Illegal Ale-ien
Marshall Wharf Brewing Company in Belfast, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Wheat Ale Regular|
Score
6.32
|
|
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2014, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Marshall Wharf Illegal Ale-ien ].Clear medium golden color with a small off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, caramel, fudge, sweet toffee, moderate yeasty, flowers - nectar. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light bitter with a long duration, nectar - flower, toffee - fudge. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. [20140815]
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery, since debut and onwards.
Thin, fizzy white head recedes fairly rapidly to nothing, leaving a glassy-looking amber beer in its wake.
Plentiful phenols in the nose show the fermenation of the honey; vanilla, black pepper, a bit of waxiness and some sweet honey notes as well. Touches of alcohol warmth seem intentional, while very soft fruit esters slowly collect on the nose.
Sticky, almost chewy texture certainly shows the blue agave infusion while the wheat softens things and helps balance the strong spicy pepperiness. Corn, vanilla, honey and light white bread all play about, with a somewhat light, but fizzy carbonation that their wheat beers seem to have (this, weisse grip, Dr. Dunkles). Phenols build up considerably upon warming, on the finish, fatiguing the palate somewhat, while a grassy sharpness builds as well. Ultimately, I love the idea, but it’s too much alcohol for me without enough to really brighten/lighten the palate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Gravity dispense at GBBF ’14, day 4, 15/08/14. Clear golden with moderate off white spotting and edgework. Nose is vanilla, caramel, bready tones, citric peel, candied fruits. Taste comprises light spice, sweet licks, vanilla custard, caramel malt, candied orange peel. Medium bodied, moderate carbonation, semi drying close. So so.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
15th August 2014
GBBF Day 4. Cask. Clear gold beer, tiny pale cream colour head. Palate is light with good fine carbonation. Markedly sweet pale malts, touches of lactose and floralness. Hops are a light tangerine - lemon. Finishes semi dry with a minty pine hop kicking in. A bit on the sweet side.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, a light caramel malt with fruit grassy hops. In mouth, a smooth crisp caramel malt, lightly roasted, herbal British hops. nice. On tap at When Pigs Fly, August 1, 2012