Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2012 - Two Brothers Brewing Company

emerge077

Illinois

4.28/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Into a krug the beer pours a murky saturated orange, visible yeast and a good finger of foam rising on the surface. As it sits, the foam settles and leaves behind a sticky halo of lacing, and retains a head well. After a few sips the surface still remains unbroken.

Banana creme pie aroma right off the bat, big banana esters, big wheatiness.

Impossibly creamy and smooth, slightly rich and slightly sweet, very tasty. As it warms there's a vague hint of alcohol, not unexpected. Praline and caramel drizzled bananas, along with some whipped cream fluffiness.

Think NG Imperial Weizen. Simply enjoy it for what it is, don't get too hung up on categorization.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2013 02:02:29 | More by emerge077

LI_PO12

Pennsylvania

3.89/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

On tap

Appearance-Hazy deep gold, small white head that lingers a bit.

Aroma-Banana, clove, appricots, bready, litttle bit of alcohol

Flavor- Sweet but balanced, light bready malt, cloves, banana, fruity esters, alcohol warmth

Mouthfeel- Full, somewhat chewy, medium carb, smooth

Overall- I liked this beer, I don't think I could drink more than one at a time but an enjoyable sipper on a nice summer night. I'd like to try it with another year or so age on it to see how it develops.

Serving type: on-tap

05-21-2013 18:28:13 | More by LI_PO12

csustar001

Ohio

5/5  rDev +23.2%

05-17-2013 23:30:22 | More by csustar001

JohnnyChicago

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-23-2013 18:33:49 | More by JohnnyChicago

coffygrinder

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +17%

04-23-2013 11:10:32 | More by coffygrinder

eawolff99

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

04-16-2013 18:57:50 | More by eawolff99

MaseFace

Kentucky

4/5  rDev -1.5%

04-16-2013 01:29:22 | More by MaseFace

ThickNStout

Georgia

3.86/5  rDev -4.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75

12.7oz bottle from Powderhornphil (thanks man!). No bottling date but I'm pretty sure I can narrow down the year... Served in a Boulevard tulip snifter.

Pours murky faded gold with a half finger of near white head. Head fades to a ring around the edge that leaves sparse dots as the only hint of any lace.

Smells of clove, yeast, bananna bread and pear.

Taste is strongly yeasty at first but as it warms many layers are revealed. All of the elements of the nose are there and then some. Bananna, cloves, pear, caramel, honey, wheat, citrus peel, marshmallow, bread, apple and simple syrup. A sweet mix with pleasant booziness present as well as that strong yeast character.

Medium thick, near syrup-like body with light carbonation. Long sweet honey/yeast/ alcoholic bananna cake finish.

Perhaps the most Belgian wheat wine I've tried. It came around as it warmed and turned out to be pretty darn good. I'm glad I was able to trade for two so I can try this again after another year or two. I think this will develop nicely.

Serving type: bottle

04-12-2013 03:25:33 | More by ThickNStout

pknyc

New York

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

04-02-2013 22:17:56 | More by pknyc

BtownIrish20

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

03-23-2013 18:28:59 | More by BtownIrish20

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

03-21-2013 02:19:47 | More by Gonzoillini

Hugonaut13

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

03-21-2013 02:19:22 | More by Hugonaut13

yamar68

Minnesota

4.06/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

Pours like a low-carbed wheat beer with plenty of sediment swimming about. A bit of lace and legging comes from a thin collar of paper white.

I'm surprised by the amount of bright wheat notes on the nose. Pale fruits... green apple, banana, white grape. Plus a good deal of traditional weisse beer stuff... clove, fruity yeast, cereal malts. I like it; the alcohol is well integrated.

In my opinion, this is what a wheat wine should be like... an imperial hefe, not overly sweet and not overly boozy. Well executed I think.

