New Holland Pilgrims Dole
Pilgrim’s Dole is a barleywine-style ale made with fifty percent wheat malt, or what we at New Holland call a wheatwine. Pilgrim’s Dole blends warming and slightly sweet flavors with a unique caramelized character. It would be an excellent accent to nutty dishes, fruit crisps or creme brulee.
During the 14th century, the term “Pilgrim’s Dole” described the rations of bread and ale given to nourish wayfarers on their holy pilgrimage. At New Holland, Pilgrim’s Dole is brewed for the cultural explorer of today. It is a rewarding discovery on the road to enlightenment.
Whether in a snifter or from your rucksack, Pilgrim’s Dole will enhance any experience and is certain to incite wanderlust and to fuel adventure.
25° Plato, Alc. 11.4% by Vol.
During the 14th century, the term “Pilgrim’s Dole” described the rations of bread and ale given to nourish wayfarers on their holy pilgrimage. At New Holland, Pilgrim’s Dole is brewed for the cultural explorer of today. It is a rewarding discovery on the road to enlightenment.
Whether in a snifter or from your rucksack, Pilgrim’s Dole will enhance any experience and is certain to incite wanderlust and to fuel adventure.
25° Plato, Alc. 11.4% by Vol.
3.5
476 reviews
Holland, United States
Community reviews
This was impossible for me to enjoy. All I could get was strong and bitter alcohol without any hints of flavoring. It was a beer that sat so unpleasantly. It put me in a bad mood and I felt wrong after having it. Maybe it was just the particular beer, but I really hated it.
From notes. Enjoyed at the 4th Annual Barleywine Tasting at Nicole’s house on January 28. 12 oz bottle, 2005 vintage. The pour is a thin coppery gold with a very thin ring of light tan head and no lace as it vanishes. The aroma is pretty old. There is a good bit of oxidation and an alcohol head. Underneath that, that, there is a nice sweet caramel and a little dark fruit. It’s pretty complex, but you can tell it’s a shell of its former self. The flavor is much of the same. Sweet caramel, light cardboard, a lot of alcohol, and a touch of dark fruit. The mouth feel is not as watery as you’d expect. There isn’t a lot of carbonation, and the aftertaste is lingeringly hot and full of oxidized caramel. Surprisingly not bad.
At the Barleywine event. 2006 vintage. Aroma is booze, hops, caramel, toffee. Appearance is amber, light tan head, clear. Taste is booze, caramel, hops, super balance. Mouthfeel is medium body, light to non-existent carbonation, smooth booze and caramel. Overall, good.
12 oz bottle pours brown with a off white head. Aroma of caramel, dried fruit and some alcohol. Taste is caramel malts and very sweet.
22oz bottle no date, old style with orange with orange silk screen, think around 2007. The aroma is caramel and bread. Pours a cloudy copper/brown, with mostly diminishing light brown head, very good lacing, see some floaties in it. The taste is sweet with a little bitter. The body is full, the texture creamy, the carbonation lively and the finish long. Very Good, probably aged too long because of the floaties.
In my beerfest stupor, I entertained by juvenile brain by referring to this beer as Pilgrim’s Hole. I’m hilarious, that’s why. When I read the deScription’s line about drinking this from a rucksack I made it into fucksack for even more fun. Enough about my immaturity. Let’s talk about how this beer packs buttery chocolate, subtle fruit, butterscotch, caramel, toasted malt, and tons of booze sugar into the flavor. Let’s talk about how even it is for being so rich. Interestingly, the "Wheatwine" styles tend to ask us to look back on the time when times were hard and livestock were nervous. Still, if Pilgrim’s Dole were the type of ration available back then, it would make life on the frontier tolerable. You know, before dying of dysentery with only your teenage spouse and ten children to mourn you.
Bottle/Fest.
A- Oak, alcohol, cherry, subtle caramel.
A- Copper color, clear liquid, minimal head.
T- Oak, cherry, alcohol, coconut, vanilla.
P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, complex finish.
O- Balanced and complex. All around a solid beer with a few note I can’t quite put my finger on they are blended so well.
A murky dark amber ale with a thin brown head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light loads of dark fruits, molasses, licorice notes, alcohol warmth, surranated hops, pleasant after more than 5 years. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with vinous notes, dark fruits, molasses, alcohol warmth, light licorice, very solid and smooth.
Clear brown body with a minimal tan head that quickly becomes tan ring of foam at the edges.
Spicy caramel aroma.
The flavor is very sweet, some hop dryness but not really any pronounced bitterness. some spice
Full bodied , oily,
Bottle 12fl.oz.
[ As New Holland Pilgrims Dole ].
ABV: 12.0%. Clear medium red amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, caramel, dried fruit, sweet sugary malt, caramelized, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sugary, alcohol, dried fruit, caramelized. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat, finish feel is light alcoholic. [20140814]
This beer was much stronger than the flavor would let you believe. It tastes very mild. It has a yeasty flavor to it with some alcohol and malts.
Pours a clear orange-copper with a small white head. Aroma of fruit, malt, earthy and alcohol. Tastes of sweet and fruity with some earthy, malt, sugar and alcohol. Medium bodied.
Very nice! Not too boozy, a little sweet, a slight sour kick, really delicious.
Pours a dark deep color with a minimal head. A lot of caramel in the nose. Dark fruits along with more caramel in the flavor. Some definite spice in the flavors. Very rich and creamy.
