Brewmasters Reserve Wolfes Trap Ale
AleWerks Brewing Company in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Strong Ale Special Out of Production|
Score
7.00
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
31st May 2010
Muddy brown beer. Short lived creamy tan head. Softish palate. Rich malt, tastes a little aged with a little chocolate. Seamless light tangy orange hops. Smooth and very drinkable malty beer and another winner from Alewerks!
Muddy brown beer. Short lived creamy tan head. Softish palate. Rich malt, tastes a little aged with a little chocolate. Seamless light tangy orange hops. Smooth and very drinkable malty beer and another winner from Alewerks!
Tried
on 19 Jun 2012
at 14:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Courtesy of ksurkin. Pours dark ruby red with tan head. The aroma is smooth sweet inviting goodness with a mix of pine, sweet ripe cherry yumminess, chewy malts and concentrated plum juice. The taste is rich and yummy with pine hops, ripe cherries, sweet malts, more pine hip resiny-ness, plums and sugar stewed raisins. Wow! Love it!
Tried
on 14 Jul 2010
at 18:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle #1903 of 2007
Deep dark brown coloured body with a ruby tint and a nice thinnish tan head. Aroma of raisins, tobacco, roasted malt, caramel (big time), cherries and some brown sugar - very nice! Full-bodied; Strong malty flavour with a good amount of hops and a potent sweetness that lasts quite a while. Aftertaste shows character with tobacco and molasses along with some raisins and figs. Overall, a very nice beer, a shade away from a barley wine - but great to try! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Grape & Gourmet in Virginia Beach, tasted on 03-July-2008 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Deep dark brown coloured body with a ruby tint and a nice thinnish tan head. Aroma of raisins, tobacco, roasted malt, caramel (big time), cherries and some brown sugar - very nice! Full-bodied; Strong malty flavour with a good amount of hops and a potent sweetness that lasts quite a while. Aftertaste shows character with tobacco and molasses along with some raisins and figs. Overall, a very nice beer, a shade away from a barley wine - but great to try! I sampled this 65 cL bottle purchased from Grape & Gourmet in Virginia Beach, tasted on 03-July-2008 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2008
at 22:24
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
22oz bottle-pours a rich, rocky tan head that laces and hazy copper/red color. Aroma is rich sweet medium/dark malt-molasses/sugar, dark fruit-cherries, prunes, secondary resin hops. Taste is velvety rich sweet medium/dark malt-molasses/sugar/chocolate, dark fruit-cherries, prunes, secondary resin hops-bitter, some alcohol. Smooth, mild/OK carbonation. Seems to have aged nicely in just 6 months from other comments.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2008
at 17:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
First rating 12/29/07: Bottle #995 of 2007. Part 4 of 5 of my barleywine-fest, and also my 99th beer rating. This was an attempt at a barleywine that failed (the successful attempt turned into the Grand Illumination ale). Still, this failure turned out to be a fine brew on its own. Pours mahogany with a bubbly tan head. Aroma of brown sugar, raisins and lemon. The taste is sour and very hoppy, but balanced at the end by coffee and toffee tastes. Hoppiness definitely mellows as it warms. (3.3) Rerate: 4/6/08... Bottle 994 of 2007. Pours a burgundy color with a medium sized frothy head. Aroma is raisins, brown sugar, alcohol. Taste is major hops, brown sugar, alcohol, dark fruits. (3.2)
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2007
at 20:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
22 oz bottle. Red-brown colored pour, with a off white head. Aroma is hoppy - pines - with a caramel and fruit flavor to it all with a nice amount of hops as well. Solid, and even though I like it, it’s missing something.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Oct 2007
at 01:12
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle #1806. Poured a nealy opaque copper red with a frothy slightly tan head. Aroma smells a bit like candy, sugary with hints of dark fruit like plums. Flavor is strongly malty, very similar to the malt of a barley wine with touches of caramel and citrus like lemons and grapefuit. Not overly citrus or bitter from the hops though. Finish is all barley wine though, heat and alcohol that coats and warms the throat. This beer was sweet and drinkable despite what I can only assume is a high ABV. Glad I snagged 2 of these, wonder how it will age over a year or two.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2007
at 16:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Abundant hops in the aroma. A red beer. Flavor lacks the hops of the flavor, and is based on malt. Very drinkable, and almost a session beer, but I suspect it is too strong for that.
Tried
on 06 Jul 2007
at 17:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Virginia Beer Fest 2007. Clear brown body with a large creamy light brown head. Sweet malty and hops aroma. Sweet floral and citrus hops flavor with a malty caramel background.
Tried
on 25 May 2007
at 18:10
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Va BF 07 Draft: Aroma was chestnut and hops. Pours cloudy brown with a thick head and good lacing. Very acidiic, flavor of nuts and caramel. Nice hop finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2007
at 19:22