Perennial Artisan Ales Heart of Gold

Heart of Gold

 

Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸

  Barley Wine - Wheat Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.97
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 30
Heart of Gold is our Wheatwine, an American take on the classic Barleywine. Brewed to "wine strength" but with a malt bill full of wheat, Heart of Gold has a beautiful tawny color from its extended boil. Flavors of molasses, brown sugar, and honey covered biscuits are characters of the maltiness that are accentuated by the fruity and nutty yeast that was used to fermented it to 10% ABV. American hops balance the bold body with their clean bitterness and citrus forward flavor.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

A murky dark reddish amber barleywine with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with vinous notes, molasses, alcohol warmth, dark fruits, plums, very nice and complex. In mouth, a nice sweet caramel malt with vinous notes, vanilla cookies, resinous and piney hops, light mineral notes, nice and complex, yet very smooth. Bottle at OttBottShare April 2018.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Apr 2018 at 22:17


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

nice name, makes me think of hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy. Clear amber / orange brown, light brown head. Nice slightly fruity , malty, woody but not bitter woody aroma. Like a uk style barley wine, not much flowery hops bitterness, more euro style hops bitterness, and not that prominent. Flavor is malty, fruity, good balance between sweet and euro bitter, notes of honey, i think The wheat shows in that the beer is much smoother and somewhat grainy sweeter than other barley wines. I have aged the bottle few years, perhaps the hops have been more prominent earlier on. How it is now, however, is great for a barley wine style ale.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Oct 2016 at 16:13


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Lots of caramelized malt and a big citrus infusion. Pours orange amber with ok head and lacing. Sweet finish. Thick and slightly syrupy consistency. Tap at pizzeria paradiso g-town.

Tried from Draft on 26 Apr 2015 at 19:03


7.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5

Rich molasses, walnut, and cashew nose, some oak as well. Opaque ochre, thin yellow head. Overripe orange, marzipan, chock full of nuts. Cashew in the end. Full body, moderate carbonation. Yep, this a barleywine, but I never would have guessed it had any significant amount of wheat in it.

Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2014 at 15:33


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Pale amber with a beige head. Flavour and aroma is alcohol, malt, hop, caramel, apple. Bitter finish. Full body. Nice beer.

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jul 2014 at 00:22


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle 750ml. @ [ Fastelavn Smagning - Carnival Tasting, Ulfborg ]. [ As Perennial Heart of Gold ].Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, sweet malt, dried fruit. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, malt - hops bitter, dried fruit - figs. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20140301]

Tried from Bottle on 26 May 2014 at 05:00


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle at Fastelavn Smagning 2014 @ J&C’s beer palace, Jutland Saturday Session 1 - 01/03/14. Lightly hazed rich golden with a moderate off white covering. Nose is ripe fruit, sugars, caramel, boozey wafts, candied orange peel. Taste comprises bitter orange, candied fruits, light booze, caramac bar. Medium + bodied, dine carbonation, sweet closure. Ok barley wine, no great depth to it but ticks the boxes.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2014 at 06:19


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Bottle, 75cl corked. It’s a clear, dark golden to amber in color and topped by a small, dense, light beige head. Sweet, hoppy aroma with a caramel note and some alcohol. It’s a tad too alcoholic on the palate, full-bodied and sweetish. Bitterness, some sweetness and pine cones. Rather malty. Lasting finish with alcohol, bitterness and caramel maltyness. Pretty nice this one, but it lacks on balance. 140301

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2014 at 10:00


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 750ml @ fonefan
Pours slightly hazy with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits and alcohol. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a warm and fruity finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2014 at 09:53


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

75 cL bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is toasted malty. Bitter and caramelish and toffee malty. Toffee and slight caramelish. Bitter and slight herbal dry phenolic. Ends bitter and dry hoppy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Mar 2014 at 09:53