Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2010
Two Brothers Brewing Company

Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2010Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2010
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From:
Two Brothers Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Wheatwine
ABV:
11.3%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.79 | pDev: 18.47%
Reviews:
36
Ratings:
57
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 20, 2018
Added:
Dec 17, 2010
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  20
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Ratings by aasher:
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Reviewed by aasher from Indiana

1.62/5  rDev -57.3%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
I feel it is worth noting that before even opening the bottle, through the green glass bottle it appears that there is sediment in suspension throughout the entire beer. This beer hasn't moved in hours yet the sediment is stuck, suspended. I don't think I've seen that before.

This beer pours a peach orange in color with a one finger off white head that dissipated to awkward foam around the rim of the glass. Sediment is everywhere to be seen. It smells of rotten banana peels, rotten apples, and molding compost. That's not what I expected. The flavors are very sweet and kind of medicinal. It leaves a clove laiden aftertaste behind, making you think you just had an artificial banana milkshake. This is just odd. It isn't as bad as the aromas, so at least I'm being spared a little bit. The more you try to drink it the more you get moist and moldy compost pile. WTF. I just don't understand what Two Brothers was going for on this one. I realize that they've been doing this for awhile but the 2010 is just strange, and not in a cool and unique manner. This ended up being a drainpour, and FAST.
Jun 10, 2011
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
its hard to be too critical of a beer thats seven or eight years old now, i mean, how long did anyone really expect this to hold up? interestingly enough, we had it side by side with the 2009, which had taken on a cool funky sour lambic-esque yeast character, probably by mistake, but i loved what it became. this one just tastes old to me, oxidized through and through, but still sweet from the wheat malt, with a distinctive honey flavor, powdered sugar, and earthy tones, tree bark, red apple, and booze for miles. the wheat in here seems to age a little less well than a good barley based beer in the same style might, more fragile, although the body it provides has held up pretty well. its not spoiled or rotten or anything, its just really old. the alcohol seems exposed among the relative lack of complexity or grain depth, and it drinks sort of monotone and weighty. it is always fun to drink beer this old though, you never know what you will get, and our little side by side with this and the 20009 prove that! a fun experiment, and i would love to try this one fresh, but at this age, it hasnt retained much value...
Jan 20, 2018
 
Rated: 4 by stephensinner from Missouri

Jun 04, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by krome from Illinois

Jan 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by jgunther71 from Illinois

Jan 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by shirtless_mike from Indiana

Dec 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by spycow from Illinois

May 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by PHBoiler from Illinois

Jan 18, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by duff247 from Texas

Oct 05, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by kjkinsey from Texas

Sep 15, 2012
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Reviewed by thagr81us from South Carolina

3.7/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Shared by cmrillo during BRoss242’s send-off party before he moves! Will miss you man! 2010 Vintage! Served from bottle into a Mikkeller taster flute. Poured yellow-orange with a half finger white head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained decent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, caramel, caramel hop, and fruit. The flavor was of sweet malt, caramel, caramel hop, fruit, wood, and dark fruit. It had a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a pretty decent brew. I really did not know what to expect from this one going into it, but was decently surprised with the flavor as it was quite enjoyable. The rest of the beer was good for the style, but didn’t really stand out. The touch of wood and dark fruit on the flavor was really what took this one to the next step compared to the aroma. Wouldn’t mind trying some other stuff from Two Brothers in the future based on this brew.
Sep 04, 2012
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Reviewed by deltatauhobbit from Maine

4.44/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks to Gary for picking this up for me on this travels, been holding onto this for awhile!

12.7oz bottle, caged and corked.

Pours a golden orange color, not much of a head and fades fast, no lacing, first pour had little sediment floating around.

Smell is full of yeasty beasty aromas, lots of light spicing as well, maybe coriander and clove, light fruity esters waft into the nose, slight funk to it which is a nice turn.

Taste has a nice balance of flavors, tons of interesting spicing is thrown at the taste buds yet none overpower the others, hint of sourness even plays a part, an old hop bitterness tries to cling around in the aftertaste, a nice amount of carbonation lends a creamy mouthfeel that is neither too sticky or sweet, there is no way this is 11.3% because there is not even the slightest hint of heat or alcohol.
Aug 28, 2012
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Reviewed by zeledonia from Washington

3.89/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Been sitting on this bottle for a while, finally getting around to drinking it. Tasted 10 August 2012, reviewed from notes.

Pours medium amber, mostly clear, but with loads of little floaties despite a gentle pour. Big fizzy whitish head, decent retention and lacing.

Smell is big on the yeast, and with a strong wheaty-sweet aroma in the background. Quite potent, but smooth, gentle, and rounded.

Taste pops out much more, with a burst of light berry sweetness which gradually fades into a drying-out soft alcohol flavor. That sounds weird, but it's actually quite nice - smooth progression from medium-light and sweet to light and dry.

Mouthfeel is buoyant and fuzzy, with a lasting alcohol coating on the tongue.

Tasty wheatwine. Good all-around, though nothing about it really stands out. In the future, I think I'd share a bottle rather than drinking it all myself, as it got a bit old by the end.
Aug 17, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by cowboy83 from New York

Jun 26, 2012
 
Rated: 4.75 by baffoos

Apr 17, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by beerwolf77 from Wisconsin

Feb 20, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by THECPJ from Delaware

Feb 11, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by stbo101 from Illinois

Feb 05, 2012
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Reviewed by samie85 from Illinois

3.08/5  rDev -18.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A-I took great effort to pour this one so as not to rouse the yeast but there are little specks suspended in the beer anyways (could be hop particles). Pours a clear orange color with a very small white head that dissipates quickly.

S-I'm getting that skunky green bottle hop smell from this one and it doesn't really fade. Also, some rich barley and nutty wheat hints.

T-Rich nutty wheat with a bit of clove and banana.

M-Very smooth and full-bodied with pretty low carbonation.

D-While a departure from every other wheat-wine I've had; this one is solid on its own merits with the one exception being the poor choice of green bottle which leads to an undesirable note in the aroma.
Jan 12, 2012
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Reviewed by bschinelli from Illinois

4.7/5  rDev +24%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I went to brunch at a local establishment (Owen and Engine) and tried several beers. I'm starting with the last, first.

This is the 2010 version, they must have cellared a keg. From my perspective, it only made it better.

When the server brought the 10oz tulip glass, I saw a hop hazed dark orange brew with about an inch of dense white foam. This dropped to about 1/4 of an inch and stayed that way through to the end, with lots of lacing and legs on the glass. A good whiff brought out the huge fruit smell. Lots of banana; followed by pear, apricot, clove and some black pepper. Tastes like it smells, with a sweet intensity that lasts through the draught, and caramel and malt. I really didn't get any bitterness, just balance, and you wouldn't know this had any alcohol except for the warm feeling as it slides down your throat. My wife, who doesn't like beer in general, stated "she could drink this." I didn't let her, of course, someone had to drive home.

I liked this beer. A great example of a wheatwine, and if you can find, or have, a bottle of the 2010, cellar it for a while longer.
Jan 10, 2012
Bare Tree Weiss Wine Vintage 2010 from Two Brothers Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 57 ratings