Papago Churchill Wheat Wine

Brewed by Oak Creek Brewing Co.
Style: Barley Wine
Sedona, Arizona USA

Pours a deep orange/brown with a small white head. Aroma of wheat, caramel, sweet malt, esthers, yeast. Flavor is sweet bready malt, yeast, fruits, bananas, cloves, nuts, spices. A touch of bitterness in the finish. A lot going on in here, not sure what to make of it but it’s pretty good.

On tap at Papago. Pours a hazy deep brown color with a foamy off-white head that lasted through the glass. Some definite wheat characteristics in the aroma, most notably toasted grain, banana and yeast. Also sweet malt, fruit and alcohol. Unfortunately, that didn’t all quite come together in the flavor like I hoped it would. All of the elements were there, they just seemed to clash instead of blend. Seemed a bit thin on the palate as well. Still, not a bad brew overall.

(Draught) Pours a clear golden amber body with a medium white head. Aroma of orange, florals, mustiness, white grapes, and golden raisins. Flavor of clove, floral hops, honey, and orange peel with moderate bitterness in the finish.

tap @ papago... unfortunately, everyone of these ratings is a different beer... as this is not the same as it was the last time i had it. but, either way it’s tasty... hazy brown (orange tinted) with a vibrant white head which leaves scattered lacing on the glass. aromas of raisins, brown sugar, toasted nuts, wood, wheat bread and yeast, banana and it’s bitter peel as well... very floral and fruity. the flavor packs all of the notes of the aroma into a tight little package. very low sweetness with a bitter herbaceous hoppy finish. lingering aftertaste of banana raisin bread. medium body with a soft mouth feel. there’s no stickiness!...

I had this out of the snifter at the papago brewpub tonight. It was a big beer, much bigger than i expected. It had a barleywine vibe but was lighter and had no bad aftertaste. Alot of thick wheat up front with depth to the flavor. nice work papago.

Date: 12/02/2005
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Strong Ale Fest

clear amber, thin white head, nice sweet aroma, creamy body, sweet malt flavor, candy quality, light bitterness,

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.8/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

GABF 2006. Hazed brown. Lovely aroma on this. Cinnamon toast, grains, sweet malts, and hops. Taste has a slight alcohol bite on top of the malts, oily hops, caramel and floral notes. Body is slick and a bit oily. Some alcohol warmth and a medium overall feel. Ends with more hops, caramel, chewy malts and flowery notes. There’s some light fruit interspersed with some alcohol bite. Good stuff, however!

Pours a clear medium amber with a quickly dissipating head. Aroma is sweet and malt with hints of American hops. Body is med. and sweet with really low CO2. Candy-like maltiness with some great floral hoppiness. Finish is balanced with a nice maybe 70 IBUs of bitterness.