Latin for "wheat," Triticus is a strong and dark wheat wine-style ale that boasts 11.5% alcohol-by-volume. The blend of 50% wheat malts, including caramel and chocolate, provides color and depth of flavor. Complex hopping and dry-hopping lends a delicate spiciness and just enough balance to complement its strength.
We originally brewed Triticus in 2005 with guest brewers Jason and Todd Alstrom, founders of BeerAdvocate.com, as part of Harpoon's 100 Barrel Series. A draft-only batch was brewed to launch the Leviathan series two years ago and we have wanted more ever since. We are happy to now offer Triticus in bottles for the first time since its 100 Barrel debut five years ago.
Original Release: as part of 100 Barrel Series (#10) in Summer 2005; as part of Leviathan Series in June 2008
Re-released: Fall 2010
BEER SPECIFICATIONS
Style: Wheat Wine-Ale Style
Original Gravity: 27.5
Alcohol by Volume: 11.5%
IBU'S: 57
Recommended Serving Temperature : 49-51 F
Brewer: Harpoon Brewing
- Other Brands:
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- Location:
- United States - Boston, Massachusetts
- Description:
- We started the Harpoon Brewery in 1986 because—like today—we loved beer and wanted more good choices. While traveling in Europe after college, we drank many wonderfully diverse, fresh, local beers. We also saw firsthand how important local breweries were to their communities. At Harpoon, we have always worked hard at two things: brewing great beer and welcoming our customers to our breweries. Our beer styles were created to provide you, our beer-drinking friends, with fresh, fun and interesting choices. We draw on numerous brewing traditions to make our beers, but we always add our own "interpretation" of how the styles can be best matched to our - and your - tastes.
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- www.harpoonbrewery.com
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Shelf Tags for Harpoon Triticus (Leviathan Series)
Style: American Barleywine
American Barleywines are typically a hoppy version of their English counterparts, the English Barleywine. American Barleywines are typically very strong beers, rich in malt that also contain generous amounts of American hops, which give American Barleywines a pine or citrus hop character, typical of the American hop strain.
The term Barleywine is a reference to the high degree of alcohol that these beers normally contain. In most instances, beers with less than 9% alcohol by volume are not considered barleywines.
American Barleywines will age rather well, though the aroma and flavor of the hops will dissipate over time.
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