New Glarus Black Wheat

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Dunkelweizen
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

This one poured very black with a long lasting (as expected for a wheat) head. The taste was moderate roast, and I could taste the chocolate and a little caramel. Maybe some soy sauce. Clove like spice was noticable. Hops were not noticable. I could probably drink a total of 2 in one session without being overcome by the thicker roast taste.

Weak molasses and soy sauce aroma. Cloudy dark brown, thick tan head with poor retention. Medium body, bloody mouthfeel. Charred wheat flavor initially with a burst of marshmallow and molasses at midpalate. Faint bark and grass finish. Banana notes appear upon quaffing. Good balance and nice transitions. A nice beer, but perhaps a bit overhyped.

Dark brown pour with a tan foamy head. Aroma is cocoa powder, coffee, smoke. Flavor is slightly cocoa, earth, leaves. Syrupy mouthfeel.

I don’t know how this brewery manages to make so many good beers. The beer pours a nearly opaque brown-black with an inch of light brown head. The sweet Belgian yeasts are the first to hit the nose. Then the roasted grain. And the flavors hit in the same order followed by roasted grain and chocolate flavors. The roasted flavors seem to perfectly compliment the sweet yeasts and the finish is just the right amount of dryness. Yet another winner from NG. Keep up the good work!

12 oz bottle. Pours a deep, hazy mahogany color, frothy off-white head. Aroma is spicy, with citrus and coriander notes. Flavor is citrusy up front , with some malty cocoa and anise notes in the middle, and a spicy finish. Body feels slightly full. Overall I enjoyed this very unique beer. It took me a while to track it down, but I finally found a lone six pack hiding behind some other products at the one place in town that carries it. Worth the trouble!

Pours deep brown with a big off white head. Nice mix of grains, spices, chocolate and coffee, but it still has a nice cripspness from the wheat. A bit thicker on the pallete then the cracked wheat, but still darn good. Thanks GRIM!!!

Bottle 12fl.oz.
Unclear medium to dark brown color with a large, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, roasted, caramel, smoke - meat notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily and smooth, carbonation is soft. [20090913]

Bottle (thanks guyinchicago!)... Poured deep brownish/amber with a thick tan head that faded quickly. Cocoa malts a caramel on the nose. Smokey, chocolate malts, a little coffee and some hops even. Spiced notes, and fruits. Dry finish. Amazingly complex for the mellow ABV.