Terrapin Side Project Gamma Ray

Brewed by Terrapin Beer Company
Style: Barley Wine
Athens, Georgia USA

12oz bottle brought back with me from my trip to Philly. Pours a cloudy, deeper orange colored body with a gold tint. Thin, white head that dissipates quickly and leaves just a light swirl of lacing around the edge of the glass. Very thick looking and dead. Aroma has lots of honey and clove with some wheat, citrus, and bubble-gum. Some banana, orange peel, and a hint of hefe yeast. Flavor is very thick, syrupy, and sticky. Extremely sweet and malty with lots of honey sweetness. A good amount of clove spice and wheat with more of that banana, hefe yeast, bubble-gum flavor. Some citrusy orange before this finishes way too sweet with a malty, bubble-gum, syrupy aftertaste. Overall, too sweet, sticky, syrupy, and thick. Its not unpalatable, but this is a huge mess.

12oz bottle. orange gold our with a thin off-white head and little stick. aroma of wheat, clove and honey. a whole lot more of sickly sweet wheat and honey in the taste. way way too sweet for me. sugar, honey and grain... guh. love terrapin, but can barely down this one.

12oz bottle courtesy of Obguthr. Aroma of sticky hard candy ,ah wait a minute that didn’t sound right does it. Wheat in aroma and some leather. Hazy orange body with small off white head. Flavor had a laquer of honey in it. Also some wheat, bubble gum some kind of mago twang. That honey along with alcohol was different. Very intriging brew. Thanks Ogden.

My final Side Project in the cellar, hopefully grabbing 2 more soon. This likely came from Beerlando. Thanks, Bryan! Pours a fiery orange tinged gold, a moderate haze, well carbonated, a small offwhite head that dies to a very tiny film, just around the edges. Aromas are potent, citrus and fruity esters, orange marmalade, banana, some spices, honey and flaked wheat malt sweetness tempered by a mellow soothing feel. A touch of yeastiness. Initial is heavier side of medium bodied, thicker, with banana and orange, a touch of coriander, flaked white wheat, honey sweetens the whole ordeal, almost with a light honey cough drop feel, the stronger ABV gives it a slight medicinal quality, but it doesn’t detract. Warming, but not too boozy. Really quite fruity, banana and orange with some light pear in there. Finishes clean, light bitterness and a decent fruitiness that sticks to the palate. This really isn’t bad for a "wheat wine" style beer, it goes down easy, isn’t real boozy, and is sweeter but not in a bad way. Cereal grains, wheat, honey, and assertive fruity esters. It is nice.

Bottle - Thanks brentfeesh! - Pours opaque orange with a small white head...aroma is sweet honey, grain and belgian yeast, banana, bubblegum and clove...flavour is similar, more bubblegum and spice, the wheat aspect gets upstaged by the fruity esters..I love wheatwine, and this was fun, but a bit hot and a bit yeasty...other than that, very tasty

strong nose full of honey, some bubblegum, and light hop notes. taste is very full of honey, some slight crisp tart wheat flavor, and a little bit of hop bitterness. slight alcohol burn at the finish.

Has a crazy amount of complexity. The aroma is sweet and lively. It has flavors of banana,honey,and herbs. The alcohol is really present in this one, but not too overpowering.

Draft. Pours slightly transluscent orange with a creamy, beige head. Aroma of lavander, hops, banana, clove, oranges. Medium bodied with a tangy, smooth mouthfeel. Finishes clean and quick, with some tart aftertaste. Very good barley wine.