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Wolpertinger - Bourbon Barrel-Aged
Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
- From:
- Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- Weizenbock
- ABV:
- 9.9%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 13.01%
- Reviews:
- 7
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 16, 2016
- Added:
- Apr 29, 2012
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 10
Our on-going expedition mostly dedicated to those ever questing ‘rye, whiskey, bourbon, etc. barrel-aged beer zealots’. Never heard of the rarely seen, Bavarian-indigenous mammal the Wolpertinger? Well much like the actual Wolpertinger, our “Wolpie” is a little Bavarian in nature; scarcely seen (brewed once a year to celebrate UCBC’s anniversary) and definitely difficult to define…taxonomically speaking. We define “Wolpie” (beer-style wise) as a bourbon barrel-aged Winged Nut, a potent chestnut beer fermented with a Bavarian Weissbier yeast strain.
11 IBU
11 IBU
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Ratings by psdonnelly:
Rated by psdonnelly from Alabama
3.41/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Jun 09, 2015
3.41/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Jun 09, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
2.55/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.55/5 rDev -30.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Thanks Thomas for sharing this one!
Served in a small tasting goblet, quick review from notes.
Pours a nice reddish brown chestnut color, it shows good clarity, with a thin layer of tan foam on the surface that quickly parts after pouring.
Aroma is a little off, something funky and wild in there, a little leathery. Bourbon is noticeable, lending some brown sugar sweetness.
Tart and astringent, it was clearly infected. Very thin and over attenuated in feel, another bad sign. Some remnants of nutty chestnut and bourbon heat, but obscured by the overwhelming astringency. Had no idea this was considered a Weizenbock, wouldn't say that really fits. Drain pour.
Dec 28, 2013Served in a small tasting goblet, quick review from notes.
Pours a nice reddish brown chestnut color, it shows good clarity, with a thin layer of tan foam on the surface that quickly parts after pouring.
Aroma is a little off, something funky and wild in there, a little leathery. Bourbon is noticeable, lending some brown sugar sweetness.
Tart and astringent, it was clearly infected. Very thin and over attenuated in feel, another bad sign. Some remnants of nutty chestnut and bourbon heat, but obscured by the overwhelming astringency. Had no idea this was considered a Weizenbock, wouldn't say that really fits. Drain pour.
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
3.28/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -11.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a clear, dark brown color. 1/4 inch head of an off-tan color. Slight retention and slight lacing. Smells of strong bourbon, wood, sweet malt, roasted malt, and strong alcohol. Does not seem to fit the style of an Herbed / Spiced Beer, but rather an American Strong Ale. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of bourbon, strong alcohol, wood, sweet malt, and roasted malt. Overall, the bourbon is over-powering and the main aspect of both aroma and body. The review as a Herbed/Spiced beer is much lower than it would be under an American Strong Ale.
Sep 16, 2013
Wolpertinger - Bourbon Barrel-Aged from Urban Chestnut Brewing Company - Midtown Brewery & Biergarten
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
36 ratings
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