Fourteen Ale
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.

Fourteen AleFourteen Ale
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From:
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Wheatwine
ABV:
11.8%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.81 | pDev: 12.86%
Reviews:
205
Ratings:
292
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 dogfishandi:
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Reviewed by dogfishandi from New York

3.11/5  rDev -18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
12 oz bottle at cellar temp poured into a bulb style glass. pours a dark hazy amber with orange hues showing and lots of sediment within, obviously bottle conditioned. has about a one finger head that fades pretty quickly to a patchy ring. leaves a nice lace on the glass.

spicy bannana hit the aroma first. but as i digged deeper alcohol was the main player here. grapes and sweetness also detectable.

some fusil, solvent like alcohol that you never seem to get used to. some spicy wheat flavors. a little clove. some grape like sweetness all around. starts with alcohol and finsihs with it. leaves some lingering flavors of wheat and alcohol.

big heavy body, a tad bit astringent at times. a nice carb. a burning alcoholic mouthfeel that really heats up your whole body, kinda like drinking whiskey. finishs pretty dry.

laughable drinkability. no way your really going to want another one of these unless you wanna get drunk quick, but if thats the case, theres much cheaper and/or tastier alternatives out there. i would prolly never pick this up again nor would i ever suggest it to anyone. this was my first wheatwine ever, but im pretty certain there are better examples of the style out there.
May 08, 2010
More User Ratings:
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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
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, 2024
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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
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, 2022
 
Rated: 4.19 by chiefz1 from New York

Jan 17, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Patches826 from Massachusetts

Aug 31, 2017
 
Rated: 4.04 by DVMin98 from North Carolina

May 24, 2017
 
Rated: 3.22 by AlexFields from Tennessee

Dec 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by harpus from Alabama

Dec 13, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by Immortale25 from North Carolina

Oct 21, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by CharlesK from Pennsylvania

Aug 10, 2015
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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
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, 2015
 
Rated: 4.11 by JimmyAloysius from Pennsylvania

Feb 18, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by McBraniel from Virginia

Nov 02, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by jdash3d from New Jersey

Sep 09, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by Jst_47 from Maryland

Aug 19, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by StephenHopking from Massachusetts

Aug 12, 2014
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Reviewed by jerefreakinmiah from North Carolina

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, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by Auslander from Ohio

Jul 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by trxxpaxxs from New York

Jul 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by AndrewMichael from Virginia

Jun 21, 2014
Fourteen Ale from Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 292 ratings