Cascading tan bubbles reach top of golden ‘malt liquor’ as fuzzy hop-roasted opening softens to pale malt frisk, sustaining spicy nose and bitter lemon peel twist to counter sugary caramel suggestion.
WELLINGTON S.P.A. (SPECIAL PALE ALE)
Petty dry-toned translucent amber procures baked bread mouthfeel and toasted hopping for light-bodied creamy balm. Honeyed wheat and roasted barleymalts satiate sugary finish, though slightest phenol nature seeps through.
WELLINGTON IRON DUKE STRONG ALE
Chestnut-hued dry body finds initial prune-fig presence lingering to brooding burgundy abstraction. Nutty chocolate malting covers earthen hop roast.
WELLINGTON ARKELL BEST BITTER
Clear golden copper English-styled Bitter retains courteous bread-like lightness and sugary bottom. Buttery almond-caramel nuance masks cardboard-y finish admirably.
WEINHARD’S RED ALE
Friskier phenol hops are just about all that separates this from Weinhard’s Pale. Vacuous.
WEINHARD’S PALE ALE
Boring Irish-styled pale ale with skunky malt aroma, crisp hop flow and unassuming dry-fruited finish. Neither bitter nor sweet, just an average ale lost in the middle of the pack.
WEINHARD’S ICE ALE
The original Blue Boar brand mixes ‘classic hand-crafted ale with the crisp, smooth finish of authentic ice brewing.’ But this ain’t no quality brew, folks. Skunky malt aroma and cloudy pale hue mismatched against unexpected cloying nature similar to Rolling Rock (sans the creaminess and dank yeast finish). Serve only to novice ale dabblers.
WEIHENSTEPHANER & DOEMENS 1809 BERLINER WEISSE
Slender golden-hazed glow radiates drier, bitterer German wheat beer supposedly first brewed for Napolean (and re-created by Dr. Fritz Briem). Extremely tart lemon juice frontage sags to sharp cider bittering. Sour grapefruit, unripe orange, and blanched banana-kiwi diminish below unexpected lemongrass proclivity and musty barnyard waft. Faint clove spicing barely sweetens quinine-watered backdrop.
WEIHENSTEPHANER VITUS WEIZENBOCK
Amiable yellow-hazed white-headed medium body brings softly creamy marshmallow malting and banana-clove-bubblegum sweetness to sinister bruised lemon souring. Delicate herbal restraint placates subsidiary coriander-cinnamon-allspice illusions.
WEIHENSTEPHANER ORIGINAL LAGER
Caressing toasted wheat tag overlays bitter hop torrent, dry coriander-clove reticence, and less noticeable yeast sweetening. Vacant lemon rind finish gets watery, perhaps tinny, and surprisingly flaccid (considering its German roots).
WEIHENSTEPHANER KRISTALL WEISSBIER
Lively mint freshness enhances silken carbolic nature and tart citric-spiced zest of pale bodied Weiss. Hearty Scotch malt essence soaks delicate off-dry banana-clove finish. Competes well with French/ Belgian-styled wheat ales, though lacking peculiar wine-like tendencies.
WEIHENSTEPHANER KORBINIAN DUNKLES STARKBIER
Booze-charged caramel-wafted dark wheat beer with creamy mocha malt palate and rising prune undertones intercepted by high-octane alcohol-fueled hop bittering. Buttery honey-nut follow-up reaches dry almond wine finish. Depending on individual taste, this coppery German is either pure platinum or fools gold – but it’s always inviting.