Portsmouth Wheat Wine - Portsmouth Brewery

Jason

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Presentation: 22 oz brown bomber with a bottled date on the label.

Appearance: Decent frothing with some killer stickage from a good head retention. Clear but quite dark, orangey brown in color.

Smell: Shortbread cookies, vague vanilla, caramel, sweet blueberry skin … clean nose and subtlety aromatic.

Taste & Mouth Feel: Creamy slick full bodied mouth feel. Thick malty palate with a warming alcohol attached. Modest hops let the malt character unfold; toasted malt, hint of soft cocoa, faintness of brown sugar and a bold spicy wheat. A touch of herbal hop middle to end. Nice lining in the finish of a toasted malt flavor.

Drinkability & Notes: This brew proves that wheatwines are very different from barleywines. Without a doubt this is a sipping brew, a great one none the less.

Serving type: bottle

03-29-2005 03:47:03 | More by Jason

mattparsons

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

06-10-2013 00:10:49 | More by mattparsons

HattedClassic

Virginia

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

06-07-2013 22:13:06 | More by HattedClassic

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.8%

06-01-2013 17:05:51 | More by ZEB89

irs

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

05-22-2013 04:57:45 | More by irs

PEIhop

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev +7.1%

05-19-2013 12:06:33 | More by PEIhop

mklisz

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +0.8%

05-08-2013 20:42:11 | More by mklisz

nheinzie57

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

04-28-2013 21:35:15 | More by nheinzie57

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

04-23-2013 05:51:11 | More by Kelp

Flounder57

Massachusetts

4.24/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Served in snifter at Portsmouth Brewery.

Appearance: This beer poured a small head that reduced to a thin layer. It is a murky reddish brown with bubbles coming up the side of the glass.

Smell: Bready, caramel, toffee, spicy, bananas, and clove.

Taste: Caramel and toffee delight. Spicy, yeasty, bready, bananas, and a little alcohol.

Mouthfeel: Creamy smooth, medium bodied, warming alcohol, low to medium carbonation, and it got better as it warmed up.

Overall: Pretty solid wheatwine from Smutty's sister brewery.

Serving type: on-tap

04-21-2013 23:52:42 | More by Flounder57

inlimbo77

Delaware

4.11/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

22oz, October '11 bottle
Riedel tulip

A: Pours a clear deep orange color. Crystal clear. Initially a layer of bright white. Turns into a nice collar around the edges of glass. Some alcohol feet. Some lacing bits.

S: Sweetness. Breadiness from the malts. Some orange blossom. Some honeysuckle. And there is booze.

T: No bitterness on tongue. Hops have faded. Getting nice butterscotch like sweetness. Again, maybe a touch of orange and citrus (just a hint). Some herbal notes. Really nice tasting brew. Finish has some lingering sweetness. A little booze on back end as you sip. Warms throat.

M: Big medium.

Serving type: bottle

04-15-2013 16:16:46 | More by inlimbo77

t0rin0

California

4/5  rDev +0.8%

12-16-2012 03:04:03 | More by t0rin0

raffy313

Texas

4/5  rDev +0.8%

12-15-2012 04:26:09 | More by raffy313

acurtis

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -5.5%

09-30-2012 01:09:47 | More by acurtis

heganhound

3.5/5  rDev -11.8%

07-08-2012 01:43:12 | More by heganhound

Jwale73

Rhode Island

4.1/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

22oz. bottle shared by EnfronCFO. 2010 vintage. Pours slightly lighter than cider in color with a loose head that dissipates into an oily skim and a bubbly band around the shoulders. Nose is sugary off the initial sniff, followed by wheat malt and a hint of ethanol. Cotton candy comes out as the brew warms. Taste consistent with nose with the addition of a slight chemically aftertaste at the finish. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body with an oily texture and an even carbonation. Overall, this beer seems spot on for the style. I would recommend trying this beer both fresh and cellared. Another great beer from Portsmouth.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2012 21:21:50 | More by Jwale73

