I'll Have a Beer » dark wheat http://haveabeer.couchand.com For all who appreciate the fermented majesty. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:22:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 New Glarus Black Wheat http://haveabeer.couchand.com/2009/08/31/new-glarus-black-wheat/ http://haveabeer.couchand.com/2009/08/31/new-glarus-black-wheat/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:33:59 +0000 couch http://haveabeer.couchand.com/?p=1128 From New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, I have a bottle of Black Wheat. This weissbier is made with not only the traditional wheat and barley but also roasted malts, oats, and rye.2009-08-31-black-wheat The roasted malts make it dark, the oats make it chewy, and the rye makes it spicy.

Black Wheat is a deep dark chocolate color. The tan head is thick, creamy, and long-lasting. This wheat beer has a smooth malty nose with hints of complexity. Toast, wheat, roast, and chocolate malt aromas lead the way, with spices including cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, and black pepper complimenting the grains. Just a hint of fruit, probably banana.

A creamy palate and rich and dry malt flavor greet the tip of your tongue. This beer is an ideal hybrid of English stout and German wheat: robust malt character with coffee and chocolate of a stout, rich wheat flavor and spiciness of a weizen. Toast and coffee with chicory balances the wheat and bread. Cloves, nutmeg, and rye add a new dimension. A slight banana flavor rounds out the taste. This beer is malty but also quite dry with a lively carbonation.

An interesting concept, well executed.

+New Glarus Black Wheat

3.9 (4-8-8-3-16)

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