11th Anniversary Double Wheat
Middle Ages Brewing in Syracuse, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Weizen - Weizenbock Regular|
Score
6.77
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Brown bottle, 1 pint 6 ounces, trip to Beers of the world with Dum, Ian and Luc on August 26 2006, savoured on April 18 2010; eye: caramel, lightly hazy, good effervescence, good white head that turns into a sheet, good lacing; nose: citrusy, alcohol, grapefruit, orange; mouth: citrusy, alcohol, grapefruit, light orange, citrusy finale with presence of alcohol, medium body, good carbonation, mildly bitter, alcoholic texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 1 pinte 6 onces, voyage à Beers of the world avec Dum, Ian et Luc le 26 août 2006, savourée le 18 avril 2010; œil : caramel, légèrement voilée, bonne effervescence, bonne mousse blanche qui se transforme en une petite couverture, bonne dentelle; nez : citrique, alcool, pamplemousse, orange; bouche : citrique, alcool, pamplemousse, léger orange, finale citrique avec présence d’alcool, corps moyen, bonne carbonatation, moyennement amère, texture alcoolique; en résumé : bien
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
This reminds me of the New Glarus Imperial weizen. Loads of hops in the aroma and flavor, especiall y for the style. Good, crisp flavor with citrus and grapefruit, with a sour citrus bite. An interesting fusion of styles, like an ipa and weizen.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pours dark gold into a tumbler. Off-white head quickly subsides to skim surface. Coriander and alcohol aromas. Sweet caramel upfront which quickly turns sour into a lasting bitter finish. Sour/bitter/alcohol lasts quite a while. Alcohol is definitely tasted and felt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2006 bomber, drunk on 8/23/06.
Sweet, it’s unfiltered. That is usually a great indicator of good things to come from Middle Ages, as these guys are fantastic brewers (they just filter and pasteurize most everything). Plenty of sediment lies on the bottom, while a moderately hazy, bronzed-straw colored body with almost a lemon-lime tint, sits below a large, mostly-well retained head that produces moderate lacing as it recedes (though it does recede fairly quickly to cover).
Simcoe hops in the nose are bitter, dry and very crisp, working well with the dry wheat and pale malts. Lots of lime zest, light lychee, white grapefruit and of course, sticky pine. But the wheat in the background, along with some very honeyish barley, is able to balance, though does not diminish the crispness of the aroma. Simcoe fades, somewhat, on the finish, allowing something of a lighter hop (noble hop variety??) to grant a lightly herbal, flowery note. Lime and lemon notes lie in the background throughout the course of the aroma.
Simcoe again, in the flavor, but not brash and dominating from the start. Rather, a honey and lightly grainy malt character is established, with smooth, chewy wheat and the simcoe gradually making a crescendo, climaxing towards the end, with a lip-smacking, slightly tongue curling bitterness. Almost a bit of tartness even, with citrus fruits being thrown in to cut the pine. Soft, frothy texture, supportive from the wheat and ample malt. Wonderful attenuation level, dry, but leaving enough sugar to balance. Moderate, tight carbonation. Some definite mineral influence from the yeast, but no diacetyl. The more it warms, the more the hop bouquet varies, with herbal-flowery notes adding a refreshing acidity and flavor.
I’m really glad TAR kept harping on the merits of this brewery, else I wouldn’t have experienced some true gems they produce (such as this).
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle courtesy of Hogtownharry: Poured a hazy medium dark beige color beer with a small slightly off white head with average retention. Aroma of wheat is interesting but doesn’t mix well with the hops variety that is used in this beer. Taste is covered up by some weird hops and wheat is not dominant. I think I just don’t get this one – I would rather have a nice German hefeweizen over this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Golden ale wih a thin off white head. Aroma of floral hops, perfumey. Honey hops in mouth with light citrus, spices, hops lingering in mouth, with light alcohol Good, but what is a double wheat??? Bottle bought at Party Source Syracuse, 5.99$, July 2006.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
[tap at barcade] - because of the fact that the 10th Anniversary was one of my few pleasant Middle Ages experiences, I decided to give this a chance - I’m sorry I did - bitter and soapy are probably the best two words to describe it - like someone washed dishes in lemon-scented dish soap and made me drink the water afterwards - ... - okay, it wasn’t quite that bad - it still tasted like beer...sort of.