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Wheat Beer - Wheat Wine

2013 Winter Backstage Series It’s one hundred percent barrel-aged in maple syrup bourbon barrels and bourbon barrels over the course of sixteen months, then blended.

ABV

12.6

Rating

4.00918

Rating count

12,148

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Lance Melching

Sweet caramel but the boozy bite is a bit too hoppy for me.

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Zak F

Maybe a tad too maplely. Or may have been a mixed-up palette.

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Ben F.

Didn’t pick up any maple. Some honey. Rich. Odd blend of bitter hops and sweetness

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Jay's Beer Review

Maple syrup and leather. Not my favorite. But drinkable for sure.

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Kurt Belloli

No nose. Deep copper color, very sweet and strong. Flight size is perfect. Tangy finish with instant buzz to the head.

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Jeff B.

Tastes like a mixed drink to me. Boozy and sweet but not much else. I let it warm but no significant change.

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Colin Sabo

I'm finding this beer harsh.

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John Redner

Wheaty, caramelly and slightly oakey. Not bad

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Marc Antosy

Very boozy…maple taste is strong…a little much for me

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Barley Whine

Retro. Hoped for more tbh. Dave

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J B

Better than I thought it would be. If you like heavier beers, this will hit the spot. Definitely a one and doner. 12.8% 😳

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Adam Resnick

Light and boozy tagged with a maple syrup smoothness.

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Reigan Arataka

I think I was expecting it to be a little better. It was still good! Just might be my least favorite Founders beer.

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Dennis B

Very nice barrel aged

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Michael Coia

I may die

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Kirk Russell

I feel like the maple syrup sweetness doesn’t quite mesh with the style, but it’s pretty solid still.

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Stacey Conklin

Truly in-between a 3.5 and 3.75... A little boozy

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IconicFrenemy

Very sweet aroma, but somehow lacking in flavor.

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Matt Knee

Last of the 4-pack. Not sure I'll get it again. Hood, but on the sweet side.

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Drew Helmholtz

It has sweet in its name, still, might need to be called super sweet or uber sweet.

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Ryan Tureff

Nice flavor and upfront sweetness but an odd bitterness at the end that lingers a bit too long

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Sean Kottke

Sweet, boozy, and oaky. More cocktail than beer.

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Ryan

"Wheat wine ale with maple syrup, aged in bourbon barrels with a 12.8 abv %" Very interesting stylistically. Not what I anticipated. Smooth. Bourbon barreling starts to present as it warms. Not much maple syrup, unfortunately.

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Dan

Sweet and syrupy, fruity, definitely boozy.

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Andrew H

It’ll put hair on ya chest

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Steven Skiba

I think my taste is changing away from bourbon barrel aged beers

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