Heart Of Gold | Perennial Artisan Ales
Brewed by:
Perennial Artisan Ales
Missouri, United States
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Style: Wheatwine
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 10.00%
Availability: Fall
Notes / Commercial Description:
Silver Medal at the 2012 GABF in Category 13 (Other Strong Beer).
Added by AlCaponeJunior on 11-07-2011
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Ratings: 183 | Reviews: 39
3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.37/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
3.74/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.88/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled 9/2013
Pours a clear deep red with minimal head. Smell of slight sherry/oxidation, vanilla, caramelized sugar, cherries, clover honey, raisins. Tastes very yeast/wheat forward. Mid ester profile with significant booze present, flaked wheat, caramel, honey, vanilla to match. Mouthfeel is thick, low carbonation with a slight astringency. Overall, this is a solid strong ale. There's some solid complexity in smell and taste, but some slightly harsh booze/oxidation tones (potentially from the age) take it down a notch from being great.
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled 9/2013
Pours a clear deep red with minimal head. Smell of slight sherry/oxidation, vanilla, caramelized sugar, cherries, clover honey, raisins. Tastes very yeast/wheat forward. Mid ester profile with significant booze present, flaked wheat, caramel, honey, vanilla to match. Mouthfeel is thick, low carbonation with a slight astringency. Overall, this is a solid strong ale. There's some solid complexity in smell and taste, but some slightly harsh booze/oxidation tones (potentially from the age) take it down a notch from being great.
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4.28/5 rDev +10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.25/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev +6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle from 9/2013. 10% abv.
L: pours dark honey to amber color. head fades fast but lots of lace.
S: booze, raisin, caramel, honey, wheat.
T: vanilla, toffee, wheat. sweetness dissipates nicely, touch of white grape near the close.
M: thick and creamy, light carbonation, very smooth and drinkable.
my first try with this style, but can't help to think that this benefited from some aging time as i found it far from boring or simple as some did.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
750 ml bottle from 9/2013. 10% abv.
L: pours dark honey to amber color. head fades fast but lots of lace.
S: booze, raisin, caramel, honey, wheat.
T: vanilla, toffee, wheat. sweetness dissipates nicely, touch of white grape near the close.
M: thick and creamy, light carbonation, very smooth and drinkable.
my first try with this style, but can't help to think that this benefited from some aging time as i found it far from boring or simple as some did.
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3.84/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev -1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.04/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had a great mouthfeel and aroma. The head. Great but I rated this higher that I probably would have in a blind taste test just because I am not a fan of barleywine and this wheatwine opened my eyes to the fact that I shouldn't write off the style categorically. This was strong without being boozy, like some barleyines that I have had and their were fruit tones and sweetness that made it really excellent for the style.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Had a great mouthfeel and aroma. The head. Great but I rated this higher that I probably would have in a blind taste test just because I am not a fan of barleywine and this wheatwine opened my eyes to the fact that I shouldn't write off the style categorically. This was strong without being boozy, like some barleyines that I have had and their were fruit tones and sweetness that made it really excellent for the style.
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4.24/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Aggressive pour into the snifter yielded a finger of white head, body is amber/orange hued.
Smell: Apricot with some citrus, no discernible malt.
Taste: Apricots, oranges, and cherries (if that makes sense), plus a bit of toffee malt which is really nice.
Feel: Well carbonated, very dry.
Overall: only my 2nd wheat wine that I'm aware of, I'm glad I found this in the beverage fridge after 2+ years. It held up extraordinarily well. Rating = 4.00
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look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look: Aggressive pour into the snifter yielded a finger of white head, body is amber/orange hued.
Smell: Apricot with some citrus, no discernible malt.
Taste: Apricots, oranges, and cherries (if that makes sense), plus a bit of toffee malt which is really nice.
Feel: Well carbonated, very dry.
Overall: only my 2nd wheat wine that I'm aware of, I'm glad I found this in the beverage fridge after 2+ years. It held up extraordinarily well. Rating = 4.00
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4.26/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
January 15, 2015
Draft, snifter
A – Deep amber. Slightly hazy. Some off-white lacing but little real head here. Low retention.
S – Sweet caramel malt, a lot of residual sweetness, with some warm, smooth booze. A bit of cherries. No hops are discernible.
T – Caramel and apricot, with a strong impression of crème brulee. Some booze and oak, vanilla. Hops are spicy and provide some balancing bitterness.
M – Carbonation is moderate and palate-cleansing. Residual sweetness is balanced by the hop bitterness. A slight carbonic bite. Booze is warm and inviting.
O – So many great things going on for this beer, a ton of complexity, warm and inviting. Hard to pack all this in and keep it in balance, but it’s well done here.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
January 15, 2015
Draft, snifter
A – Deep amber. Slightly hazy. Some off-white lacing but little real head here. Low retention.
S – Sweet caramel malt, a lot of residual sweetness, with some warm, smooth booze. A bit of cherries. No hops are discernible.
T – Caramel and apricot, with a strong impression of crème brulee. Some booze and oak, vanilla. Hops are spicy and provide some balancing bitterness.
M – Carbonation is moderate and palate-cleansing. Residual sweetness is balanced by the hop bitterness. A slight carbonic bite. Booze is warm and inviting.
O – So many great things going on for this beer, a ton of complexity, warm and inviting. Hard to pack all this in and keep it in balance, but it’s well done here.
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Heart Of Gold from Perennial Artisan Ales
3.86
out of 5
based on 183 ratings.
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4