Marin Star Brew Triple Wheat Ale

Brewed by Marin Brewing Company
Style: Barley Wine
Larkspur, California USA

(Bottle, 2005 vintage) Pours a lightly cloudy golden body with a small white head. Aroma of lemon, pine, citrus, breadiness, and spices. Flavor of wheat, breadiness, clove, light citrus, and some other spices.

Star Brew 2810 year of 2005: Pours a dense blonde gold with a frothy topping of bone white head. Aroma is lightly hopped and contains trace of grained malt. After taking the first sip i was immediately assured this was a barleywine because of the sweet malt and warming alcohol. I must say this is the most different barleywine i have had, it’s almost like a blonde ale crossed paths with a stong ale to produce the flavor of ths. Again traces of grained malt and hop flavors as well as a sweet and dry undertone plays its part. Aftertaste is similiar to a sryup.

Slightly murky golden light orange color. Sweet corn and juicy honey aromas. Malty with not so much of a noticable wheat character, hot with alcohol in the nose and flavor, with some subtle butter/diacetyl notes. Chewy and thick and somewhat hot - thick body with some chewy brown sugar flavors. Nutmeg, toast and honey finishes this one off. But I’m left disappointed - there’s nothing here that really comes togethor.

Golden-yellow body with low levels of fine particles, mild carbonation, and a sudsy, clean white head. Aroma is of butterscotch, honey, polished leather, and tree bark. Medium diacetyl levels, but a clean diacetyl, plus sweet bananas, butterscotch, and some woodsy hops. Like sweet and hoppy wheat cereal. Not bad, but for some reason I’m looking for a different character in this.

slightly hazy orange gold with a fizzy small white head. Sweet apricot and spice aroma. Biscuit, bubblegum, apricot, peach, and hops (flora, bitter) in the flavor. Mild wheatish tang in the finish. Mouthfeel is heavy and sticky and cloying.

Pour is light golden yellow with nice off white head...smell is corriander, clove, just spiced wheat...taste is very sweet with some spice, but just overly sweet...interesting though for sure...

2810 (2005) I don’t really know what to classify this as it’s big and sweet like a barleywine, definitely has some wheat characteristics but also a bitter finish. I have to give it to the brewers at Marin - they like to mix it up with some unique beers.

2720 (2005) Bottle: Straw yellow, bright white head, creamy lacing. Nose of a sweet corn desert, an homage to wheat, some bright fruity alcohol and the smell of new Ikea furniture. The flavor is creamy, well carbonated and a bit green and strong. The finish is fairly musky, a bit over bitter but smooth for the strength.