Old Sol Wheatwine Ale
Big Time Brewery & Alehouse
- From:
- Big Time Brewery & Alehouse
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Wheatwine
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 88
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 14.11%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 23
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 07, 2016
- Added:
- Dec 04, 2003
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
88
Very Good
88
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by Orca from Washington
3.62/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From notes. 22oz (2014) into a tulip. Cap comes off with barely a sound. Pours a dirty amber-blonde with minimal carb.
Aroma is fruity, malty, ripe banana, esters.
Taste follows nose. Pale/caramel malt, fermented sweet fruit.
Mouthfeel is slick, medium bodied.
Overall and OK, malty sweet wheatwine. Pressed to ID why I don't give it higher marks, I'd say something seems a bit out of balance.
Jun 07, 2016Aroma is fruity, malty, ripe banana, esters.
Taste follows nose. Pale/caramel malt, fermented sweet fruit.
Mouthfeel is slick, medium bodied.
Overall and OK, malty sweet wheatwine. Pressed to ID why I don't give it higher marks, I'd say something seems a bit out of balance.
Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.07/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
3.07/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
The first sip is an eye opener. I was thinking "drain pour," but the thing about doing reviews is you have to sip and think about the stuff. I will just say this is a hard style to make drinkable.
Sticky and sweet, which might be manageable, but they attempt to balance the sugar with hops. So it's both sickly sweet and medicinally bitter. There is a pleasant malty middle point with some sharp notes, if only that lasted longer.
Dark amber color with a few wisps of foam swirling in the New Belgium goblet. The aroma is an interesting hot butterscotch with flowery overtones. Other than this, I'm a fan of Bit Time. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottleworks in the Wallingford neighborhood.
Apr 02, 2015Sticky and sweet, which might be manageable, but they attempt to balance the sugar with hops. So it's both sickly sweet and medicinally bitter. There is a pleasant malty middle point with some sharp notes, if only that lasted longer.
Dark amber color with a few wisps of foam swirling in the New Belgium goblet. The aroma is an interesting hot butterscotch with flowery overtones. Other than this, I'm a fan of Bit Time. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Bottleworks in the Wallingford neighborhood.
Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Got this one from Rutger a couple summers ago. Thanks for spoiling me man!
From a bomber into a snifter
Vintage: 2012
APPEARANCE: Pours a 1 finger, medium-thicker looking, creamy, cream-white head with very good retention. Clear burnt umber with no carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a nice wisp and clings to the sides of the glass. A ring and slightly swirly wisp remain but leave only falling dots of lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Bolder nose of toffee, caramel, some butterscotch, wheat malts, melon and light piney aromas as well. Quite bold and interesting, with just a touch of booze there as well. Good stuff.
TASTE: Wheat malts and toffee flavors up front. Sweet melon joins the malt flavor with some spicy alcohol at the swallow. Bold and boozy finish of wheat, sweet caramel, toffee, melon, some bitter pine for sure and some spicy alcohol as well. Flavorful and boozy, but well balanced all around.
PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. Creamy and silky on the palate, goes down fine with a little burn at the swallow and finishes slightly sticky. Some heat lingers.
OVERALL: Good stuff. A little boozier than it needs to be maybe, but the aroma and flavor are quite nice. A little less booze, or perhaps a little more time in the basement, and this would be excellent. Recommended if you happen to come across it somewhere. Thanks again Rutger!
Jan 31, 2015From a bomber into a snifter
Vintage: 2012
APPEARANCE: Pours a 1 finger, medium-thicker looking, creamy, cream-white head with very good retention. Clear burnt umber with no carbonation evident. Head slowly fades to a nice wisp and clings to the sides of the glass. A ring and slightly swirly wisp remain but leave only falling dots of lacing down the glass.
SMELL: Bolder nose of toffee, caramel, some butterscotch, wheat malts, melon and light piney aromas as well. Quite bold and interesting, with just a touch of booze there as well. Good stuff.
TASTE: Wheat malts and toffee flavors up front. Sweet melon joins the malt flavor with some spicy alcohol at the swallow. Bold and boozy finish of wheat, sweet caramel, toffee, melon, some bitter pine for sure and some spicy alcohol as well. Flavorful and boozy, but well balanced all around.
