Bordeaux Barrel Aged Wheatmiser
Goose Island Beer Co.

Beer Geek Stats
From:
Goose Island Beer Co.
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Wheatwine
ABV:
8.7%
Score:
+5 ratings needed
Avg:
4.25 | pDev: 13.88%
Ratings:
5 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 11, 2013
Added:
May 02, 2010
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
"Aged over 8 months in Seguin Moneau barrels"
Recent ratings and reviews.
 
Rated: 5 by atoulouk from Indiana

Feb 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by t0rin0 from California

Oct 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by bradycd1 from Illinois

Nov 14, 2011
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Reviewed by jrallen34 from Illinois

4.54/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
First of all can someone please tell me what a wheatmiser is? Google just pulls up GI and BA reviews...A super dark copper with clear amber notes, not much of a head...The aroma is awesome, dominated by sweetness. Sweet prunes on the fruit, then a nice barleywine bite of caramel, hops and wood, and the finish is sweet red wine. So complex, but balanced and really comes together...The taste is much of the same, a sweet barleywine, almost an unreal barleywine itself but accented by the great red wine barrel aging. Warm to drink but a little watery. Super easy to drink at 8.7.

Go to GI to just have this beer, its worth going out of you way, its that good.
Aug 14, 2010
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Reviewed by GbVDave from Illinois

4.47/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Served in a snifter at Goose Island-Clybourn 5/1/10.

A: Served a cloudy light brown with an obvious red tint. A thin yet exceedingly creamy, 3/4 finger, off-white head stuck around for quite a while but left minimal lacing.

S: Sweet, malty Wheatmiser shines through with back up from a fantastic tart red wine and oaky barrel aroma.

T: See above. As it comes up to temp, an excellent mixture of vanilla, caramel, and (of course) red wine step out. Awesome!

M: Smooth with near perfect amount of oaky dryness that really helps cut back the standard Wheatmiser sweetness.

D: Absolutely worth making the drive down there to try this. Wonderful.
May 02, 2010