New Holland Pilgrims Dole

Pours clear bright copper with a thin white head. Sweet nose--oranges and wheat. Creamy medium body. Biscuity citrus taste.

The rust colored body was clear after pouring, and the head that formed was pretty small in size. The smell was that of figs and raisins, and did not exhibit typical wheat wine aromas like banana or clove. The taste was sweet as anticipated with brown sugar and vanilla being the most prominent flavors. Not very wheaty in this category either, with a smooth but simple taste. Not very hoppy, and hid the ABV quite well. Soft and delicate on the palette, with little aftertaste. Enjoyable, but too simplistic and rather nondescript.

Bottle at Monk’s Café, Wallingatan
Amber color with red hue; medium head. Aroma of sweet caramel, vanilla, Bourbon, alcohol. Medium body strength, strong caramel flavor, vanilla, but not well combined; a bit too bitter, and, mostly, a rather unpleasant sweet liquorice finish. Not convincing.

BPW #71 On tap at New Holland Brewing Company. Appearance is red leaning towards amber. The flavors and aroma are rich oak and sweet malts. The mouth is a little warm with a good dryness.

Dan’s Bachelor Party Extended Weekend Rating #69 of 90. On tap at New Holland in Holland, MI. Pours clear copper/orange. Sugar, honey, sweet and smooth. No complaints on this one.

Bomber aged 2 yrs poured into snifter - deep amber red with small off-white head which settles to the sides. Aroma is very nice/[pleasant with sweet malt, brown sugar, honey, and new baked bread. Flavor is caramel, oak, brown sugar, sweet bread and a nice hop presence in the finish - tasty and nothing over the top. Alcohol barely noticeable. Definitely worth putting back and waiting.

Pours orange-amber into the glass, with a wispy head that reduces to a tiny cap down the glass. The nose has lots of Karo syrup, some tangerine and melon. Flavors follow much in tow, with Karo syrup, maple syrup, caramel, some orange citrus, light toffee and a hint of alcohol. The mouthfeel is a tad more hollow than I would’ve expected, with the pepper of alcohol and a hint of spices and bitters, but somehow lacking the substantive aspects of a next-level barleywine. Chewy syrup mouthfeel, warming and comfortable, it’s just slick enough down the throat that it doesn’t balance out all of the nice complex flavors. I’d love to try one of these after a bit of aging.

Bottled at Monk’s Café Wallingatan, Stockholm. Clear brownish amber, no head. Aroma of wheat bread with a touch of grapefruit. Malty and chewy, full bodied yet pleasantly dry. Lovely mix of wheat bread and caramel powdered with slight orangehops. Mildly warming finish with slight salty bitterness. An elegant beer with lovely balance.