Arbre Dark Wheatwine: Light Toast

The Bruery in Placentia, California, United States 🇺🇸

Barley Wine - Wheat Rotating Out of Production

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7.41

ABV: 10.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 16

We brewed a dark, decadent wheatwine-style ale with chocolate wheat malt to accentuate the richness imparted through barrel-aging. We then divided the beer into three components, laying each down in new American oak barrels with varying degrees of barrel toast and char. This release showcases the toasty, cocoa and woody spice notes contributed from aging in lightly toasted oak barrels. Taste it side-by-side with its medium toast and alligator char counterparts to bring the barrel-aging journey full circle.

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Stuu (34926) ticked Arbre Dark Wheatwine: Light Toast (2017) from The Bruery 6 years ago

Tried on 06 Dec 2019 at 13:44

7.9

MarcoDL (7859) reviewed Arbre Dark Wheatwine: Light Toast from The Bruery 6 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle at tasting. Aroma of bourbon, oak, raisin, caramel fudge, vanilla, malt and dates. Taste has smooth raisin, caramel fudge, dates, vanilla, booze and soft oak. Really nice.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2019 at 20:12

Beertalk (16425) ticked Arbre Dark Wheatwine: Light Toast from The Bruery 6 years ago

Bottle at Ratebeer Odense, November 2019. Dark brown with a lasting off-white head. Roasted aroma with licorice, wood, toffee and spice. Dry roasted flavour with a touch of spice and dried fruit.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2019 at 20:40

7.9

Dedollewaitor (22075) reviewed Arbre Dark Wheatwine: Light Toast from The Bruery 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ Ratebeer Odense Get Together, November 2019. Pours Dark Brown Nearly Black with a small creamy beige head. Wood, bourbon, Dark fruit, candy sugar. Full bodied. Big sipper. Quite Tasty!

Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2019 at 20:39

8.2

Stuu (34926) reviewed Arbre Dark Wheatwine: Light Toast from The Bruery 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle at home. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is caramel, toffee, fruity, oak, fudge, taste is similar, sweet.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 09:48

7.4

ineedbeer (4093) reviewed Arbre Dark Wheatwine: Light Toast from The Bruery 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly oak forward with some decent malt notes as well. Oak has a definite fresh character to it like it has only been lightly treated. Moderate caramel notes with some toffee and toasted bread character as well. Light alcohol spice and hints of chocolate. Pours a very dark brown with a medium sized, medium thick to slightly thin, dark tan head that shows decent retention as it recedes somewhat quickly to the edges where it lingers for a bit. Light lacing and medium long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of malt character and a bit less oak than in the aroma. Lots of wheat, caramel, toffee and toasted bread. Lighter molasses and treacle with hints of chocolate. Medium bitterness with light alcohol spice. Oak notes are a bit more subdued by the malt than in the aroma but are still very much present. Oak has a fresh character to it and is full of tannins. Mouthfeel is medium full to full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice experiment, but by itself the beer isn't super great. I prefer the oak in my beers to be a bit more subdued. The malt profile of the wheatwine is pretty nice though.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Dec 2017 at 02:57