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Corporate Guy Wheat Wine Ale
Spiteful Brewing
- From:
- Spiteful Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Wheatwine
- ABV:
- 11%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 12.24%
- Reviews:
- 11
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 18, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 25, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 2
We all know that guy...
the one who says he's gonna shoot you an email...
the one networking at beer events...
the one who lives five blocks from work but drives...
the one who winks and throws you the finger gun...
so next time this guy tries to hand you a business card, grab our very sophisticated Wheat Wine instead
and have something that actually matters in your hand...
the one who says he's gonna shoot you an email...
the one networking at beer events...
the one who lives five blocks from work but drives...
the one who winks and throws you the finger gun...
so next time this guy tries to hand you a business card, grab our very sophisticated Wheat Wine instead
and have something that actually matters in your hand...
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Ratings by rhoadsrage:
Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois
3.9/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.9/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
(Served in a teku)
A- This beer pours a dense deep caramel body with a strong carbonation supporting a butter cream colored head.
S- the sweet toffee and bread dough notes leaves with a green woody hop finish. There is an earthy musty note in the finish as it warms that when mixed with the hops reminds me of old aftershave brands.
T- The dry pale malt and toasted wheat flavors lead to green woody hops and some fusel alcohol in the finish. The fusels blend with sweet malt as it lingers and a note of plastic comes through as it warms.
M- The light mouthfeel leads to a full alcohol warmth
O- Malt is nice but gets over powered by alcohol heat and the plastic flavor seems a bit off aswell.
Mar 23, 2015A- This beer pours a dense deep caramel body with a strong carbonation supporting a butter cream colored head.
S- the sweet toffee and bread dough notes leaves with a green woody hop finish. There is an earthy musty note in the finish as it warms that when mixed with the hops reminds me of old aftershave brands.
T- The dry pale malt and toasted wheat flavors lead to green woody hops and some fusel alcohol in the finish. The fusels blend with sweet malt as it lingers and a note of plastic comes through as it warms.
M- The light mouthfeel leads to a full alcohol warmth
O- Malt is nice but gets over powered by alcohol heat and the plastic flavor seems a bit off aswell.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.85/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pretty good to start with as a wheatwine, and just gets better late in the bottle from hoppy sediment. A good drinking experience that age did not take away from.
Sep 18, 2023Reviewed by BEEPOP from Connecticut
2.18/5 rDev -43.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.18/5 rDev -43.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
I don't know how the heck people can like the taste of this. Just too much going on all at once. It's the fusion of two things that isn't a marriage at all. In fact it's more of a sloppy divorce where the kids (drinkers) suffer in the end.
Happy I got to try it but not a fan at all.
Mar 23, 2016Happy I got to try it but not a fan at all.
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Batch 56 (age unknown), tasted October 2015. Pours a murky light-brown, with minimal foam and lacing. Give it some time to warm and open up a bit. Resinous and piney, this is relatively bitter and hoppy for a wheatwine. As it warms, some of the more traditional brown sugar, malt, and vanilla comes out, and the bitterness shifts towards more citrusy notes. There remains a bit of astringency that lasts through the long finish, however, that keeps this from being a smooth, easy drinker; I would love to see what would happen if this was aged in port or sherry barrels for a few months.
Oct 19, 2015Reviewed by ONovoMexicano from New Mexico
3.86/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 16 ounce can into a snifter.
I'm impressed by the compact air bubbles that create a pillow of frothy, creamy head 3 fingers thick. There seems to be a lot of bulk within. The body is cloudy and dark amber. 4.5
Sweet citrusy and floral notes reach me from a distance and remind me of a more malt heavy IPA or a red. I think of a semi-boozy orange peel with a caramel coating when trying to describe this smell. 4
Caramelly with a citrus and floral current. It tastes very much like an aged IPA. With warmth, it gets a berry-like flavor, but I'm struggling to identify any wheat. 3.75
It's a tad boozy and harsh and I think that affects the taste a bit. It's dry with medium bitterness that offsets a heavy sweetness. 3.75
I couldn't quite find anything wheaty about this brew but I still found it enjoyable.
Feb 16, 2015I'm impressed by the compact air bubbles that create a pillow of frothy, creamy head 3 fingers thick. There seems to be a lot of bulk within. The body is cloudy and dark amber. 4.5
Sweet citrusy and floral notes reach me from a distance and remind me of a more malt heavy IPA or a red. I think of a semi-boozy orange peel with a caramel coating when trying to describe this smell. 4
Caramelly with a citrus and floral current. It tastes very much like an aged IPA. With warmth, it gets a berry-like flavor, but I'm struggling to identify any wheat. 3.75
It's a tad boozy and harsh and I think that affects the taste a bit. It's dry with medium bitterness that offsets a heavy sweetness. 3.75
I couldn't quite find anything wheaty about this brew but I still found it enjoyable.
Reviewed by MrPlayboy from Michigan
4.68/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +21.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Very nice barleywine-like beer that reminds me of Big Foot.
I'm surprised by the low ratings. This smooth sipper packs a punch on the finish and is quite complex.
aroma of pine and citrus. Tastes like malt with marmalade and bitter orange rind. Not much alcohol is detected over the intense hoppy, bitter finish.
Feb 13, 2015I'm surprised by the low ratings. This smooth sipper packs a punch on the finish and is quite complex.
aroma of pine and citrus. Tastes like malt with marmalade and bitter orange rind. Not much alcohol is detected over the intense hoppy, bitter finish.
Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
2.74/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
2.74/5 rDev -28.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.5
Served in an Ohio State shaker pint glass.
Ah, finally having another wheatwine. It's been too long, kids... Anyway, this stuff pours a mostly clear amber topped by a half-finger or so of lightly off-white foam. The nose comprises white bread, orange peel, mild booze, and a hint of cream. The taste ups the booze ante, along with the requisite burn; then there's a sense of off Cointreau being suffocated by wet white bread slathered in Country Crock. Then add a sprig of mint and astringent pine resin. Ooph. The body is a hefty medium, with a very light moderate carbonation, a slightly syrupy feel, and a sorta/kinda drying finish. Overall, this was just an unpleasant wheatwi--make that an unpleasant beer in general. No nuance, no real niceness, this seems rather rough for a wheatwine.
Apr 13, 2014Ah, finally having another wheatwine. It's been too long, kids... Anyway, this stuff pours a mostly clear amber topped by a half-finger or so of lightly off-white foam. The nose comprises white bread, orange peel, mild booze, and a hint of cream. The taste ups the booze ante, along with the requisite burn; then there's a sense of off Cointreau being suffocated by wet white bread slathered in Country Crock. Then add a sprig of mint and astringent pine resin. Ooph. The body is a hefty medium, with a very light moderate carbonation, a slightly syrupy feel, and a sorta/kinda drying finish. Overall, this was just an unpleasant wheatwi--make that an unpleasant beer in general. No nuance, no real niceness, this seems rather rough for a wheatwine.
Corporate Guy Wheat Wine Ale from Spiteful Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
38 ratings
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