The Reaping
Farnam House Brewing Company
- From:
- Farnam House Brewing Company
- Nebraska, United States
- Style:
- Wheatwine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- +8 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.76 | pDev: 6.12%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 28, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 10, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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Wheatwine Ale aged in Chardonnay Barrels
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.54/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.54/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Bottle dated November 2016:
Beer pours a quite clear topaz with the first two half glasses. Top ups seem to have a very slight haze. Fairly thick, creamy to foamy head fades to a thick collar. No real lacing, though a few straggling threads appear on some sips.
Nose has a tart apple and caramel to toffee sweetness combined. Wasn't quite expecting the tart note. A bit of wine grape (helping the tartness, maybe) is detectable as well, aided by the smallest oak note.
The sweet notes of the nose get hidden by a sour cherry tart bite that fades to give way to a plain grain and somewhat generic green woodenness that seems more wine barrel. These come with a certain level of bitterness - piney that I'm guessing might be hops-based. The latter grows and distracts my particular palate.
The beer is smooth over the tongue but has a bit of extra heat initially. As it warms, this mellows slightly and finds a home near the end of the taste.
The bitter pine note just didn't work for me when mixed with the tart wine grape opening. By room temperature, this disruption was more tame, thankfully. The heat was tolerable but could've been a bit more restrained for me.
Jul 10, 2017Beer pours a quite clear topaz with the first two half glasses. Top ups seem to have a very slight haze. Fairly thick, creamy to foamy head fades to a thick collar. No real lacing, though a few straggling threads appear on some sips.
Nose has a tart apple and caramel to toffee sweetness combined. Wasn't quite expecting the tart note. A bit of wine grape (helping the tartness, maybe) is detectable as well, aided by the smallest oak note.
The sweet notes of the nose get hidden by a sour cherry tart bite that fades to give way to a plain grain and somewhat generic green woodenness that seems more wine barrel. These come with a certain level of bitterness - piney that I'm guessing might be hops-based. The latter grows and distracts my particular palate.
The beer is smooth over the tongue but has a bit of extra heat initially. As it warms, this mellows slightly and finds a home near the end of the taste.
The bitter pine note just didn't work for me when mixed with the tart wine grape opening. By room temperature, this disruption was more tame, thankfully. The heat was tolerable but could've been a bit more restrained for me.
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