 Nephilium (553), Ohio, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 19, 2008 (2007 vintage) Slight sweetness to the aroma, touch of alcohol present. There are some light fruit notes present as well. Pours a clear light amber, with a big fluffy white head. Sediment is visible in the bottle. Touch of sugar in the flavor, as well as berry fruit notes. Alcohol is amazingly well hidden in the taste. Light on the palate, and works quite well as a summer sipper.
alexanderj (2263), Chino Hills, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 9, 2008 2006 bottle; poured a clear, orange-gold with a medium to large off white head. Aroma was very fruity; apple and banana predominantly. Also alot of yeast and spice with some citrus and fruit. Found the alcohol well hidden, almost too much. Very easy to drink. Has alot of Belgian-yeast elements. Again alot of apple and banana, more than any other of the style that I have had. Couldn’t really detect anything that the barrel aging added. Maybe just missed it. Fairly sweet, with not much bitterness. What I liked about the beer was the subtlety of the flavors and how easy drinking the beer was. However, thats not necessarily what I look for in the style. Still I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed this beer.
SQNfan (591), Wheaton, Illinois, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Jun 5, 2008 Deep golden in color with a head of large bubbles that quickly faded. The nose has aromas of banana, bubblegum, yeast and spice. In the mouth it was medium-bodied and rich yet soft in the mouth. This goes down almost too easy given the 11% alcohol. While not overly complex everything is in place and quite enjoyable.
Rciesla (3686), Exit 15W, New Jersey, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 2, 2008 Updated: May 13, 2009Bottle. Pours an amber copper body with a light off white head. Aroma is sweet scotch, spices, mellow fruit banana, apricots, dry. Solid.
Having the 2008 Vintage as a night cap essentially what i said above. 3.6.
MrRain (432), O’Fallon, Illinois, USA
| 4.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 3/5 | 18/20 |
May 25, 2008 Bomber poured into a tulip glass. TBBTWW(2005) pours cloudy and orange with a nice large head that leaves a solid lacing on the sides. It has a wonderful smell of apricots and is missing the typical acidic aroma of barelywines that gives me heartburn. I also detect citrus, clove and bananas. Hmmm. This is a unique beer that will take some time to rate. It has a Belgian strong ale character but is smoother. The advertised melon comes through in an interesting way. At other times a peppery merlot flavor raises its head. This is one of the more complex beers I’ve had. The barrel aging is evident in a slight woody flavor. The finish is thick and lingering, dominated by that gelatinous feeling of honeydew mellon. If the finish was a tad more aggressive I’d score this beer a 4.5+ rating.
golubj (1289), Sunnyvale, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
May 16, 2008 2006 bottle. Copper / amber pour with some off-white head. Aroma is sweet fruity malt, banana, and light wood. The flavor is really the same, with some peppery alcohol noticable in the end. Some pine-earthy hops give the finish a slightly crisp bitterness.
xnoxhatex (1305), Grand Rapids/Chicago, Michigan, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
May 7, 2008 Latest batch (’08?) on cask at the map room, chicago. Hazy red amber with medium to large, creamy beige, sustaining head that eventually settles to a nice pancake. Aroma is very fresh malt, yeast and spice with subtle banana and biscuit, also light caramel but mostly yeast all around. Yeast, spice, and sweet malt very much overwhelm the flavor of this very much Belgian inspired wheatwine, obvious wheat and english biscuit notes come out as well, with banana and buttered popcorn rounding it out with a tad bit alc thrown in there as well. Body is nice and creamy but a little too thin (med-thin) with a little chalkiness that I might just be getting from the wheat/biscuit. I seem to be remembering this beer as being better because right now all it tastes like is a very young, imperial version of their wit.
jcwattsrugger (5434), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
May 4, 2008 06–750ml bottle @Vero Beach Throwdown-pours a thin white head and amber/copper color. Aroma is floral, spicy, wheat/light malt. Taste is floral, spicy, sweet, wheat/light malt, some alcohol. Occasional. Thanks for sharing jayg.
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