Zommelier
Pipeworks Brewing Company

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From:
Pipeworks Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Wheatwine
ABV:
10%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.61 | pDev: 16.34%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
42
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 30, 2015
Added:
Apr 24, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
"Graaaaaains delicious smoked graaaaaaiiiinnnnss. The mouthwatering braaaaaaaaains behind iNG and Pipeworks have collaborated on this oak smoked wheat wine brewed with toasted black cardamon, black pepper, and lemon peel."

This collaboration with iNG is smokey, spicy with a creamy, subtle lemony finish. It's worth rising from the grave for.
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Ratings by Fcolle2:
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Rated by Fcolle2 from Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.8%

May 12, 2014
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by MasterSki from Canada (ON)

3.59/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
Spycow shared this one with me a while back.

A - A finger-plus of white foam tops a lightly hazed ruddy orange body, eventually settling to a thin collar and little else.

S - The phenolic and spicy yeast dominates, further enhanced by the black pepper and wheat. A lot of weizenbock-type flavors, with banana, clove, and other nebulous spices, with a light smoke touch. Some alcohol esters.

T - Taste has more hickory smoke and grain character, with the yeast and lemon peel giving a tangy finish.

M - Full bodied, pleasant lower moderate carbonation, and surprisingly little warming after the prickly aroma. Some slight graininess to the texture, but fairly chewy and ABV-appropriate.

D - I get the concept here - in theory the adjuncts support the natural expressiveness of the yeast. However, something about this flavor combination just doesn't work for me. Although I don't generally like wheatwines anyway. One of my least favorite Pipeworks beers.
Nov 30, 2015
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Reviewed by Ciocanelu from Romania

4/5  rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber color with white head. Aroma is sweet with dark fruits. Taste is sweet with dried dates and spices. Alcohol is well hidden making the beer really drinkable.
Oct 11, 2015
 
Rated: 4.03 by dcmchew from Romania

Oct 04, 2015
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Reviewed by Bung from Michigan

3.73/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Heavy pumpkin spice aroma turns me off at first. Taste is not so pungeant with them. Smoked malt and a little tart wheat balance them out. Pretty interesting even if not my preference. Drinks pretty easily, alcohol pretty well hidden. Pumpkin brew fans would like this one.
Sep 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.14 by lucky_rodent from Illinois

Aug 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by ttylicki from Ohio

Mar 08, 2015
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

4.09/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
There is a lot going on with this ale
& I'm not going to try & pin it all down.
But the wheat & the bottle conditioning & the subtle smoking
make a complex, rich satisfying drink
Mar 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.29 by _morandi_ from California

Feb 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.83 by majorlance from Illinois

Jan 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by GRG1313 from California

Jan 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by BDeibs from Colorado

Jan 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by M1A2 from Ohio

Nov 28, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by scott2269 from Ohio

Nov 27, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by thereal_adam from Texas

Oct 09, 2014
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Reviewed by ThickNStout from Georgia

3.9/5  rDev +8%
22oz bottle. Batch 386-387 with a 2014 copyright but no bottling date. Served in my Phish snifter.

Pours a hazy orange with about a finger and a half cap of pale head. The foam recedes to a thin halo that leaves almost no lace.

Aromas of pear, clove, nutmeg and a vague wheaty caramel or honey-like sweetness. No smoke character detectable in the nose.

The smoke comes through in the flavor but seems more like smoked apple/pear peels than smoked wood or malt. Nutmeg, clove, allspice, pear, apple peel, bannana, faint Belgian yeasty bubblegum, orange zest, caramelly wheat sweetness and a dose of booze. A crazy mixture of flavors that almost translates to alcoholic, spiced, grilled apples. Opens up nicely as it warms. The more I acclimate to this very different approach to wheatwines the more I like it.

Medium full body with moderate carbonation. Finishes with bittersweet grilled pear skin, apple-like yeast and mildly charred caramel.

Zommelier is unlike any wheatwine I've ever had. It uses the inherent caramelly sweetness of the style and packs it with some crazy spices and yeast to create something completely new. A unique experience that I may not seek out again but as a sucker for the style I'm glad I tried.
Sep 17, 2014
 
Rated: 4.1 by Kevinpitts from Illinois

Aug 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by jplopez21 from Illinois

Aug 20, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by mkirkland80 from Virginia

Aug 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by philerman from Pennsylvania

Aug 10, 2014
Zommelier from Pipeworks Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 42 ratings