Two Brothers Bare Tree Weiss Wine 2000

Bottle consumed last night with some friends. Pours amber with a fizzy diminishing head. Aroma yields lots of clementines, some pine, lots of sweetness. Tastes fruity with a nice familiar wheat like backdrop. It’s lost its edge, but was still very enjoyable. I wish I had another bottle.

Name: Bare Tree
Date: 03/19/2006
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting
Vintage: 2000

hazy dark yellow, whispy white head, light lace, sweet wine aroma, creamy body, big mellow malt flavor, sweet fruit character, hint of tart, well balanced

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: **4

Bottle provided by jeffin7. Pours a cloudy amber with big chunky sediment. The head is thick, off-white and fading. The aroma is caramel corn, apples and nuts. This is most caramel that I’ve ever smelled in a beer before. The flavor is light fruit, peaches and apple juice, caramel with a bit of alcohol at the end. The mouthfeel is thick and syrupy, but the lively carbonation helps lighted it a bit.

Bottle, provided by Jeffin7. Dark copper with a thick off-white head and some floating chunks. Aroma is huge on the side of caramel and candy apples. Flavor has notes of caramel, sherry, brown sugar, molasses, pear, apple plum, raisin and some spiciness. Sweet and syrupy with some bitterness detected at the end. Alcohol is presnet but doesn’t detract. Very full, round and viscous on the palate with somewhat of a surprisingly spritzy carbonation. Interesting stuff, I liked it.

Bottle thanks to jeffin7: Pours to a very cloudy dark amber with a medium light tan head. Visable in the body are small and rather large particles, with small bubles rising quickly to the surface. The aroma is fresh ripe apples, apple juice, strawberry seeds, light clove, light toffee, peach, apricot, sugar-coated wheat. The taste is sweet cereal, wheat, and very fruity with notes of apples, peach, pear, vanilla, apple cider, with bit of applejack liquer, rum, the alcohol notes come through after a couple of sips towards the finish. Very effervescent, medium bodied, lively carbonation, would be syrupy and probably too sweet if the lively bubbles did not cut through the sweetness. Finishes with extended caramel apples, sugar, and some tart wheat and earth notes.

Part of a 6 year vertical 2000-2005. This was the best of the lot. Poured a hazy amber color with a large off-white head. Big fruity aroma. Yellow apples, some caramel malt, and a toch of sweet lemon and light sugar. Sweet malty flavor with a touch of lemon on the finish. Lively mouthfeel and medium bodied.

Bottle: Vibrant caramel, heavy orange bias, somewhat viscous pour, fairly cloudy, thin sudsy white head, spotty lacing.   Total aged malt, sweet, somewhat candyish, a touch of spices that appear to be oak like.   Spicy start, quite nice actually, oaken, smooth, not as full or thick as I would think for a Barley Wine.   Thinking this would be in a different category with the use of more wheat malt vs barley malt.   ABV is well hidden.   Quite peppery on the exit, along with subtle notes of oak and vanilla.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate.   I must say, this one is very smooth and subtle, not heavy nor bright.   Perhaps its peaked already, but it is still quite enjoyable and very well balanced.   This was a real treat.   Thanks Michael for the bottle!

Clear, amber-colored body with a fluffy, white head that quickly diminishing head that reduces to a thin ring. Interesting banana, esters, white wine, bubble gum, oak, vanilla, alcohol, fennel, toffee, and a touch of toasted, malting grains. Fairly thick body with light carbonation and supple cushioning on the tongue. The flavor is good, sweet, slightly tart, and warming. This one held up well for the past five years.

11/3/2002  This was a really strange beer. When I first opened it, I thought it was skunked. As time progress, I realized it wasn’t and it didn’t even smell bad. The flavors were mostly sweet of soft fruits and vanilla. A touch of spice comes through as it moves through the finish. The alcohol was not too evident. It just didn’t grab me like I had expected. Good, but not great. I can’t wait to try the 2001. 6 3 7 4 14 3.4.