Wheat Wine Ale - Fort Collins Brewing

mcallister

Ohio

4/5  rDev +9.3%

02-19-2012 20:05:34 | More by mcallister

OldTime

Georgia

4/5  rDev +9.3%

04-12-2013 19:29:12 | More by OldTime

aranton

New York

2.5/5  rDev -31.7%

03-26-2013 21:56:23 | More by aranton

boudreaux

Alabama

3.5/5  rDev -4.4%

02-22-2013 09:11:58 | More by boudreaux

J2L

3/5  rDev -18%

12-09-2012 04:54:16 | More by J2L

ThickNStout

Georgia

4.13/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

11oz pour at Taco Mac (Woodstock, GA). 5.00. Served in a goblet.

Arrives deep chestnut red all the way up to the edges of the goblet with a small ring of off white bubbles. Nothing I'd call lacing.

Sweet slightly phenolic nose. Not much going on.

Taste is sweet and fruity with some big booze right out of the gates. Slight hops, biscuit and hay. The alcohol is pretty up front the whole time but never overly distracting. A nice mix overall.

Creamy medium feel with light carbonation. Nice sweet finish with some residual alcohol.

Hands down the best best brew I've had from Ft Collins and a tasty wheatwine in its own right. A sweet fruity boozy treat that I think would only get better over time.

Serving type: on-tap

12-04-2012 02:37:51 | More by ThickNStout

Durge

Connecticut

4.1/5  rDev +12%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A solid clear copper color with a fair off-white ring on top and reasonable signs of lacing. The aroma brings on a beautiful pine-malt blend with caramel popcorn sweetness. Very nice. The flavor delivers nutty evergreen and caramel malt with a general hemp-like overtone. Grainy and a hint of booziness that doesn't interfere at all. Carbonation is moderate, body is pretty close to full and the feel is pretty heavy and viscous, but "liquid". A very tasty brew and easily recommended!

Serving type: bottle

12-03-2012 03:56:37 | More by Durge

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

4/5  rDev +9.3%

11-21-2012 17:00:02 | More by grahamboudreaux

tbone1384

Wyoming

3.75/5  rDev +2.5%

11-09-2012 14:59:04 | More by tbone1384

steve8robin

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -11.2%

11-06-2012 02:51:49 | More by steve8robin

sendbeer

Georgia

3/5  rDev -18%

11-01-2012 15:18:13 | More by sendbeer

CWhite

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +23%

09-07-2012 20:40:38 | More by CWhite

RoryOMoore

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +9.3%

08-20-2012 04:03:37 | More by RoryOMoore

MarkyMOD

Colorado

4/5  rDev +9.3%

08-19-2012 06:17:21 | More by MarkyMOD

Greeneagle

4.25/5  rDev +16.1%

07-16-2012 06:15:23 | More by Greeneagle

carteravebrew

Colorado

2/5  rDev -45.4%

06-15-2012 23:20:44 | More by carteravebrew

FreshHawk

Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A - Dark copper color. Off-white, foamy, light, bubbly, soapy head that foams up quick and then disappears quick. Leaves only slight traces of lace.

S - Sweet caramel along with a good amount of sweet fruit (especially cherries). Good amount of alcohol with a brandy-ish flavor.

T - Like the nose, the dominant flavors are caramel, alcohol and fruit (cherry, apricot, some stone fruits). Touch of brown sugar sweetness and a breadiness. Sticky, sweet, and alcoholic.

M - Light and slightly thin body. Average carbonation with a slight stickiness.

D - Flavors don't quite meld well together. Sweet and alcoholic flavors are a bit much making this a definite sipper.

Notes: I wasn't blown away by this beer. Flavors fell flat for me and didn't inspire me to drink more. Not exactly cloying, but sweet, sticky, and alcoholic. I would recommend treating this like a brandy and have someone (or someones) to share this with for a dessert/nightcap/etc.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2012 23:07:32 | More by FreshHawk

laituegonflable

Australia

3.6/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Pours a vibrant red colour, slight amber tinge. Head is white, quite sparse lacing with just a cloud on the top. Lace is unimpressive. Colour's nice, but beer is not quite so impressive in general.

Smell is lovely, malty and nutty, with a touch of chestnut, macadamia and honey, with some mild fresh hop notes - just some earthy citrus character to cut off the sweetness. Still, very sweet and nutty, desserty even. Clean enough.

Taste retains those sweet, nutty characters, but not to their full potential. Quite malty/sweet but gets mildly stale towards the end, with the flavour of old nuts coming through, slightly diminished. Hints of apricot, chestnut and maybe some rye spice in there but it's ultimately a little bit naff, like it doesn't quite fulfill its big potential. Decent flavours but a bit subdued.

