Sasquatch Legacy Wheat Wine
Ninkasi Brewing Company
- From:
- Ninkasi Brewing Company
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Wheatwine
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.33 | pDev: 21.32%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 08, 2015
- Added:
- May 13, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by JohnGalt1 from Idaho
3.18/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.18/5 rDev -4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
RB
On tap at Bittercreek a couple of times recently... tannish almost yellow 2 finger head rises quickly and dies back pretty fast too... the brew is hazy orange amber.
Nose shows strong maltiness without the sweetness... a bit of orange (juice not zest)... toasty malt.... EtOH is definitely present, but is drowned out a bit by the thick malt profile.
Toasty bread with a definite orange note... flavor is a little lackluster... not enough hoppiness to battle the thick malt flavor.... again, not sweet, just a big malt flavor component... almost like a toasted biscuit with a smear of orange jam..
Body is thick... coating... little carbonation doesn't help...
Only okay... unlike most wheatwines... could use more hops/bitterness and lesser body...
3.25/3.25/3.25/3/3
Jul 08, 2014On tap at Bittercreek a couple of times recently... tannish almost yellow 2 finger head rises quickly and dies back pretty fast too... the brew is hazy orange amber.
Nose shows strong maltiness without the sweetness... a bit of orange (juice not zest)... toasty malt.... EtOH is definitely present, but is drowned out a bit by the thick malt profile.
Toasty bread with a definite orange note... flavor is a little lackluster... not enough hoppiness to battle the thick malt flavor.... again, not sweet, just a big malt flavor component... almost like a toasted biscuit with a smear of orange jam..
Body is thick... coating... little carbonation doesn't help...
Only okay... unlike most wheatwines... could use more hops/bitterness and lesser body...
3.25/3.25/3.25/3/3
Reviewed by harrymel from Washington
2.16/5 rDev -35.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.16/5 rDev -35.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
On tap at manito tap house.
Gold with a creeping rim of fine whites. Smells of apples, phenols, vanilla and marshmallow cream. Taste is apples, alcohol, sweet wheat, and hints of well, more apples. Obese bodied with light Carb. I wouldn't call this good.
Dec 10, 2012Gold with a creeping rim of fine whites. Smells of apples, phenols, vanilla and marshmallow cream. Taste is apples, alcohol, sweet wheat, and hints of well, more apples. Obese bodied with light Carb. I wouldn't call this good.
Reviewed by sam_bliss from Washington
3.93/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +18%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
Pint glass.
A- Deep mahogany hue. Rich-color and just a bit translucent. Looks appetizing.
S- Smell not particularly strong. Smelled citrusy, almost like a light wheat ale rather than wheat wine. Sweetness abound.
T- Lots of honey and sweet malts. Some grapefruit hoppy tastes liven up red berry jam smeared on soft wheat bread. This is a very sweet beer that is balanced wonderfully with hops.
M- Too thick. Honey straight out of the jar. A little bit of carbonation feels great coming in but as it goes down a syrupy coating is left behind in the mouth.
O- This isn't what I expected from Ninkasi's wheat wine. It's better. Perhaps too flavorful to be paired with food. I feel like I might not appreciate the subtleties of the taste less if I were eating. Try this but leave your expectations first and just enjoy.
Nov 09, 2012A- Deep mahogany hue. Rich-color and just a bit translucent. Looks appetizing.
S- Smell not particularly strong. Smelled citrusy, almost like a light wheat ale rather than wheat wine. Sweetness abound.
T- Lots of honey and sweet malts. Some grapefruit hoppy tastes liven up red berry jam smeared on soft wheat bread. This is a very sweet beer that is balanced wonderfully with hops.
M- Too thick. Honey straight out of the jar. A little bit of carbonation feels great coming in but as it goes down a syrupy coating is left behind in the mouth.
O- This isn't what I expected from Ninkasi's wheat wine. It's better. Perhaps too flavorful to be paired with food. I feel like I might not appreciate the subtleties of the taste less if I were eating. Try this but leave your expectations first and just enjoy.
Reviewed by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati
3.57/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.57/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Served in 12oz tulip. Poured a semi-hazy dark honey gold color, notably darker than most of the style I've had, with about 3/4 inch of just off-white head that had very good retention and lacing.
The aroma had a couple features I couldn't place, maybe tobacco or spice. The base was sweet and had some nice grain scents. The aroma was good, I'm just having a hard time grasping and describing what the descriptors are. On the tongue, it was the same story, nice base grains that were pleasingly earthy, a bit of sweetness that I usually don't get in the style, and that unusual feature that I can't get a grip on.
The body was much fuller than typical, a bit sticky across the tongue and with a very sticky finish. Drinkability was good, for a big beer, and if you can get a grip on that different aspect, it could be very good. Overall, an interesting take on the style. A must try if you see it.
Edit 2/22/13: This was the same batch and the changes are noticeable. The spice/tobacco notes from above aren't there any more. The beer was still a bit sweeter than I prefer from the style, and the beer has smoothed out nicely. Worth trying if you see it.
Oct 24, 2012The aroma had a couple features I couldn't place, maybe tobacco or spice. The base was sweet and had some nice grain scents. The aroma was good, I'm just having a hard time grasping and describing what the descriptors are. On the tongue, it was the same story, nice base grains that were pleasingly earthy, a bit of sweetness that I usually don't get in the style, and that unusual feature that I can't get a grip on.
The body was much fuller than typical, a bit sticky across the tongue and with a very sticky finish. Drinkability was good, for a big beer, and if you can get a grip on that different aspect, it could be very good. Overall, an interesting take on the style. A must try if you see it.
Edit 2/22/13: This was the same batch and the changes are noticeable. The spice/tobacco notes from above aren't there any more. The beer was still a bit sweeter than I prefer from the style, and the beer has smoothed out nicely. Worth trying if you see it.
Reviewed by N3rdM3t4l from Oregon
3.76/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.76/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap in the tasting room at Ninkasi on 5/12/12.
A: clear and orange, almost like orange kool-aid. A cap of slightly off white foam with a nice sized ring around the glass. Streams of tiny bubbles come from every little nucleation site on the glass.
S: Grainy and a touch musty, expected from a wheat beer but amplified by the amount of wheat in this bad boy. The hops are just slightly present, enough to let you know this is a beer not just fermented wheat.
T: very wheaty and the hops makes a much bigger splash than on the nose. Alcohol burn is very present, expected from a 9% abv.
M: Medium bodied and really smooth. Makes a good warm weather sipping beer.
O: gaze, jot, sniff, jot, sip, swig, jot, sip, jot, "okay review written" chug! I regret not getting a pint, I really enjoyed this beer. Well rounded and very tasty.
May 13, 2012A: clear and orange, almost like orange kool-aid. A cap of slightly off white foam with a nice sized ring around the glass. Streams of tiny bubbles come from every little nucleation site on the glass.
S: Grainy and a touch musty, expected from a wheat beer but amplified by the amount of wheat in this bad boy. The hops are just slightly present, enough to let you know this is a beer not just fermented wheat.
T: very wheaty and the hops makes a much bigger splash than on the nose. Alcohol burn is very present, expected from a 9% abv.
M: Medium bodied and really smooth. Makes a good warm weather sipping beer.
O: gaze, jot, sniff, jot, sip, swig, jot, sip, jot, "okay review written" chug! I regret not getting a pint, I really enjoyed this beer. Well rounded and very tasty.
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