Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2008
Two Brothers Brewing Company

Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2008Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2008
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From:
Two Brothers Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Wheatwine
ABV:
11.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.65 | pDev: 15.07%
Reviews:
61
Ratings:
73
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Sep 01, 2015
Added:
Mar 25, 2009
Wants:
  5
Gots:
  4
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Rated: 3.28 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Sep 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by oline73 from Maryland

Jan 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by DoubleSimcoe from Pennsylvania

Aug 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by GRG1313 from California

Mar 13, 2014
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Reviewed by cosmicevan from New York

3.2/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Got this one in a barleywine bif ages ago. I believe it was from mikeseraser

a - opened with no pop and the cork looks kind of musty. A hard pour yeilded less than a finger of head that was gone pretty quick after the pour. Brew was semi transparent with some yeast floaties.

s - smells like musty alcohol. Some lemon, orange, yeast, alc sweetness.

t - odd. Musty. Alcohol sweetness. Lemon lime orange wheatiness.

m - soft carbonation, thin for all that heat.

o - overall fairly meh. Barleywine wheat beer...exactly what you would expect, maybe a bit sweeter?
Jan 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by remitrom from Illinois

Aug 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gonzoillini from Illinois

Mar 21, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by t0rin0 from California

Mar 04, 2013
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

2.62/5  rDev -28.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Thanks to rjacklin for this possibly interesting beer.

Pours very slight fizzy head fades almost instantly, hazy murky yeast sediment laden golden honey colored.

Nose starts with cork, it's def corked, and a bit oxidized, some wheat aromas, hint spices and straw, some apple cider. Pretty much cork and apple with hint of wheat.

Taste isn't much better, tons of Apple cider at first, then yeasty bready flavors, wet cardboard oxidation and nasty cork. No wheat, little slimy even, light bitterness and bit of warming booze. Tons of dried apple.

Mouth is med bodied, light warming booze, little slimy, no carb.

Overall meh, it would probably be good without the corked and oxidation. That's too bad, wish I had this fresh now.
Feb 13, 2013
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Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts

2.53/5  rDev -30.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.5
Thanks to JLindros for sharing.

A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a clear apple juice hue with tons of floaties. Very very little head but nice light lacing.

S - Aromas of apple juice and....cork. ah oh well.

T - Taste is more corked flavours. Faint apples and wheat but this is mostly cork. Very unfortunate.

M - Mouthfeel is very lightly carbonated. Accurate for the style.

O - Overall this beer yyou could tell at one point was very nice but now tine has not been kind. Very unfortunate.
Feb 12, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by gpawned from Illinois

Aug 21, 2012
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Reviewed by BARFLYB from Pennsylvania

3.88/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bottle shared by oglmcdgl and sourbatchkid, served in a glass. 2008 Vintage.

Bare Tree goes in the glass a light amber color poking in some very burnt orange as well. Looks on the lighter side of a barley wine, yet this is a wheat wine according to BA. The inch of off white foam comes and goes leaving some suds on the side.

Smell is old wheat mixed in with some grain and not a ton of alcohol. That's what gets me, I cant smell a trace of the supposed 11.5%. I get a lot of apple juice character with some pale malt backing and faint spice. Does not smell like a barley wine at all.

And for a wheatwine, this comes off like a medium apple cider with some alcohol zing. It's big, but comes off smaller than 11 point whatever. Not overly sweet, not hoppy, some fruity apple and pear with old wheat backing. Bavarian wheat without the banana and a strong base.

Feel is less than medium, the carb is very tame at this point, this goes down more juicy and with no hop intrusion as with most new wheat/barleywines. This is one of those big beer that I can take down with no problem and not think a thing of it. There is something about this beer that is unique, and with 4 years on it, and how much flavor I get, i can tell it was crafted well, whatever it is.
Jun 19, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by mocktm from Virginia

May 27, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by imperialking from Illinois

Jan 07, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by mikereaser from Pennsylvania

Nov 22, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by thewimperoo from Illinois

Nov 21, 2011
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Reviewed by Arenbeer from Connecticut

4/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12.7floz bottle into a Captain Lawrence Glass

A- Pours a murky golden honey orange with tons of yeast particles floating around. Less than a finger bright white head that goes away fairly quickly. Not much lacing but some really nice alcohol legs on the side of the glass.

S- Really sweet caramel and toffee barley malts with lots of wheat as well. Lots of citrus, lemon peel, banana, cloves, spices, and a nice alcohol finish.

T- Just like the aroma. Sweet wheat malts and honey with a nice breadiness. Banana, citrus, lemon peel, all that jazz comes out strong. Some alcohol in the finish but hides it very well.

M- Medium bodied with moderate carbonation and a nice wet full finish.

SkÅL!
Oct 10, 2011
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.05/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
from 12.7 oz bottle

A- corked and caged it opened with very little pop..it poured a slight hazed golden orange color with a quick to dissipate head.not much lacing or collar

S- was light fruit some lemon not much else

T-was a slight sour funk of apples and pears with lemon and a musty stale taste

M- very low carbonation with a sour funk,it was a smooth silky feel..abv very well hidden

O- not my style or taste on this one it was stale tasting in a negative way to me
Jul 20, 2011
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Reviewed by Vdubb86 from Illinois

3.85/5  rDev +5.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Served in a snifter

Thanks to TMoney2591 for sharing this vintage beer from parts quite local

This beer pours a very stagnant orange color. Almost no carbonation to speak of, but that's not always a terrible thing. Now as for a wheatwine, this is fairly unrecognizable. Most of the components of this beer resemble that of an imperial pilsner or saison or something like that. There is a sweet white grape aroma that translates over into flavor as well. This beer is very dry. It's almost like a wheat-brut. There is a musk that almost resembles brett, though not enough for me to declare this beer full of brett. There is a oak wood flavor that makes it taste almost cask conditioned, and it's really silky smooth in that fashion as well. It's a good beer, not great, but really good.
Apr 29, 2011
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Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois

3.03/5  rDev -17%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Served in a Three Floyds tulip pint glass.

I've had this sittin' around for a while now, figured I'd pop it open and see what it has in store. It pours a clear sunrise amber topped by a half-finger (at absolute best) of off-white foam and populated by some major floaties. The nose comprises dank cedar, white wine, sour green grapes, and mandarin oranges. I'd expect this kind of smell from a mild white wine, but not from this bottle. The taste holds notes of mandarin orange, light orange peel, banana, very light grapefruit, unsalted crackers, and some light white grape. The body is a light-ish medium, with a very light moderate carbonation and a thickly slick feel. Overall, I don't think time has been too kind to this beer. It's not all bad, per se, but it is not something I ever really want to pop again.
Apr 25, 2011
Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2008 from Two Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 73 ratings