Dogwood Winter Ale 2002

Formerly brewed at Dogwood Brewing Company
Style: Weizen Bock
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Name: Winter
Date: November 06, 2002
Mode: Draft
Source: Twains, Decator, GA
Vintage: 2002
Appearance: Opaque orange, thin white head
Aroma: robust aroma with lots of spices, citrus, and hints of sweetness
Flavor: light malt flavor, deceptive, very complex, lots of wheat chahacter upon warming, cloudy but not yeasty, the hefe yeast character does not show until the very end with only the slightest hint of banana or clove

Name: Winter
Date: November 24, 2002
Mode: draft
Source: summits
Vintage: 2002
Score: iii
Appearance: fine frothy head
Aroma: light sweet citrus aroma
Flavor: much richer malt flavor, good dose of belgian character

Name: Winter
Date: December 11, 2005
Vintage: 2002
still sweet, not too much oxidation, complexity fading

Name: Winter
Date: November 22, 2006
Vintage: 2002
Appearance: clear dark amber, scant head
Aroma: big sweet caramel and fruit aroma
Flavor: lots of sweet flavor, nice over ripe banana character, touch of earthy bitterness comes in to add balance, actually quite nice especially for a four year old weizenbock

Aroma: 8/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 16/20
Rating: 3.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4

Going through my notes, I just realized the ’01 & 02 were different beers (good thing I jotted some notes on both!). Poured a dark amber color with a averaged sized head. Aromas and tastes of bananas, light yeast, and sweet malts. Another one that aged OK although I prefered the ’01 better.

Thick cloudy golden color with an average size head. Good citrus and banana yeast aroma. The wheat provides a good balance in the sweet, robust, well-rounded body. Shows good adherence to style. Thanks to aracauna.

Poured a clear light copper color. Aroma of golden raisins and plums. Sweet and fruity flavor with some more plum and a light citrus fruitness. Medium body.

Bottle at Heavyweight... Poured a prunish red color with a small, off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Aroma of plums, cloves, yeast and alcohol. Taste of dried fruit, roast, bananas and alcohol as well.

Weizenbock? I always thought this one was an abbey dubbel. Either way it was pretty good. Deep amber/brown slightly cloudy/hazy with a fading head. Aroma is estery with banana, plum, raisin and caramel malts. Flavor is slightly sweet, yeasty, and fruity with an ok finish.

Similar to the ’01, this was a bit bolder. Fuller in spices and maltier. Still not a fan of Dogwood Winter though.

The color on the pour is that of butterscotch candy, the head cyclopean in size, with a whipped cream texture. Color Very light tan with Humongus sticky sheets of lace that adhere to the glass. Aroma of malt, with light floral and sweet ripe orange tones also present in this quite sniffable beer. Sweet at the front, the top thick and chewy, the finish is pleasingly hopped, modestly carbonated, dry aftertaste. Dogwood and Sweetwater make some top notch beers, and it’s well worth the time and effort to acquire some. I got mine courtesy of Aracauna, so this old saying goes to him for being so gracious. “I hope you never see the bottom of and empty glass”.