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Fourteen Ale
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
- From:
- Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Wheatwine
- ABV:
- 11.8%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 12.86%
- Reviews:
- 205
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 29, 2024
- Added:
- Jul 09, 2009
- Wants:
- 32
- Gots:
- 35
Wheatwine Ale celebrating brewing from 1995-2009, brewed with over 50% wheat malt.
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Ratings by BeerAdvocate:
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
3.7/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #32 (Sep 2009):
Weighing in at a whopping 11.8-percent ABV, it's brewed with over 50 percent wheat malt, unfiltered; so we know to expect some cloudiness, sediment in the bottle and that signature wheat twang to be present. Weyerbacher suggests that you age some bottles and try them down the road, but also enjoy one now so you can get a base to compare against, which is exactly what we're going to do right now ...
Tawny colored, touch of haze, topped with a creamy off-white lacing. Suggestions of oranges and hints of mint mingle with esters and alcohol, backed by a toasty and grainy malt nose. Viscous and chewy body, with a crisp, fizzy carbonation that struggles to be released. Very sweet, sugary and fruity up
front with notes of apricot, plum and peaches, followed by a toasty malt flavor, drop of toffee, and a mouthful of wheat and twang. Alcohol presence runs bit too hot, as it warms the cheeks and bathes the brain into a buzz. Plenty of intricate and spicy phenols that linger for some time; slightly overwhelming. Very peppery. Dry, wheaty and crackery in the finish with boozy alcohol on the breath.
It's certainly good now, and flavorful as all hell, but it's definitely a bit green and could use some maturation in order to tone down the alcohol and spiciness, and smooth things out a bit. This would go great with some soft, young goat cheese, toasted raisin bread and chunky peach preserves. Give it a try and enjoy!
Happy 14th, Weyerbacher!
Nov 12, 2010Weighing in at a whopping 11.8-percent ABV, it's brewed with over 50 percent wheat malt, unfiltered; so we know to expect some cloudiness, sediment in the bottle and that signature wheat twang to be present. Weyerbacher suggests that you age some bottles and try them down the road, but also enjoy one now so you can get a base to compare against, which is exactly what we're going to do right now ...
Tawny colored, touch of haze, topped with a creamy off-white lacing. Suggestions of oranges and hints of mint mingle with esters and alcohol, backed by a toasty and grainy malt nose. Viscous and chewy body, with a crisp, fizzy carbonation that struggles to be released. Very sweet, sugary and fruity up
front with notes of apricot, plum and peaches, followed by a toasty malt flavor, drop of toffee, and a mouthful of wheat and twang. Alcohol presence runs bit too hot, as it warms the cheeks and bathes the brain into a buzz. Plenty of intricate and spicy phenols that linger for some time; slightly overwhelming. Very peppery. Dry, wheaty and crackery in the finish with boozy alcohol on the breath.
It's certainly good now, and flavorful as all hell, but it's definitely a bit green and could use some maturation in order to tone down the alcohol and spiciness, and smooth things out a bit. This would go great with some soft, young goat cheese, toasted raisin bread and chunky peach preserves. Give it a try and enjoy!
Happy 14th, Weyerbacher!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lexluthor33 from New York
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.83/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Orange, copper color with a small, thin head and lace.
Aroma of wheat, fruit and wine grapes.
Taste was sweet, wheat, wine taste and malts.
A dry finish with a medium body and low carbonation.
Very sweet.
Feb 29, 2024Aroma of wheat, fruit and wine grapes.
Taste was sweet, wheat, wine taste and malts.
A dry finish with a medium body and low carbonation.
Very sweet.
Reviewed by Treyliff from West Virginia
4.11/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Botled in 2009
12oz bottle poured into a snifter
A- pours a deep amber color with a razor thin head that disappears immediately, some floaties swimming around
S- caramel and toffee up front, followed by dark fruit notes of raisin, fig, black cherry. Some peppery wheat undertones, as well as a bit of honey
T- malty and sweet, with caramel and toffee leading the way, followed by raisin, figs, plumb and a hint of chocolate. Mid-palate gives some peppery wheat, along with hints of clove and honey. The finish gives more sweet caramel and booze soaked dark fruits
M- medium body with low carbonation leads to a slick mouthfeel with just a hint of bite on the finish
O- I didn't get to try this fresh, but this how very low oxidation for a 13 year old beer, very enjoyable
Oct 20, 202212oz bottle poured into a snifter
A- pours a deep amber color with a razor thin head that disappears immediately, some floaties swimming around
S- caramel and toffee up front, followed by dark fruit notes of raisin, fig, black cherry. Some peppery wheat undertones, as well as a bit of honey
T- malty and sweet, with caramel and toffee leading the way, followed by raisin, figs, plumb and a hint of chocolate. Mid-palate gives some peppery wheat, along with hints of clove and honey. The finish gives more sweet caramel and booze soaked dark fruits
M- medium body with low carbonation leads to a slick mouthfeel with just a hint of bite on the finish
O- I didn't get to try this fresh, but this how very low oxidation for a 13 year old beer, very enjoyable
Reviewed by jeffdillon from Virginia
4.56/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
4.56/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
Wow, when I realized this was 6 years old I was apprehensive of its aging, but very smooth. Sweet Honey, not too spicy, high alcohol. Nice surprise, I grabbed it off the shelf at the beer store without looking at the label to see the year.
Mar 05, 2015Reviewed by jerefreakinmiah from North Carolina
4.05/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
4.05/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Eyes - depending on the lighting, this brew pours a semi-opaque tan with no head (careful pour that still yielded some yeast sediment).
Nose - very much a barleywine smell. Super sweet, a bit of wheat.
Taste/body - Getting some sweetness of honey on the tip of my tongue. This beer is becoming so much better as it warms. I'm picking up brown sugar notes now. The ABV is hidden well, which is not a surprise this far out from bottling. Coats the tongue heavily and has light carbonation.
Overall, this beer has held up well for five years of God knows what conditions it saw before I bought it. I hate to be this way, but I can't rate it too high since the last 5 year old bottle of barleywine I had was 2009 Old Stock Cellar Reserve: a revelation of a beer that sets the tone for high ABV, aged beers for me. Still, great job by Weyerbacher.
Jul 27, 2014Nose - very much a barleywine smell. Super sweet, a bit of wheat.
Taste/body - Getting some sweetness of honey on the tip of my tongue. This beer is becoming so much better as it warms. I'm picking up brown sugar notes now. The ABV is hidden well, which is not a surprise this far out from bottling. Coats the tongue heavily and has light carbonation.
Overall, this beer has held up well for five years of God knows what conditions it saw before I bought it. I hate to be this way, but I can't rate it too high since the last 5 year old bottle of barleywine I had was 2009 Old Stock Cellar Reserve: a revelation of a beer that sets the tone for high ABV, aged beers for me. Still, great job by Weyerbacher.
Fourteen Ale from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
86 out of
100 with
292 ratings
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