Serving type: bottle

03-17-2013 19:32:18 | More by yamar68

gpawned

Ohio

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

03-09-2013 14:12:02 | More by gpawned

TheBrewo

Michigan

4.15/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

This brew was served from the tap at The Blind Tiger in New York, NY. It arrived in a generic tulip, glowing a rusted orange coloring. It held no head whatsoever, and expectedly no lacing to follow. It looked thick and syrupy, and the light carbonation rose slowly in the glass. There was a chill haze noted, but no sediment. The aroma was very much like a hefe, with clove, spice, orange peel bitterness, citric hoppy sweetness, big muskiness, and fusel booze, but everything was just stronger. To cut were lemon and honey sugars, and a savory saltiness on the far back. Our first impression was that there was an excellent hop component to it, with a cooling Belgian malt spiciness following nicely. As we sipped, strong Belgian malts, banana esters, walnuts, and baked banana breadiness started things off. These blended together, mixing with black pepper booziness and melted caramel sugars to cut. The peak came with citric hop bitterness, caramel and pale maltiness, and massive wheatiness to wash to the finish. Here we received pear and apple sugars, more pale and wheaty waves, creamy fruity esters, and continued hoppy bite of citrus and earthiness. The aftertaste breathed of white sugar rawness, cooked caramels, berry and pear fruitiness, and fresh whipped cream coolness. The body was full and syrupy, and the carbonation was medium. There was nice slurp, smack, cream, and froth to the sip, despite any trace of bubbles in it. The mouth was nicely coated and cooled. No real astringency ever comes, but a finite booziness helped to dry at the end. This was a definite sipper, but easy despite the large abv.

Overall, what we liked best about this beer was the flavoring. There was such a nice blending of boozy strength and Belgian sugars riding hard against that phenolic backbone, while spice swirled throughout. The aroma was on the light side, but things still smelled like a souped-up hefe. The feel helped to keep things slick and thick, and make it even more inviting. Finally, the big wheatiness of it never felt wet or soggy, helping to maintain freshness and esters, and keeping the raw truth to the flavoring.

Serving type: on-tap

03-01-2013 00:17:12 | More by TheBrewo

nickfl

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-27-2013 02:01:12 | More by nickfl

Lovely85

Florida

4/5  rDev -1.5%

02-27-2013 01:58:45 | More by Lovely85

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +17%

02-23-2013 02:58:14 | More by Stevie_Janowski

ravot

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -7.6%

02-13-2013 05:26:19 | More by ravot

JackRB

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

02-11-2013 00:15:19 | More by JackRB

PatrickBeebe

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -13.8%

02-09-2013 20:09:02 | More by PatrickBeebe

aliveguy17

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

02-09-2013 06:43:48 | More by aliveguy17

KFBR392

Illinois

4.2/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

Appearance: Bright golden orange color. Good amount of sediment which comfortably rested in this brew. Virtually no head on this brew, I even tried a vigorous pour and nothing. Some carbonation managed to squeeze through the thick body.

Smell: Full bodied yeast aroma. Some medium to dark fruit along linger. Nice earthy clove accents. But the yeast really blasts through and gives the drinker a very enjoyable experience.

Taste: Some sweet barley accents at the front of this brew. Then the body makes its presence known. Really wonderful pear, tangerine, complex yeast, honey, and malt all mix together very well. The medium bodied fruits in this beer are the shining point no doubt. A very balanced Weiss beer.

Mouthfeel: A smooth mouthfeel makes this a very easy drinker. Creamy texture does not completely take over the palette but does a good job making you remember it. Not as much of a yeast aftertaste as I would have expected.

Overall: I had completely different expectations then what this beer actually was. Its labelled as a Barley Wine Style Weiss Beer, but I got a very little taste of the barley. Felt more like a traditional Weiss beer. Another really solid Two Brothers brew.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 06:12:25 | More by KFBR392

Immortale25

Florida

4.25/5  rDev +4.7%

01-31-2013 04:13:36 | More by Immortale25

barnzy78

Illinois

3.65/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

12.7oz bottle, looks larger than it is...
I wasn't sure about pouring the yeast or leaving it in the bottle, so I opted to pour it into the glass revealing a murky, syrupy, golden colored ale with a nearly non-existent head - only a thin ring of white foam. Aromas are sweet and pleasant with wheat, yeast, honey, booze, juicy fruit gum, mandarin. Tastes are similar to aroma - hot booze, wheat, juicy fruit, mandarin, yeast, honey, faint clove and banana. Mouth-feel is thick, chewy, syrupy, full body - too full? Lower on carbonation and is definitely a sipper. Overall, maybe I should have aged this a bit to let everything meld a bit; the alcohol is pretty hot. It was good, but cloyingly sweet at times. The mandarin flavors I was picking up were somewhat distracting as well.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2013 04:06:22 | More by barnzy78