Wilbur
Fort Hill Brewery in Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Smoked / Rauchbier Regular|
Score
6.75
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tfontana (7512) reviewed Wilbur from Fort Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can pour into shaker pint glass from One Stop Market. Appearance is hazy yellow with tons of sparkle, finger-width white foamy head with good retention and trace lacing. Aroma is cereal grain, light tart. ?Wheat/estery character like a saison? Taste is restrained bacon over cracker malt and hint of tart. Palate is light bodied with thin texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, at least the smoke/bacon flavor doesn’t whack you over the head, but it could be a bit stronger. Mild all around.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Wilbur from Fort Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
6 pack of cams drunk 7.1 and 7.2.17
Dark copper with both maize and auburn hues, high clarity and a large, off-white, well-retained head atop.-
Smoke phenols show strong pepper and woodsmoke as fruity esters of cherry and even mild banana. Cereal-like malts add strength to the nose while light caramel and brown bread build complexity. Fruity, softly smokey and quite dry for a rauchbier, at least based on the nose.
Rich toffee and caramel malts are cut by strong bread and specialty malt acidity. High attenuation and a fairly supple texture but for a bit of bare grain at times. Fruity and with mild but well-developed smoke character. Strong carbonation needs time to breath. In the end, some acidity and breadiness builds up a bit too much, fatiguing the palate, but otherwise it’s done well.
CosmicCharlie (9705) reviewed Wilbur from Fort Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pours murky yellow into a shaker. Bubbly head recedes to nothing. Smoked band aid aromas. Soft with caramel and mild smoke upfront turning to bacon in the lasting finish.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Wilbur from Fort Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can to mug, the appearance was a straw yellow color with a touch of transparency about it. Finger’s worth of white foamy head sat atop and fled at a mild pace. Not much lace.
The aroma had some sweet to smoky meaty portions, somewhat like ham but not too much. Light grassy hops and a little bit of earthiness slide in underneath.
The flavor was somewhat sweet and smoky with a little bit of sweet nuts coming in underneath. Aftertaste was there - slightly smoky and sweet. Finish was abrupt and smoky sweet.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation and the ABV felt fine. Pretty smooth along my tongue.
Overall, pretty nice smoked beer. But was this supposed to be a smoked lager? Not sure, but I’d have this one again.