mcgwire756

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

03-06-2012 22:34:05 | More by mcgwire756

jfcaa193

Connecticut

4/5  rDev +0.8%

02-18-2012 22:56:57 | More by jfcaa193

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +0.8%

02-06-2012 03:21:22 | More by ejimhof

phingdong

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +0.8%

02-02-2012 23:55:18 | More by phingdong

BigMcLargeHuge

Arizona

3.58/5  rDev -9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Big thanks to the ratebeer (yes and BA too) Boise crew for this bomber. It pours sort of ruby with copper hues and white head. The aroma has fruity esters mixing with wheat as well as a wine barrel like sense to it. barrel aged? The taste confirms as modestly tart and sour wine barrel notes start things off. Behind these notes are some sweet wheat malts mixing with tart tangerine like citrus hops and spicy hops. Interesting. It seems somewhat like Alesmith’s 2008 Decadence. I don’t know the vintage of the current bottle. It’s pretty good.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2012 05:36:06 | More by BigMcLargeHuge

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.08/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On tap at the source. Pours a slightly cloudy deep reddish brown color with a huge cool whip looking head that takes forever to recede to a drinkable level. Smell is sweet with malts. Sugar coated dark fruits, tangerines, some brown sugar and a fair amount of ethanol and buttered popcorn. Taste is sweet with a lot of sugary fruits. Mildly spicy with a hint of tart and some alcohol. Medium to thick body, light level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy mouthfeel. I am not to impressed with this batch. It’s a bit like an old ale in its sweetness but a bit rough with alcohol and diacetyl. I have had this beer before and enjoyed it quite a bit, but I remember it being a hell of a lot hoppier.

On tap at the source 4/28/13 comes to the table in a snifter a slightly cloudy reddish brown with a good sized beige head. Smells of caramelized dark sugars, a bit of spice, some earth, light sweet citrus fruit, oranges and tangerines come to mind. The flavor is sweet and malty with lots of dark sugars and light fruits. Thick body with a light level of carbonation and a sweet almost syrupy mouthfeel. This beer is miles ahead of the last time I had it. My score reflects this tasting.

Serving type: on-tap

01-26-2012 00:30:05 | More by johnnnniee

Miamilice

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +13.4%

01-18-2012 02:07:41 | More by Miamilice

Khazadum

Illinois

2.23/5  rDev -43.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

A- Low development of froth. Takes a heavy flow to get anything. What does prevail above the deep ruby body is short lived, frothy, juice like. Mild lacing, if you wish to call it that. Nothing too spectacular.

S- Ugh.. what is that? Oh... Oh I think. Diacetyl? Yea, that buttered popcorn aroma. Least there is a biscuit malt to back this up so its not just buttery, lightly sulfured, apple, and popcorn aroma.

T- Not as bad. Its a caramel apple and popcorn mix. Like reaching into a brown bag and hoping you pull out a handful of trail mix that isn't going to make you vomit. Its got popcorn throughout it. It lasts into the finish leaving you with a lingering popcorn but mostly rancid butter flavor. Sometimes its sweet in the middle that is bright in caramel and brown sugar, but overall... not so great for me.

M- Full bodied, light carbonation giving a gentle crispness in the center of the flavors. Light creaminess, lingering flavors do not benefit this beverage.

Its an older beer. Not my favorite. Not even sure on the style. An American amber? Not sure at all what this is.

Wheat wine. Interesting. With all the diacetyl, I don't get much wheat at all. I can see where they are coming from with the high alcohol and sweetness of a wheat wine though. Interesting!

Serving type: bottle

01-12-2012 02:23:31 | More by Khazadum

tigg924

Massachusetts

4.1/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Had on tap at the brewery—served into a pint glass

Appearance: copper in color, hazy, minimal head, moderate carbonation

Smell: caramel and wheat

Taste: big time caramel, toffee, wheat, alcohol, and some hops—maybe citrus at the end

Mouthfeel: very sweet with alcohol burn—slight bitterness at the end, low carbonation, medium-heavy bodied

Overall: A nice, complex, and hot sipper. I like wheatwines and this one holds up as another highly recommended brew from Portsmouth. I would certainly get this again. It was my favorite from what I tried in my recent visit.

Serving type: on-tap

01-04-2012 14:01:07 | More by tigg924