Bore Tide
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.

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From:
Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
 
Alaska, United States
Style:
Wheatwine
ABV:
10%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 8.23%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
34
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 05, 2019
Added:
Jul 28, 2014
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  3
Aged in High West rye whiskey barrels
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Rated: 4.08 by Kurmaraja from California

Apr 05, 2019
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Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont

3.84/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a nice looking dark bronzed copper color with a small cap of a little white foamy head. Slight lace, somewhat messy and sliding.
The aroma had some brown sugar, sugared wheat, dark fruits, molasses, birch syrup and a touch of Belgian chocolate gracing the backside.
The flavor melded into the sweet side by blending all of the prior mentioned aromas sweetly. Sticky aftertaste of the sweet wheat, dark fruits and molasses.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied to full with a good carbonation and ABV. There's some stickiness but every wheatwine I've ever had always seems to be cloying. Finish was definitely cloying, can't deny that.
Overall, well, great aromas and flavors, now I don't want to knock the style by saying this: but why does every wheatwine I have always seems to have the cloying qualities to it. Maybe, it's a style that hasn't "come into it's own" quite yet.
Sep 17, 2018
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Reviewed by Stevedore from Oregon

4.05/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3 year old bottle, served in a snifter glass. Pours a darker golden-orange body, one finger white head, plenty of retention and lacing. Smells like an intensely hopped wheat wine, almost like a triple IPA. It's interesting how hoppy this is despite the age. Strong malt presence, fairly sweet, balanced by a big hoppy bite, primarily citrus and earth. Oak. Touch of resin. Flavour essentially follows, though there is a slightly spicier finish to go along with the hops. Mouthfeel is medium-fuller bodied, good carbonation, smooth hop bite on the backend.
Apr 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.73 by Dactrius from Netherlands Antilles

Apr 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.44 by nmann08 from Virginia

Mar 26, 2016
 
Rated: 3.93 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Mar 05, 2016
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.62/5  rDev -6.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
2016-02-27
3oz pour at Hard Liver Fest. 2014 vintage.

Pours clear golden with a small head. Bronzish in color. Pretty beer. Smell is green grape.

Taste is more green grape, and otherwise very mild.

Mouthfeel is smooth and clean. Overall, decent barleywine.
Feb 28, 2016
 
Rated: 3.69 by Piglet_rulz_da_yard from California

Feb 21, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Chcshammonde from California

Jan 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.96 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Nov 21, 2015
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Reviewed by cherche from Washington

3.3/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
L: maybe the ugliest beer I've ever seen. Ruby brown tint that has the look of a fruit juice. Absolutely no head or lacing present.
S: a little wheats, boozy, slightly fruity...pretty mild
T: hmmm...wheat and booze...not much there really
O: Not my favorite. Haven't had many wheat wines but just didn't enjoy this beer much. It isn't terrible but i wouldn't pick it again.
Aug 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by Soneast from Wisconsin

Jun 23, 2015
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Reviewed by ccrida from Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Smooth and spicy, this was one of the better wheat wines. I feared it being sticky sweet and it was nicely tempered, presumably by the attenuation of the Belgian yeast, which adds some phenols and a little fruitiness as well. The rye whiskey taste is there, but not so much the barrel / oak flavors, oddly, although there's some tannins, almost vinous. A little hot, but overall, a very nice effort that is drinking well now and will gain elegance with age.
Apr 08, 2015
 
Rated: 4.1 by unclekeith from Alaska

Mar 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.57 by Axnjxn from North Carolina

Mar 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.28 by largadeer from California

Feb 14, 2015
 
Rated: 4.39 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Feb 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.95 by ronricorossi from California

Feb 09, 2015
 
Rated: 4.61 by Sanderson from Washington

Jan 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by ReverendJon from Alaska

Jan 04, 2015
Bore Tide from Midnight Sun Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 34 ratings