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Winged Nut
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
- From:
- Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Dunkelweizen
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 12.95%
- Reviews:
- 51
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 17, 2021
- Added:
- Jun 28, 2011
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 56
We affectionately refer to the first beer in our Revolution series of modern, American craft beer, as our unusual little bird. It’s a little on the flighty side @ 5.4% ABV, and it’s a little on the wacky side because we brew it with finely milled chestnuts (genus castanea …for you nut freaks), Willamette hops, and we ferment it with a Bavarian Weissbier yeast strain. All of these nuances contribute to its ‘nutty’ personality.
22 IBU
22 IBU
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Rated by Captain69 from Illinois
3.91/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
real crisp ale brite yellow pour fine head great smooth taste
Aug 17, 2021Reviewed by tmm786 from Tennessee
3.18/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.18/5 rDev -12.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a murky brown in the glass with not much head. Very little aroma. Not quite a full brown ale, not quite a wheat beer. Needs more direction in one way or the other.
Feb 12, 2021Reviewed by wmscottsimpsonjr from Missouri
3.68/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Dark reddish amber with creamy head and generous lacing. Strong banana-y scent. The flavor is burnt and noticeably nutty, especially in the aftertaste. Reasonably malty. Lightly bittered.
Jul 22, 2018Reviewed by Act25 from New Jersey
3.91/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I like this better than most BAs. Chestnut is a great additive to this German style.
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
a) Classic malty amber color, with clear body, no vis carbonation, and little short lived head (additives kill stick).
S) Too faint for what’s in store when you sip. Nutty, malty.
T) Big welcoming German malt style, Alt Bier in Cologne, malty, sweet, but balanced with hop and that over arching nutty chestnut flavor which is sweet cola like, but natural and a great food pairing.
F) Spicey nutty, slick, ticklish. Low carbonation, good weight and syrup slick. Nice dry, earthy chalky finish.
o) Many 4s for originality. Would try all this brewers’ beers.
May 15, 2018look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
a) Classic malty amber color, with clear body, no vis carbonation, and little short lived head (additives kill stick).
S) Too faint for what’s in store when you sip. Nutty, malty.
T) Big welcoming German malt style, Alt Bier in Cologne, malty, sweet, but balanced with hop and that over arching nutty chestnut flavor which is sweet cola like, but natural and a great food pairing.
F) Spicey nutty, slick, ticklish. Low carbonation, good weight and syrup slick. Nice dry, earthy chalky finish.
o) Many 4s for originality. Would try all this brewers’ beers.
Rated by Beerucee from Texas
3.5/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Nothing special for me... just a wheat beer
Feb 26, 2018Rated by BBW from Wisconsin
4.8/5 rDev +32.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +32.2%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
One of the most delicious beers I have ever had in my life. No words to describe the deep, nutty taste.
Feb 08, 2018Reviewed by breakingbland from Michigan
4.2/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.25
Served on tap in a tall glass. The beer is a gorgeous golden copper with a scant head. There isn't much aroma -- just a little sweetness. The taste is rich and roasty with a medium amount of malty sweetness. There is a faint hops presence. The mouthfeel shines: the body and carbonation are virtually perfect and balance each other to give a very nice roundness.
Oct 19, 2017Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.05/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.05/5 rDev +11.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
apparently i like this one better than most folks, as its quite unique for the style, and the use of chestnuts is a really cool idea. i dont know a lot of beers to use them in the mash, and while this beer doesnt taste like chestnuts to me necessarily, what they contribute to the beer is quite obvious. somewhere short of brown in color, deeper than copper, but clear and sort of bright, gorgeous head on it, almost looks belgian, white and wispy. aroma is great, nutty fur sure, but some of that is from the other malts in here too, some caramel sweetness too, and a neat earthiness, toasted, warming, hearty and autumnal in vibe. the flavors are like that as well, malty, with a lighter banana yeast complexion than say their hefeweizen, but a similar complexion with some fall spice notes to it as well. the chestnuts seem to add a dry earthy almost chalky taste and feel, as well as some body, this tastes organic and natural to me, very much from the earth, and i like that in an old world style like this. beautiful balance and layers of flavor, a touch sweet, but still highly drinkable. one of the most unique beers they do in here on a regular basis, and i liked it a whole lot! highly recommended for something unconventional in a classic style.
Aug 21, 2017Reviewed by dd53grif from Michigan
3.64/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.64/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a hazy yellow with a foamy head that lasts quite a while. Aromas of wheat bread and banana. Tastes of wheat bread, clove and banana. Sweet and tangy.
Good mouth feel.
May 30, 2017Good mouth feel.
Winged Nut from Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
231 ratings
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