Middle Ages 11th Anniversary Double Wheat

Brewed by Middle Ages Brewing
Style: Wheat Ale
Syracuse, New York USA

Date: 11/08/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting

dark gold, whispy white head that can be roused into producing a bit of lace, big sweet malt aroma with nice fruity character and a hint of citrus, lots of sweet malt flavor, lots of good spicy character, nice light lasting bitterness, very nice balance, a bit of tartness shows up in the finish after warming

Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20
Rating: 3.4/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **4
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(22oz bottle) Faintly hazed amber body with off-white head. Aroma is moderately sweet, orange, herbal, some clove. Taste is medium sweet, orange, orange peel, herbal, some alcohol. Medium body, some stickiness.

22oz bottle. Poured a medium to deeper golden color with an averaged sized head. Aromas of citrus (lemons and oranges), some wheat, and somewhat spicey.Tastes of orange peels, wheat and alcohol.

Bottle sampled on 11/8/06: Pours a well-carbonated clear copper bronze with a spotty-lacing white head. Floral grapefruity hoppy aroma has some mild wheat and pale malty character. Body starts fairly full with a big, tart grapefruity hoppiness and semi-sweet wheaty character. Not bad for a "double" American wheat.

Bottle... Mostly clear yellow ale with a small, frothy, white head. Grainy, fruity aroma with lots of citrus and some mild clove phenols. Good bitterness with lemony, citrus flavor. Medium-bodied and fizzy. Finishes crisp and dry. Thanks to Argo0 for providing the bottle!

Pours amber with a large white head. Smells of wheat, some citrus, lemon, coriander, spicy. Tastes spicy and citrussy with some coriander bites and a sweet, grassy finish.

My Bottom Line:
Grapefruity hops and tight cereals coalesce with the wheat’s leveled tartness. Well built and well organized, this is a strong yet drinkable pint of Americana worthy of a celebration.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam protects the hazy blond.
-Alcohol warms up the back end, but doesn’t step on any flavors.
-Carbonation remains comfortable while managing to lift most flavors.
-Dry hay emerges from the maltiness.

Bottle.

Tap at Barcade. Slightly hazy pale golden beer with a thick pillowy head. Sticky and lingering. Incredibly perfumey aroma, coriander, lemon peel, light peppery ethanol, intense wheaty character and a fragrant, perfumey spicy nose. Falvour is quite peppery, with overtones of apricot, peach and yeasty spice. Herbal bitterness cuts through what might be cloyingly sweet. Nice wheat wine style beer with an interesting intensely yeasty component.