Pilgrim's Dole
New Holland Brewing Company in Holland, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Barley Wine - Wheat Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.81
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Pilgrim's Dole is a barleywine-style ale made with fifty percent wheat malt, or what we at New Holland call a wheatwine. Pilgrim's Dole blends warming and slightly sweet flavors with a unique caramelized character. Rich, malty body with unique caramelized character and hints of raisins, nuts and figs. Pairings: fruit crisps, creme brulee, salted caramels, slow-roasted meats.
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5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Amber. Vibrant colour with a slight chill haze. Sweet, caramel and canned mushroom aroma. Some earthiness and a little bit boozy. Very sweet. Total caramel. Very syrupy. Not my thing at all.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2009
at 16:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle - Pours amber-orange with a thin off white head. It smells of sweet caramel malt with a little dark fruit and alcohol. The flavor is sweet malt and an oak note that I associate with barley wines. Despite being a wheat wine, it struck me as very similar with maybe a bit lighter flavor than many barley wines. There’s some alcohol presence as well. It finishes with mild bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2009
at 19:47
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
22 ounce bottle from Wine Warehouse in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a clear strawberry color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is nuts, plum and berries. Taste is caramel, nuts, berries and anise. Slightly cheesy. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2009
at 22:19
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dark copper beer with a loose lace of large bubbles - aroma of dough (cookie and bread), caramel, vanilla, strong bourbon character amplified by alcohol, and the faintest bit of wheat - the aroma is a little hot, but I love bourbon, so its similarities to it make it inviting to me - the flavor is a bit sticky and sweet up front, with notes of caramel-covered fruits - some nutty flavor arrives later, and a touch of bitterness cuts the sweetness a little bit - vanilla and bourbon character, and even a hint of oak assert themselves near the end, and an alcohol warmth again augments the boozy characteristics - some chocolate in the finish - I don’t often like boozy beer, but it works in this case.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2008
at 20:33
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bomber from Beer Geek. Nice darker amber color with a few white bubbles and a slight ring for head. Very fruity, sweet aroma. Medium body with very mild carbonation. Flavor is malt sugar, some caramel, perhaps a touch of brown sugar. There’s a slight bite on the tongue tip. Hop is strong enough to more or less stave off the typical barley wine sweetness in the finish. The only heat I’m noticing is in my head. Arguably a lighter version of a barley wine, but I couldn’t mention one point where that’s true. Alcohol and wheat together for the ale and bread dole; drole.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2008
at 17:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
+++RE RATE 12-Jul-08+++
22 oz bottle shared by csbosox. Pour is golden orange brown with a very thin off white head. Aroma strong full booziness, strong orange citrus. Caramel maltiness. Some smoky grassiness underneath. Taste is full, dripping with nectar sweetness, burnt caramel and a pretty big shot of booze at the end. Palate is full, wheat is evident in the aftertaste. This had improved a bit from last rating (7,3,7,4,14 - 3.5) Thanks for sharing this Chris.
+++ORIGINAL RATING 28-Jan-08+++
22 oz bottle shared by Zinister, 10th bottle sampled at the 1/28 Houston Tasting. Pour is orange-ruby-brown with an off white head. Aroma of sweet caramel, hoppiness with some grainy wheatiness. Taste is very medicinal, sharp cloves and sweet chemical. Pretty hot and really not refined at all. (7,4,6,3,13 - 3.3)
22 oz bottle shared by csbosox. Pour is golden orange brown with a very thin off white head. Aroma strong full booziness, strong orange citrus. Caramel maltiness. Some smoky grassiness underneath. Taste is full, dripping with nectar sweetness, burnt caramel and a pretty big shot of booze at the end. Palate is full, wheat is evident in the aftertaste. This had improved a bit from last rating (7,3,7,4,14 - 3.5) Thanks for sharing this Chris.
+++ORIGINAL RATING 28-Jan-08+++
22 oz bottle shared by Zinister, 10th bottle sampled at the 1/28 Houston Tasting. Pour is orange-ruby-brown with an off white head. Aroma of sweet caramel, hoppiness with some grainy wheatiness. Taste is very medicinal, sharp cloves and sweet chemical. Pretty hot and really not refined at all. (7,4,6,3,13 - 3.3)
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2008
at 17:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 10%. Good fruity aroma, dried fruit, apricot. Cloudy dark orange colour. Small, soft, creamy head. The flavour is nicely fruity, creamy, quite bitter and with some alcohol. The mouthfeel is almost slimy, but OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jan 2008
at 15:50
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber (picked up in Ann Arbor, MI March, 2007) pours clear copper with tan head. The aroma is sweet with notes of fruit like dates, plums, raisins and ripe cherries. There’s also creamy toffee and caramel sweetness along with slight hay component that must be the wheat. Smells terrific. Wow, first taste is just about as good as it smells. There are hints of alcohol that hit upfront and ride to the finish with some warming sensations that are a bit too strong and detract some from the experience. On the good side are the tasty fruity notes of cherries, raisins, dates and prunes. The malts come off just as they smell in the nose with sweet caramel candy, toffee and hints of wheat. Maybe this needs more cellaring to even out the slightly high alcohol influence. Very enjoyable now and is one of those beers I’m glad comes in a bomber.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2007
at 18:42
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with little off-white head. Spiced aroma, slight wheaty-like and a dry raisin note. Thick mouthfeel. Slight liqourice flavour, raisin note and thick malty. Dry finish. Warming alcohol finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2007
at 14:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of boboski. Slightly hazy amber golden with an off-white head. Fat aroma of caramel and overripe fruit. Full-bodied, sweetish caramel and again overripe fruit. Some bitterness in the finish. Classical American Barley Wine without being stunningly interesting. 180807
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2007
at 15:55