Single Batch Series - Dark Wheat Project
Overall: 8.1/10 by 1 dude
Dudes: 8.1/10
Trend: 8.1/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: American Wheat Ale
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 20:59:42
- $0.00 for 22 oz. bottle
- 856 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: August 27, 2010
Color: Black
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 9 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 9 (15%)
Drinkability: 7 (35%)
Overall: 8.1
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Poured opaque (although I wasn't in the greatest lighting) with a solid tan, inch thick foam from an aggressive pour. Retention is good leaving behind some thick, sticky foam.
Aroma is definite wheat with some good, big malts to back it up. Roasted, toffee, and even burnt molasses come through. Dark fruits stimulate the nostrils: figs and prunes.
Taste is very sweet. A little sweeter than expected. Dark malt drowns out the wheat flavor but it still comes through along with roasted and burnt malts. The molasses and caramel are probably the sweetness culprits. No real hop bitterness but I think it could use a little more for balance. Dark fruits are hidden but lend a nice layer to the beer.
A medium bodied beer with about the same carbonation. The malts seem to give off a syrupy texture at times. Sweetness fades to a dry mouth.
Appreciative of this interesting mixture of light and dark. Overall I think they pulled it together quite well, although he sweetness does make it difficult to have more than the one bomber by myself. :) Enjoy!