Bit thin on the feel, but a nice kind of brassy presence late - still, quite a thin body overall.

A typical kind of US beer - some nice flavours but not quite big and impressive and idiosyncratic enough. Almost as if the flavours are thrown together without them quite knowing what to do with them.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2012 06:33:39 | More by laituegonflable

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

3.65/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

22oz bottle.

Pours clear red with an amber hue and a trace of white head. A placid surface quickly reveals itself amid a fine bead around the edges. A few elongated dots of lacing beyond that.

Sweet crystalized malt, caramel, candied apple, and a hint of Werther's candys fill the aromatics.

On the sticky, fuller side of medium bodied, with a tacky, almost syrupy mouthfeel.

Plump, sweet malt with ripe, red fruits start the palate. Mild hops only to add some light bitterness, but fall short to take the edge off the sweet, sticky malt.

Finishes with red candies, syrupy malt, and some warmth on the throat.

This beer is too sweet and could use some more hops. Akin to an imperial red less the hops.

Serving type: bottle

05-17-2012 01:25:50 | More by brewandbbq

Mdog

Minnesota

4.33/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance: Dark amber, good head.

Smell: Big malt, dark fruit, caramel.

Taste: Caramel sweetness, raisin, soft candy flavor. Sweet, but not over the top.

Overall: Reminds me of an English barleywine with not as heavy of a body. I don't get much in the way of weizenbock/dark wheat fruit flavors, more caramel. Still quite a tasty beer even if it wasn't quite what I was expecting.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2012 00:25:07 | More by Mdog

lacqueredmouse

Australia

3.7/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York. Brought back to Sydney and shared with @LaitueGonflable and @tobeerandnottobe.

Pours a pleasant clear reddish amber colour, with a pocked and inconsistent head of pure white. Body is quite thick and heavy, but the carbonation scapes from it with relative ease. Overall, a decent, but not exceptional looking brew.

Nose is pleasantly sweet and spiked with an interesting grassy hoppiness that leavens and skewers the aroma. There are some spicy estery characters as well, giving a sense of tropical sharpness. It's like it's coming to that spicy, fresh and bright aroma from two different angles: the hops and the yeast. It's really quite fascinating.

Really exceptionally disappointing on the palate, however, with a light, mild wheaty porridge character forming the basis, with some hints of spice trying vainly to spark it up. Rather flat and unappealing overal, which is a real shame.

Feel is actually very light, but lengthened and stretched by that adhesive grain starch character, which seems to hold on to the palate for longer than it's welcome.

Eh. It's ok, but it really needs some sort of purpose, and it doesn't have it. It makes me wonder why I'm drinking it, and that's never a really good sign.

Serving type: bottle

05-05-2012 06:55:19 | More by lacqueredmouse

Shango42

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +9.3%

04-25-2012 02:26:31 | More by Shango42

oberon

North Carolina

4.08/5  rDev +11.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Poured into an imperial nonic a reich deep bronze with a large sticky white head that left a broken ring of lace as it settled very slowly,grear clarity and definition to the beer.alcohol dipped dark fruit in the nose along with some nuttiness,it has a alcohol dipped fruit cake kind of aroma to it.Sweet alcohol and dark fruit on the palate with a great creamy feel.I like this beer more than most of the others who have reviewed it,it's a bit boozy but it is true to form in my opinion.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2012 22:40:10 | More by oberon

BigPlay1824

New York

4.23/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Enjoyed in a snifter glass

A: pours a clear light amber color with a nice amount of carbonation bubbles and a finger of frothy cream colored head that dissipates rather rapidly and leaves a nice amount of lacing 4
S: slight scent of vanilla and spices, definitely has a solid spice note and slight alcohol bite 4
T: begins with a solid woody note similar to scotch, kicks in with a bit of vanilla in the middle 4.5
M: thick, medium carbonation tingle, leaves the mouth feeling thick and sticky 4
O: really drinks nicely, not harsh at all, nice taste notes 4

Serving type: bottle

03-21-2012 01:29:59 | More by BigPlay1824

foss69lh

4.38/5  rDev +19.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Not sure about the 'wine' labeling, as this full-bodied ale has little to do with either wine or barley wine, but offers exceptional body, balance and flavor from a wheat-based brew, and is the best and most flavorful I have tasted from wheat in a full ale-style. I would highly recommend this both as an ale and for its novelty if you can find it, as I have been informed by my retailer that it is no longer available or being made?

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2012 21:59:58 | More by foss69lh