The color is a clear brownish red with a medium white head that fades quickly, and the aroma blends booze, toffee, wood and caramel malts. The taste is mildly sweet and a touch sour with a boozy yet sweet aftertaste, and the palate fuses an oily texture, medium body, and a flat carbonation.
(22oz bottle) clear deep amber, soapy tan bubbles. Nose of caramel, cream, agave, light faded hops. Taste of caramel, gold raisin, toasty malt, light alcohol presence, nice.
12 ounce bottle into snifter, 2014 vintage bottling. Pours fairly crystal clear deep ruby red color with a small dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin lace cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of caramel, molasses, brown sugar, toast, toffee, raisin, fig, date, vanilla, bourbon, oak, light pepper, and oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Light amount of booziness in the aromas, but not a bad thing. Taste of huge caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toast, toffee, raisin, fig, date, vanilla, bourbon, oak, light pepper, and oak/toasted earthiness. Light earthy oak/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toast, toffee, raisin, fig, date, vanilla, bourbon, oak, light pepper, and oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark fruit flavors; with an awesome malt/barrel balance and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and very full bodied; with a very creamy and fairly slick mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is well hidden with only a small warming present after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding barrel aged wheatwine style! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark fruit flavors; and very smooth to sip on for the big ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Good beer. I like the carmelization the best. Can really taste the raisins.
Bottle shared at chriso Post-GBBF Tasting 2014, London. Clear golden/copper beer, almost no head. Fruity caramel aroma, woody, whisky, toffee notes. Fruity vanilla flavor, licorice, toffee, vinous, warming alcohol.
12 oz bottle into tulip. Minneapolis.
2012 Vintage (aged 2 years).
Appearance: Dark ruby/copper in color. Somewhat transparent, though pretty dark. Small off white head ~3mm.
Aroma: The nose is not very strong, but you get a lof of the flavor when drinking the beer. Malty - Toffee, chocolate. Earthy and yeasty. Raisin. Rich and complex.
Taste: Medium sweetness upfront, then a wave of flavor with a long finish.
Palate: Rich heavy body. Thick, oily texture coats mouth. Soft carbonation. Long finish.
Overall: This beer is much more impressive after a couple years of aging. The nose is not strong, but the flavors are powerful, but balanced, when you drink it. The texture is rich. Really enjoyable.
A solid Barleywine style ale brewed with wheat. The taste is a little different from a traditional Barleywine. Not quite as sweet, but very smooth for such a high ABV. Slight caramelness, but all in all a good barley/wheat wine.
It pours brown with very little head. It has aromas of rich malt, wheat, nuts, caramel, and plums. It has rich malt flavors that has a certain sweetness to it with wheat, caramel, plums, raisins, and alcohol. It has a full body to it that is somewhat chewy. There is a sweetness to the aftertaste with a moderate bitterness as well. Overall, this is a full body, malty rich with balance and bitterness delight with high alcohol content, but without any hotness to it.
Very dark brown with a thin white head. Sweet vanilla aroma. Sweet boozy vanilla
Pours a dark mahogany, transparent, with no head. Has a scotch-like aroma. Flavor is very reminiscent of a hard liquor, such as scotch or bourbon. Perhaps there’s a touch of caramel, and any dark fruit comes out a little bit in the aftertaste. Might be interesting to revisit after a year or two. Very strong. The similarity to hard liquor turns me off.
Really nice amber color with a fingers head. Lots of caramel flavor. Very warm taste with a good booze finish, again caramel flavor. Definitely a long session beer. Would love to try it aged more.
Holy shit that is high boost. Had this in a two year old bottle and Damn was it strong! Malty smell but alcohol over powers
Bottle thanks to dan. Pours copper, no head. Aroma of boost, sugar, more boost. Taste is more boost, sugar, yummy. Lots ofboost
bottle. amber with very small head. very sweet and boozy with caramel malt and just a bit of hops. pretty harsh from the abv.
Bottle, I believe it was a 2011. Poured a deep dark brown. Very sweet, like caramel or toffee. Definitely doesn’t taste as boozy as I was expecting, perhaps because I had held it for so long. Very smooth and nicely crafted. A good beer for a style that I don’t often care for.
Had on-tap at Hop Cat... $3 for a tulip during Happy Hour? What a steal. I didn’t order this one myself, but had a few sips of it... a few very memorable sips.
Appearance: A ruby sort of color with a surprising little head on it with some patchy lacing. Looks good, but not the beer’s greatest attribute.
Smell: Phew! Bourbon and vanilla. Caramel. Wow, that is potent. Dark fruits, perhaps, but the bourbon, vanilla, and caramel are most prominent, for sure.
Taste/feel: Backwoods Bastard, in a sense... but this is a bit more harsh with the alcohol/not quite as smooth. Pretty significant bourbon character with a pretty hot finish. Vanilla, caramel, and dark fruits throughout the sip. This is actually a pretty excellent beer, though it definitely could have used a bit more time in the barrel, yet a bit less of a bourbon character. Needs some mellowing. Not as well crafted as Backwoods in my opinion, but still pretty awesome. Obviously, being different styles, this beer does have a VERY slight tartness to it.. by slight, I mean slight. It’s not like the other Wheatwines I’ve had before for the most part, but then again, those weren’t poured into a bourbon barrel.
I don’t generally jump up and down about New Holland, but they impressed me quite a lot with this one.