Leviathan - Triticus
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall

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From:
Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Wheatwine
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
88
Avg:
3.91 | pDev: 12.02%
Reviews:
136
Ratings:
230
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 24, 2017
Added:
Jun 21, 2008
Wants:
  23
Gots:
  11
Recipe changed from the original 2005 Triticus.

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Ratings by blknikon:
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Rated by blknikon from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +2.3%

Dec 22, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.53 by Odysseyalien from New Jersey

Dec 24, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Feb 29, 2016
 
Rated: 3.58 by Raime from Korea (North)

Dec 07, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by kwgduke from Pennsylvania

Oct 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.68 by poppollutesminds from New Jersey

Mar 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Mar 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by Dicers from California

Mar 01, 2015
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Reviewed by SABERG from Massachusetts

3.89/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 2008 bottle into the test glass.
A - Deep copper color, clarity is hard to dicern, carbonation is solid, feeding an off white cap.
S - Grainy, pumpernickle toast, black pepper, alcohol, a bit of fig and honey
T - Follows the nose, add more pepper, fig alost an Au Poirve with a bit of Sauterne.
M -Full feel, boozy, dark, interesting how the texture is both a bit slick and ending in a dry quality.
O - A boozy, delight. The wheat base is light, then add the hop schedule and time. Each add up to a rich offering that boarders on Digestif
Feb 23, 2015
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Rated by ivegot3Dvision from Oregon

4.83/5  rDev +23.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
I simply loved this beer... nice and dark but not so heavy to make it hard to drink.
Feb 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by Bartos from Florida

Jan 10, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by ricknelson from Vermont

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by zestar from California

Oct 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by fossage78 from Massachusetts

Oct 02, 2014
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Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia

3.85/5  rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
(Edit note: to the best I can tell, this is the 2011 batch, neck etching "211")

A: dark brown (as evidenced by the edges where light can come through), with a filmy head (never used that term before), foamy/creamy edge head.

S: fig, to burnt sugar or molasses (or both)

T: similar to the nose but cut by bitterness, which yields a cola type flavor, like a less-carbonated birch beer. A bit more molasses in the longer taste than anything else from the smell.

M: decent body, despite the flat-soda reference above, it's not flat for a beer, with decent carbonation.

O: far from an expert onthe style, but it seems a solid variant from the typical barleywine. I'd think the wheat would add some smoothness (it seemed to), but cut the dark fruit tastes a bit (seemed to). I just think this offering lacks depth, which might be a discerning attribute from a barleywine, so take it for what it's worth.
Aug 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by wrightst from Maryland

Aug 07, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by bobv from Vermont

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by mklisz from New Hampshire

May 21, 2014
 
Rated: 4.5 by jjcote from New Hampshire

Apr 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by MattXT from Virginia

Mar 19, 2014
Leviathan - Triticus from Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall
Beer rating: 88 out of 100 with 230 ratings