PALATE: Medium body and medium carbonation. Creamy and silky on the palate, goes down fine with a little burn at the swallow and finishes slightly sticky. Some heat lingers.
OVERALL: Good stuff. A little boozier than it needs to be maybe, but the aroma and flavor are quite nice. A little less booze, or perhaps a little more time in the basement, and this would be excellent. Recommended if you happen to come across it somewhere. Thanks again Rutger!
Reviewed by Quafftastic from Virginia
3.46/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.46/5 rDev -12.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
My brother pulled a 2002 bottle from his collection to taste.
Opened with little evidence of carbonation.
Appearance: poured with no head, nearly flat. Deep honey color, hazy, opaque
Smell: lemongrass, boozy, bready
Taste: much like the nose, booze, then lemony bitterness, then piney cloying hops flavor hangs on. Better on second taste and as it warms. Good amount going on.
Overall: quaffable for tasting. For the Age of the bottle, quite impressed with longevity, good bottle for sharing, as a few ounces was good. Looking forward to trying a fresh bottle as I believe this was probably past its peak, but not yet oxidized.
Aug 01, 2013Opened with little evidence of carbonation.
Appearance: poured with no head, nearly flat. Deep honey color, hazy, opaque
Smell: lemongrass, boozy, bready
Taste: much like the nose, booze, then lemony bitterness, then piney cloying hops flavor hangs on. Better on second taste and as it warms. Good amount going on.
Overall: quaffable for tasting. For the Age of the bottle, quite impressed with longevity, good bottle for sharing, as a few ounces was good. Looking forward to trying a fresh bottle as I believe this was probably past its peak, but not yet oxidized.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.02/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Appearance: With a hard pour I was able to rouse a film over the apricot nectar-colored liquid; what it lacks in lacing it makes up in providing a sticky coating on the side of the chalice
Smell: Whole wheat toast, herbal-lemon bitterness, undertones of caramel
Taste: Herbal-lemon bitterness with caramel undertones, up front, the wheat flavors add a tangy element that builds through mid-palate; the sweetness builds, after the swallow, with a Bit-O-Honey character, though the herbal-lemon flavors persist into the finish
Mouthfeel: Although the beer lacks much carbonation, it is silky-smooth and creamy; very full bodied
Overall: A different take on the Wheatwine style and one that I appreciate more and more as the beer warms; the herbal-lemon character from the hops really makes this beer; based on the negative reviews of an older bottle by the three BAs who shared a tasting, this is one to drink fresh
Thanks, glkaiser (from the other site), for the opportunity
Jul 16, 2012Smell: Whole wheat toast, herbal-lemon bitterness, undertones of caramel
Taste: Herbal-lemon bitterness with caramel undertones, up front, the wheat flavors add a tangy element that builds through mid-palate; the sweetness builds, after the swallow, with a Bit-O-Honey character, though the herbal-lemon flavors persist into the finish
Mouthfeel: Although the beer lacks much carbonation, it is silky-smooth and creamy; very full bodied
Overall: A different take on the Wheatwine style and one that I appreciate more and more as the beer warms; the herbal-lemon character from the hops really makes this beer; based on the negative reviews of an older bottle by the three BAs who shared a tasting, this is one to drink fresh
Thanks, glkaiser (from the other site), for the opportunity
Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
4.5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Review from 11/2010 notes. Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pours an attractive clear medium orange amber. Very light carbonation and only a slight head, but it left light lacing as it dissipated. Sweet citrus caramel malt aroma. Malty with a distinct, unusual orange citrus flavor. The fruit flavor persists strongly in the finish. Unusual and tasty. Medium bodied, almost syrupy. A very nice wheatwine.
Jul 05, 2012
Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)
4.42/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Big thanks to DaftCaskBC for hookin' me up.
Appearance. Clear, glowing amber-gold with a half finger of off white head. Looks thick and rich.
Smell. Big oranges and hops, a little lime and sweet light grains.
Taste. Oranges, lemon, spicy hops, some light grain. Only a little booze. Fairly sweet.
Mouthfeel. Full body with pretty low carbonation and a little warmth.
Overall. Really nice wheatwine. I need to try more from these guys.
