar, green apples, fresh wheat bread, spices and ethanol greet the nostrils. Pleasant subdued carbonation resulted in a smooth, full-bodied, creamy mouthfeel. Flavors were sweet and almost a tad cloying but the big alcohol content cuts it down nicely. Notes of caramel apples, almonds, brown sugar, butterscotch, and fresh baked wheat rolls coat the palate. As sweet as this brew is it serves up a big kick with a warming finish. Definitely a sipper.

Pours hazy orange with a small film. Aroma of sweet althea drops. Flavour is very sweet, some hops - and it is quite sticky.