Dec 16, 2011Appearance. Clear, glowing amber-gold with a half finger of off white head. Looks thick and rich.
Smell. Big oranges and hops, a little lime and sweet light grains.
Taste. Oranges, lemon, spicy hops, some light grain. Only a little booze. Fairly sweet.
Mouthfeel. Full body with pretty low carbonation and a little warmth.
Overall. Really nice wheatwine. I need to try more from these guys.
Reviewed by drabmuh from Maryland
2.21/5 rDev -44.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.21/5 rDev -44.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
At the time I drank this, it was the #1 wheatwine but now that a couple of dudes I drank this with reviewed it, it is now the #4 wheatwine, bottle shared by Thorpe as part of the #1 series of beers. Unfortunatley, this beer did not deserve such an honor.
Beer is amber and hazy with no head, large bubbles, moderate to low carbonation.
Aroma is sweet and vegetal, harsh, oxidized.
Wet paper and grossness is what follows. Is it possible to be boozy and oxidized? yes, yes it is. And here it is. Strong and gross throughout. Drainpour.
Sep 23, 2011Beer is amber and hazy with no head, large bubbles, moderate to low carbonation.
Aroma is sweet and vegetal, harsh, oxidized.
Wet paper and grossness is what follows. Is it possible to be boozy and oxidized? yes, yes it is. And here it is. Strong and gross throughout. Drainpour.
Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
2.51/5 rDev -36.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.51/5 rDev -36.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Thanks to pranaferox for sending this bottle of the 2009 edition out my way. Served in a Val-Dieu chalice.
Pours a light-medium copper with a thin off-white head and fairly-good retention before falling into a collar. The nose carried a bit of bread crust and malt plus slight oxidation. The flavor was a bit of oxidation with mild sweetness and a bit of a generic malted barley character. Faint toffee and moderately-heavy alcohol. Medium body and light carbonation, plus some dry grain tannins. Fairly boozy. Not a big fan.
Sep 19, 2011Pours a light-medium copper with a thin off-white head and fairly-good retention before falling into a collar. The nose carried a bit of bread crust and malt plus slight oxidation. The flavor was a bit of oxidation with mild sweetness and a bit of a generic malted barley character. Faint toffee and moderately-heavy alcohol. Medium body and light carbonation, plus some dry grain tannins. Fairly boozy. Not a big fan.
Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia
3.48/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared by Thorpe429. Thanks Mike.
The beer is light orange colored, and appears transparent. The head is small, fades quickly, and leaves sparse lacing on the glass. The aroma offers malt, butterscotch, caramel, alcohol. The flavor is of butterscotch candies soaked in alcohol. I happen to enjoy the flavor of butterscotch, albeit infrequently and in small quantities, so I did not find this beer as unsatisfactory as the other guys who shared this bottle. The feel is thick and syrupy, with moderately low carbonation and present alcohol. Overall, an ok brew, but I don't think this is the number one wheatwine.
Sep 18, 2011The beer is light orange colored, and appears transparent. The head is small, fades quickly, and leaves sparse lacing on the glass. The aroma offers malt, butterscotch, caramel, alcohol. The flavor is of butterscotch candies soaked in alcohol. I happen to enjoy the flavor of butterscotch, albeit infrequently and in small quantities, so I did not find this beer as unsatisfactory as the other guys who shared this bottle. The feel is thick and syrupy, with moderately low carbonation and present alcohol. Overall, an ok brew, but I don't think this is the number one wheatwine.
Reviewed by DaftCaskBC from Canada (BC)
4.58/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
A: 3/8" cream coloured head that left a nice lacing over orange-amber liquid with good clarity.
S: Faint smell of malt and some yeast.
T: The taste is sweet, with the presence of caramel and yeast. Beautiful.
M: Thick viscosity with a medium level of fine carbonation.
O: A definite sipper, this wheatwine is the best creation I have had to date from Big Time.
Sep 06, 2011S: Faint smell of malt and some yeast.
T: The taste is sweet, with the presence of caramel and yeast. Beautiful.
M: Thick viscosity with a medium level of fine carbonation.
O: A definite sipper, this wheatwine is the best creation I have had to date from Big Time.
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